Arts
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dragon
      Boats
      A
      celebration
     
     
      by
      Pat
      Barker
     
     
      (Raincoast
      Books)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      large
      hardcover
      book,
      Dragon
      Boats
      A
     
     
      Celebration,
      examines
      the
      fast
      growing
      sport
      of
      Dragon
     
     
      Boat
      Racing.
      Written
      by
      an
      ex-dragon
      boat
      racer,
      this
     
     
      coffee
      table
      book
      covers
      the
      history,
      building,
      racing,
     
     
      festivals
      and
      the
      future
      of
      dragon
      boats.
      Printed
      in
      full
     
     
      color
      Dragon
      Boats
      is
      filled
      with
      photographs
      and
     
     
      sketches
      including
      designs
      for
      two
      dragon
      boats.
     
     
      Definitely
      an
      elegant
      book
      it
      makes
      a
      good
      introduction
     
     
      to
      Dragon
      Boats
      for
      those
      who
      may
      be
      new
      to
      the
      concept
     
     
      and
      the
      sport.
     
    

    
     
      Coralie
      Gill
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      52
      Fun
      Party
      Activities
      for
      Grown-ups
     
     
      by
      Lynn
      Gordon
     
     
      (Gift
      works/Chronicle
      Book)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      have
      ever
      been
      bored
      silly
      at
      a
      party
      ,
      wanted
     
     
      to
      throw
      a
      bash
      that
      “no
      one”
      would
      forget,
      or
      just
      felt
      like
     
     
      reverting
      to
      your
      childhood,
      52
      Fun
      Party
      Activities
      for
     
     
      Grown-ups_
      may
      be
      exactly
      what
      you
      need.
      This
     
     
      compact
      card
      set
      contain
      52
      weird,
      crazy
      silly
      strange
      and
     
     
      familiar
      party
      ideas
      to
      mix
      and
      match.
      Suggestions
     
     
      include
      a
      “Party
      Triathlon’
      Crazy
      themes
      (under
      the
      sea,
     
     
      haunted
      brothel,
      etc),
      and
      R&R
      parties
      complete
      with
     
     
      hand,
      foot
      and
      face
      massages.
      On
      the
      other
      hand
      one
     
     
      could
      do
      a
      random
      pick
      of
      cards
      and
      combine
      ‘Dares
      for
     
     
      Dollars’
      with
      a
      ‘Bavarian
      Fest’
      (complete
      with
      pretzels,
     
     
      sausages,
      beer
      and
      yodelling
      contests!?!).
      Party
      guests
     
     
      could
      even
      revert
      to
      childhood
      to
      play
      with
      finger
      paints
     
     
      and
      Play-Doh.
      Although
      this
      card
      set
      is
      not
      for
      everyone,
     
     
      a
      little
      creativity
      and
      a
      few
      of
      these
      ideas
      could
      make
      a
     
     
      party
      to
      be
      remembered.
     
     
      Coralie
      Gill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      ¢
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sss
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Backstreet
      Boys
     
     
      Backstreet
      Boys
     
     
      (Zomba/BMG)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yikes!
      It’s
      New
     
     
      Kids
      on
      the
      Block
      reincar-
     
     
      nated
      into
      the
      hip-hop
      studs
     
     
      Backstreet
      Boys.
      The
     
     
      physical
      —
      similarities.
      be-
     
     
      tween
      the
      two
      groups
      are
     
     
      remarkable-
      so
      is
      their
     
     
      musical
      ability.
      Here
      is
      a
     
     
      prime
      example
      of
      a
      de-
     
     
      signer
      band-
      five
      guys
     
     
      thrown
      together
      simply
      to
     
     
      appeal
      to
      throngs
      of
      unsus-
     
     
      pecting
      young
      females
      who
     
     
      eat
      this
      stuff
      up.
      These
     
     
      pretty
      boys,
      ranging
      in
      age
     
     
      from
      16-24
      do
      not
      write
     
     
      their
      own
      music,
      lyrics
      or
     
     
      play
      musical
      instruments.
     
     
      But
      they
      sure
      can
      groove
     
     
      their
      thang
      with
      the
      best
      of
     
     
      them
      ‘cuz
      ya
      know
      they
      got
     
     
      it
      goin’
      on.
      Give
      me
      a
     
     
      break.
      The
      sad
      thing
      is,
     
     
      these
      guys
      do
      have
      really
     
     
      nice
      voices,
      but
      they
      sound
     
     
      like
      dozens
      of
      other
      young
     
     
      hip-hop
      dance
      groups
      al-
     
     
      ready
      on
      the
      market.
     
     
      You’ve
      probably
      already
     
     
      heard
      their
      “smash”
      hits
     
     
      one
      too
      many
      times:
     
     
      “We’ve
      got
      it
      goin’
      on”
      and
     
     
      “Get
      Down
      (You’re
      the
     
     
      One
      For
      Me)”.
      The
      best
     
     
      (worst)
      part
      of
      this
      album
      is
     
     
      that
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      songs
     
     
      sounds
      exactly
      alike.
      How
     
     
      exciting.
      Get
      down
      with
     
     
      yo’
      bad
      self!
     
     
      Rating:
      **
     
     
      Emilie
      Adams
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      14,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
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