The Academy Awards Awards!
Amy’s Picks Most hilarious acceptant speech: It is so easy to love and to hate Meryl Streep. The Academy has nominated her for an…
February 2012
Liberal interpretation, decent results
Maybe I’m getting too old, but I don’t like it when things from my childhood are acquired by Hollywood and reshaped into a 21st century…
Something to talk about
The title of the film We Need to Talk About Kevin is an apt one. Full disclosure from the start: this film is exceptional! People…
The Reading Week Detox
Coming down off the reading week high can be a harrowing experience for some, especially when it comes time to go back to school. For…
Not Serious: Retro Review!
When Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed came out for the PC and PlayStation in 2000 it was completely different from prior games in the series….
Meet Bear 71
The National Film Board of Canada is drastically changing the landscape of cinema with interactive documentaries such as Bear 71, a multi-user online experience that…
Fortunes foretold: five future facts
Future Fact No. 1 The planet is not unchanging. We’ve passed the “tipping point,” we’re showing no signs of curtailing our climate effecting behaviour. I…
Hey there, it’s your future calling
Dear Sarah Petz (circa 2012), This is your future self here. Just wanted to send you a letter, letting you know how AWESOME 2042 is….
Live longer and prosper
What constitutes a long-lived, healthy life? What is the ideal age to live to: 80, 90, 100? Assuming you remain in good biological and mental…
On the cusp of the future
If you’re daily commute around the U of M campus involves walking past or across the skating rink on the Quad, you may have recently…