Radio Sweetheart
Listening to the radio is becoming more and more an arduous and somewhat antiquated activity in today’s go-go media world. No longer do we live…
Arts & Culture
A falafel with a side of art
How does a starving artist get into a restaurant? By hanging their work. Located within Degrees Diner in University Center, The Starving Artist Gallery (SAG)…
This ain’t your grandma’s record player
As a child who grew up in the 1980s I saw a lot of technologies come and go. I watched the video cassette mature only…
Eating The Dinosaur
Many people would find the idea of rationalizing the writing of the Unabomber manifesto or comparing Kurt Cobain to the cult leader David Koresh absurd,…
CD Review – Amelia Curran “Hunter, Hunter”
Hunter, Hunter is clearly an album written by someone with a deep respect for language. Halifax-based singer-songwriter Amelia Curran’s tracks sneak beneath your skin like…
CD Review – Trio Bembe “Trio Bembe”
Winnipeg’s Latin Jazz scene is an incestuous family, with the same names appearing under different leadership under different band names. Trio Bembe is no exception….
CD Review – Marcy Playground “Leaving Wonderland… in a Fit of Rage”
This is the fourth major release from Marcy Playground, a group thus far considered a “one-hit wonder” of the late ‘90s (widely known for the…
Creative Writing Contest: First place
He awoke with a start. His head throbbed and agony was laced through every inch of his body. Donald opened his eyes cautiously and blinked….
Creative Writing Contest: Second place
Our car sputtered along the dirt road across the thick prairie plains. It was a gorgeous, hot summer day: the sun sizzled like a sliced…
How to peel a banana
A few months ago I began to notice that the bananas I bought were becoming increasingly difficult to peel. While I could at one time…