The fingerstache
The fingerstache is a tattoo trend that has found waves of success here and there. The origins of the infamous trend are often debated as…
Arts & Culture
Fried brains and Sam
Being whizzed through realities in a trillion tiny pieces at the speed of thought is an indescribable experience. Think about it for a moment and…
Sacred Portal
Nothing is stable . . . Not a thought, nor whim, nor prayer. Too many inexpressible feelings. I stomp the ground. Ahh there it is…
Personal income tax tips for students
April 30 might still be more than a month away, but with a plethora of papers and final exams between now and then, the date…
World War 1.5
To make art is at once challenging and satisfying, like completing a puzzle. One of life’s great pleasures is to stand back and look at…
Frankly my dear, Mikuska gives a damn
Artist Frank Mikuska describes his teenage self as a “natural delinquent.” His older brother had been killed while working at an electricity company in Winnipeg,…
Musical memory memory
I shut out all the lights, sat down behind my desk, the little one facing the window in the far corner of the room, and…
Musical memory memory memory
Drop-jawed and dead-eyed, they sat soundless, and stared. It was employee #3263827, the “Arts Editor,” who spoke first, in a halting voice. “Do you have…
Bloody brilliant
How often does a play come along that has the audience rollicking with laughter while, at the same time, ripping their hearts out? Kevin Loring’s…
Just turn off your cellphone
Advice for people going to see Headspace: you should probably turn off your cell-phones. If it goes off, neither the actors nor the audience will…