Arts & Culture
CD Review: Gorillaz, “Plastic Beach”
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We’re apparently in the third phase of the amalgamated rap/alterna-hip hop/techno/rock ensemble evolution that is Gorillaz. In case you don’t much keep up with Damon Albarn, when the Britpop icon isn’t entertaining with Blur...
Internet killed the business star
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Just like video killed the radio star, online shopping has sent many traditional businesses the way of the dodo. We have seen the ramifications of the digital world in Canada, with two of the...
Quiet times at the rez
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Voyeurs
During the summer of 1964, I was employed as a student research assistant in the U of M anthropology lab, and so it was particularly convenient for me to reside right there on campus....
When and wear
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Of all the things that have captured my curiosity — death, religion, online shopping — self tanner takes the top spot. I've never been more fascinated by the product and the people who...
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Fried brains and Sam
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I vanished once before — when I was first given my place in Heaven. Despite my babbling fear, the young man who processed me was totally unsympathetic to my plight. At the time I...
Danger! Highly dubious ancedotes
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My younger brother, who used to flail around to “Danger! High Voltage” (you know, the song from that dumb car commercial with the sumo wrestlers) first introduced me to Electric Six.
Thankfully, I’ve since...
