Sarah Slean with the Blue Spruce Quartet and John SouthworthSaturday, December 16, 2006Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre

As she appeared on stage, Sarahí¢â‚¬â„¢s stunning and fiery red dress echoed the warmth of her personality. She opened with a pleasant cover of the Carsí¢â‚¬â„¢ song Drive, for which she sang solo while playing the piano. She laughed as she admitted to the audience that her mother didní¢â‚¬â„¢t want her to wear the dress, considering it was the one she wore on television for an awards show. She also shed her shoes and got into the showí¢â‚¬ ¦

Paul Perrier's Cracked Not Broken

(www.crackednotbroken.com) is film making on the fly, a case of that compelling subject who comes along in a not to be missed opportunity.í‚   It begins, in fact, with Perrier in his car, on his way to an impromptu shoot with a woman named Lisa.

Every issue, Capital locates a guest editor to fill our mash section. Although we certainly work with them in developing the content they provide, the vision is entirely theirs, and the product will ultimately reflect the work of the guest editor, and not the Capital staff. This can be done on virtually any topic, and can be displayed via any medium that we are able to effectively display on the site.

Music journalism has always been a contentious form of art. I think it was Frank Zappa who said, "Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewingpeople who can't talk, for people who can't read." And judging by the deluge of music PR disguised as journalism and inarticulate musicians, the late ní¢â‚¬â„¢great Zappa might have a point. As for Zappaí¢â‚¬â„¢s last comment, we, at Capital have more faith in our readership. The Capital music section looks to covernot only important artists, events, movements, and culture of contemporary music but also the underrated, acts that fall through the cracks, and those on the verge of greatness and failure. We do this for the love of music. But even love has limits, so we need the help of others to make it work. Whether ití¢â‚¬â„¢s an album, concert review, editorial, or in-depth interview, Capital wants to hear your voice on what music means to you. So hit me with your story ideas, write me a review, or simply send along your thoughts on what you think of the section. Capital isn't only about spreading information, ití¢â‚¬â„¢s about making links, and what better way to do so than through music.

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Greg Liburd is a wonder of a man. I first encountered him years ago , when his alias, Chocobot, played the New Forms Festival . He was into mashing up Led Zepplin tracks using two technique turntables. Years later, every kid has a Serato Scratch on their x-mas lists wants to mash their Dad's Tijuana Brass records with Timberlake and LCD Soundsystem.

Somewhere in the suburbs of freezing cold St. Petersburg, Russia, a bearded, reclusive, and very brilliant forty-one year old man is sleeping in the spare room of his pension-dependent motherí¢â‚¬â„¢s apartment. Feeling misunderstood by and isolated from the math world that currently worships his work, Grigori Perelman has steadily cut himself off from all official contact with the mathematical community, retreating instead to a solitary existence of exploring numerical calculations.

Is it the end of the year already? Man alive! It seems like we just launched Capital 2.0, and Ií¢â‚¬â„¢m writing about a year that went by too fast. So much has happened in music this year. Timbaland and the Neptunes continue to make banginí¢â‚¬â„¢ tracks for cash, but when it comes to fans buying their solo records, most should take a pass. This year, like the last 25, legends have died, yet Paris Hilton lives (she turns 26 in February). The world lost Desmond Dekker, Wilson Pickett, and Sid Barrett in 2006. There were a slew of reunions that are too many to mention (Roxy Music and The Buzzcocks, surely you have a bit of money left!).

The recent explosion in online social networking has seriously brought into question the new dynamics of human interaction.. In much of online socialization, a distinct contrast exists between the personí¢â‚¬â„¢s real personality and their digital persona. Ití¢â‚¬â„¢s this tension between the private and the public, and between isolation and connectivity, that creates new forms of social consciousness.

Before June 2006, few were familiar with the story of how corrupt Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz came to power in the highly controversial 2004 election. Even fewer had heard of his deplorable record of human rights abuses throughout this mostly indigenous and economically impoverished southern state of Mexico. But since June, Oaxacans would bring him and Oaxaca into international focus.

Introduction

Ií¢â‚¬â„¢m self-centered. You too. Us especially. Not only do we project onto others, we personify wherever, whenever and however possible. If you want proof of this, watch a movie or read a book. As a result, this Mash features a dazzling photo essay mapped to online dialogue, making it easier than ever to humanize the inhuman. Enjoy being a person, ití¢â‚¬â„¢s all you have.