Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

CD Review : Frank Turner, “Poetry of the Deed”

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Kyle Phillips
In the last few years we have seen skate punk die out, only to have solo releases from all the bands' front men emerge. Granted, Frank Turner is a former vocalist for a post-hardcore...
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UMFM Spotlight : Cretin Radio

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Leah Werier
While driving to the UMFM station for his first show, Cretin Rob realized that he still didn’t have a name for his program. He was listening to The Ramones — who have become a...
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Musical Memory

By
Sarah Petz
Moshing is a thrilling experience for some, and a piss-your-pants-scary experience for others. Me, I fall into the latter category, though I did not, in fact, piss my pants. My experience happened at an...
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Lazy days and the indifferent gaze

By
Damian Purdy
The leaves rust and the sky turns white like clay. With heavy resignation, we consign our Chip & Pepper wetwear and cut-offs to the furthest reaches of our closets. Yes, autumn is settling in,...
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Yore Lore: Salman Rushdie

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Shobita Ravindran
Most of us have heard of Salman Rushdie. It may be no more than remembering a Seinfeld episode in which Kramer is convinced that he met Rushdie in a New York health club, or...
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The nature of time and ‘now’

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Shobita Ravindran
We all know that we cannot change the past, and the future is yet to come. As a consequence of what happens today, and what happens now, we can alter the course of events...
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Binding feminism and art

By
Leah Werier
Books, scrapbooks or diaries can often take on an unparalleled power, becoming physical means of personal expression, memories and creative growth. To this end, 10 local artists are using bound books to represent one...

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