Arts & Culture
From board to digital
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Alchemists
Matthew Doering, editor-in-chief
Even more soul-sucking than fixating on the daily increase in the spread of COVID-19 may be the absence of research and conferences as our academic lives are turned upside down during this...
Ada Lea — ‘Woman, Here,’ 3.5/5
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Ada Lea’s debut record, 2019’s What We Say in Private, was a prickly and elastic rock composition, built from bent folk guitars and an itching stop-start rhythmic pulse.
Lea’s new EP, Woman, Here, is billed...
The who’s who of Canadiana
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A collective memory of Canadians, Hinterland Who’s Who remains a staple of Canadiana, with newly produced versions of the short educational films on television at this very moment.
Andrew Burke, a film professor at the...
Music in the age of coronavirus
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Cody Goertzen and Adam Hill are keeping busy while the world burns outside, attempting to make the most of this collective isolation.
“We’re doing okay,” Goertzen said. “We’ve got a nice space — we’ve got...
A trip to the art gallery without stepping outdoors
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Through the COVID-19 quarantine, the ravenous consumption of art can make the hours pass by.
Whether it's movies, television, games, creating art or a dozen other hobbies, these are some of the things that make...
Nothing fishy about koi farming, show competitions
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There are two worlds of pets: the world where your lovable companion provides comfort and entertainment and the world of show breeding and competition.
The documentary Inside the Secret World of Koi places the...
Awake to a National Film Board of Canada dream
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While most of us are locked away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are spending our time watching streaming services.
One option — a Canadian option that is absolutely free — is the...







