Arts & Culture
Forcing the issue:
By
How is Princess Leia a princess when her father is a senator?
The answer is simple, but easy to miss. Leia’s adoptive father is Bail Organa, senator for Alderaan in the Republic Senate. However, his...
Local filmmaker courts controversy with “Zooey and Adam”
By
When asked if he anticipated the controversy surrounding his new film, Zooey and Adam, filmmaker Sean Garrity’s answer was fairly clear: “I had no idea!”
Zooey and Adam is the local filmmaker's third feature,...
So Bad it’s Good
By
In both fetish and fantasy, the “bad girl” is deviant, overtly sexual and dangerous.
She is the one of temptresses of the Bible (Salome and Magdalene), she is the sword-wielding Judith who beheaded Holofernes...
So much, so fast, so good
By
If you are someone who wants their theatre experience to be a self-contained couple of hours — to be impacted during the performance but still be able end your night watching TV while matching...
CD review : William Basinski, “Vivian & Ondine”
By
Recently, I hosted a dinner party at my country estate with many of my closest cohorts and familiars. The entire affair was, of course, un-fucking-bearable, due to my deep, internalized contempt for all those...
Uniquely Canadian
By
We think we have an identity crisis in this country. We become very quiet when asked the inevitable cultural question, “What is Canadian food?” We resign ourselves to admitting that Canada, while great, is...
Top Notch
By
Alright, then. The Churchill Fest has begun, as announced by the confusion, laughter and stunned silence of the packed house in attendance on opening night of the Tom Hendry Theatre’s performance of one of...
