Arts & Culture
Mixtape Review: Saint Kris, B.Y.O.B.
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With mixtapes in hip-hop getting more mainstream popularity, sometimes the difference between a deeply produced mixtape and an album is confusing since they often appear to be the same thing. In the case of...
CD Review: Jeff Bridges, Jeff Bridges
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Jeff Bridges has been many things over his long career and “professional musician” may just be another notch on his belt. Having been a dabbler in music for much of his life, his eponymous...
Movie Review: Public Domain
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Public Domain is a collection of videos commissioned by SAW Video, Ottawa’s version of Video Pool. Six renowned video artists were given access to all of the audio-visual material available in the public archives...
Travel-logging: in the Lake of the Woods
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The cabin is in constant adjustment. With every visit, I am reminded of humanity’s weakness for the excess. Modern play-things are purchased to keep our adrenaline peaked, porcelain toilets multiply and new corridors are...
Extended Guy Maddin Interview
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The following questions revolve around Guy Maddin's Hauntings 1, a multi-screen installation that collects lost and unfinished films of various late filmmakers and projects them in a gallery dressed to mimic a haunted house....
CD Review: Beirut, The Rip Tide
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Music that makes me want to listen to it, that is how I would describe The Rip Tide, the new album from Beirut. As a listener relatively new to the band (having heard only...
Point / Counterpoint
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Point / Counterpoint is a platform in which two parties discuss pertinent cultural issues from opposing sides. It’s a real debate, and like any honest fight, there are winners and losers. This is the...
