Arts & Culture
Essentially a Playlist
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With the omnibus crime bill that the Conservative government recently introduced, you’d be forgiven for thinking that our parents have some longstanding hate on when it comes to drugs. But I get the feeling...
CD Review: Dan Mangan
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Oh Fortune, the follow-up to the 2009 Polaris Prize nominee Nice, Nice, Very Nice, sees the Vancouverite Dan Mangan show definite growth. He’s dropped the stripped down songs that featured only his voice and...
Dead Air at aceartinc
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Dead Air, the most recent exhibit by Steve Bates, is a mind-bending contemplation on the various aspects of time. Considering not only the officially calculated time signal from various countries but also how our...
Movie review: The Thing
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For those who’ve seen John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), rest assured, this fall’s horror flick sharing the same title is less a remake and more an homage. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., The...
Getting to know your Wiccan holidays
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This summer a friend of mine came out of the broom closet. That is to say, she announced to the world that she was Wiccan. Wicca, for those who are unfamiliar with the term,...
Breaking Bad vs. The Wire
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Earlier this month AMC’s critically acclaimed drama Breaking Bad concluded its fourth and, if you believe its creators, second-to-last season. As many viewers have grown accustomed, the characters were pushed to their limits and...
Movie Review: Wiebo’s War
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Written and directed by David York, Wiebo’s War is documentary film detailing Wiebo Ludwig’s twenty-year struggle against the oil and gas industry in northern Alberta.
Reverend Wiebo Ludwig moved to his secluded area of Alberta...
