40 years strong for Plug In
Imagine for a minute that you are an artist. You’re local, from Manitoba and eager to showcase your contemporary work in the belief that it…
Arts & Culture
Essentially A Playlist: Soundtrack edition (part one)
I didn’t even bother watching the Oscars this year because the only film in the running that I’d seen was Moneyball, so I was spared…
CD Review: Islands, A Sleep & A Forgetting
Islands has always been a band on the periphery of my musical interests. I gave earlier albums Arms Way and Vapours a listen, but was…
Life After Pokémon
Ash Ketchum was the undisputed hero of my childhood. He had that red Pokéball hat that he would turn backwards every time he prepared to…
Jinchalo: A visual journey
Jinchalo, title of Matthew Forsythe’s newest graphic novel, is a Korean expression, meaning “really?” A question of reality: what and where is the line between…
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…
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….