Chixmas: Local comedian Kathleen McGee recently had her head shaved onstage at a Chixdiggit! show in Saskatoon. “Our friend McGee’s got the big C,” Chixdiggit! said on its Facebook page, noting the Edmonton comedian “for whatever reason” wanted to play a show with the band for her bucket list. “We’re all lucky to know her.” Lucky for us, there’s a second round of this pair-up happening Saturday as the onetime Sub Pop band plays an Edmonton show, the lineup also including The Ramblin’ Ambassadors and Midnight Peg. Read More
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3 theories for America’s anti-immigrant shift
Six years ago, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the southern border went into effect. Thousands of immigrant families were split up; migrant children were taken and kept separately while their parents awaited prosecution. The images and sounds of caged children stunned the nation, and the outcry was swift: Democrats rallied against then-President Donald […]

