Movie Review: Public Domain
Public Domain is a collection of videos commissioned by SAW Video, Ottawa’s version of Video Pool. Six renowned video artists were given access to all…
Arts & Culture
Travel-logging: in the Lake of the Woods
The cabin is in constant adjustment. With every visit, I am reminded of humanity’s weakness for the excess. Modern play-things are purchased to keep our…
Extended Guy Maddin Interview
The following questions revolve around Guy Maddin’s Hauntings 1, a multi-screen installation that collects lost and unfinished films of various late filmmakers and projects them…
CD Review: Beirut, The Rip Tide
Music that makes me want to listen to it, that is how I would describe The Rip Tide, the new album from Beirut. As a…
Point / Counterpoint
Point / Counterpoint is a platform in which two parties discuss pertinent cultural issues from opposing sides. It’s a real debate, and like any honest…
For the record lover
Do you ever feel like you never make enough time for your passions or hobbies? That you are constantly flooded with an inbox that never…
The bookstore of the present is closing its doors
One might imagine the allegorical slamming of a book to coincide with the closing of Aqua Books, a renegade used book store in the city’s…
I found five bucks
Seriously, I was walking down the street the other day and there was five bucks, just sitting there! I mean, someone just dropping some cash,…
Remembering Jack
On August 22, 2011, Jack Layton, leader of the NDP and official Opposition, died after a long battle with cancer. Following his death, there was…
Maddin Haunts Winnipeg
After first debuting in Toronto, and travelling overseas for a stint in Paris, Guy Maddin’s Hauntings 1 multi-screen installation is coming home. As part of…