In search of the ideal study spot
It has been almost three weeks since we have come back to school, and the readings and assignments have wasted no time piling up on…
Arts & Culture
Essentially a playlist
With the recent Flatlander’s Beer Festival and the calendar about to bring us the annual gift of Oktoberfest, naturally a (not so) young man’s thoughts…
Bloody Canadian writers
It was cold and pouring rain in St. John’s when I spoke to author Craig Francis Power from his home in Newfoundland. How appropriate, as…
Hot Panda action
They started making panda porn to show male pandas,” explains Chris Connelly of Edmonton’s Hot Panda, “because they find that in captivity they can’t get…
Winnipeg eats its young
In 2010, Winnipeg became “Canada’s Cultural Capital.” Much has been said about the strength of our local art scene. However, many in the community note…
Don’t give a damn about your reputation
Where to start with a movie like Easy A? A witty, intelligent high school girl gets tangled up in social politics. It’s been done, surely,…
This week in violence
Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil: Afterlife and Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete both opened this month and both are stupid. Why then, has Machete…
Hip replacement
This is not the first time I’ve been asked to write about hipsters, and judging by the topic’s current popularity, one would be inclined to…
Sex and the campus
You might not be quite aware of it, since it has become such a part of your daily life, but you’re in a love affair,…
Coffee music: The guide
There was a time when even Starbucks, now fast becoming the exclusive domain of sugar-crazed teenagers, was filled with safe but tasteful music. When I…