Arts & Culture
This ain’t your grandma’s record player
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As a child who grew up in the 1980s I saw a lot of technologies come and go. I watched the video cassette mature only to be killed by the digital video disc, the...
Eating The Dinosaur
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Many people would find the idea of rationalizing the writing of the Unabomber manifesto or comparing Kurt Cobain to the cult leader David Koresh absurd, nevermind reading both these ideas in the same book....
CD Review – Amelia Curran “Hunter, Hunter”
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Hunter, Hunter is clearly an album written by someone with a deep respect for language. Halifax-based singer-songwriter Amelia Curran’s tracks sneak beneath your skin like fog and linger under the surface of your daily...
CD Review – Trio Bembe “Trio Bembe”
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Winnipeg’s Latin Jazz scene is an incestuous family, with the same names appearing under different leadership under different band names. Trio Bembe is no exception. Amber Epp, of In Rhythm renown, leads the group....
CD Review – Marcy Playground “Leaving Wonderland… in a Fit of...
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This is the fourth major release from Marcy Playground, a group thus far considered a “one-hit wonder” of the late ‘90s (widely known for the smash hit single “Sex and Candy”). This is also...
Creative Writing Contest: First place
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He awoke with a start. His head throbbed and agony was laced through every inch of his body. Donald opened his eyes cautiously and blinked. The sun, its light obscured by haze, shone on...
How to peel a banana
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A few months ago I began to notice that the bananas I bought were becoming increasingly difficult to peel. While I could at one time easily break the stem of a banana with...
