Arts & Culture
Sound Off w/ Zach Allard of Viridians
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In early 2011, the Winnipeg band formerly known as Amuse split away from the path formed by that project to become Viridians. Branching out into a foreign style, the group played a few early...
CD Review: You Me at Six, Sinners Never Sleep
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The British band You Me at Six released their third album, Sinners Never Sleep, on Jan. 24.
The new album opens up with the hit song “Loverboy,” an enjoyable tune with good lyrics. Out of...
CD Review: Trampled By Turtles, Stars and Satellites
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If you’re a regular folkie at the Winnipeg Folk Fest, you may already be familiar with the pride of Northern Minnesota, Trampled By Turtles. The progressive bluegrass quintet from Duluth brought their devilishly fast...
CD Review: Decemberists, We All Raise Our Voices to the Air
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Interesting is a prickly word. When I say something is interesting, I usually mean that it is mediocre, but that I am feeling too wimpy to say so. Interesting is a word that I...
How to watch Game of Thrones, season two
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Warning: slight to significant to severe spoilers ahead
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HBO is an island in a sea of bad television and the Game of Thrones series that was released last fall is a perfect example of why....
Mass Effect 3, a fitting conclusion
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Edmonton based developer Bioware follows up one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time with a blockbuster franchise finale in Mass Effect 3. The entire galaxy is at stake and the choices...
Get off my Facebook, Grandma
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EDMONTON (CUP) — People say you should respect and listen to your elders, as though old people are Yoda, dripping with wisdom that they should dispense every chance they get. That’s bullshit. Old people...





