April 8, 2013 5:30 pm
While on the surface they often appear effortless, the amount of time and dedication committed to creating a quality fashion show is worthy of recognition and acknowledgement.
April 8, 2013 5:18 pm
Coincidences like these inspired two Francophone authors to write their first novels. St. Thomas University student Arianne Gagnon-Roy and Nicolas Dickner from Quebec were highlights on campus during La Semaine de la fierté française, the week when Francophone New Brunswickers celebrate their language and culture with different events and activities.
April 8, 2013 5:10 pm
Pelley has an enthralling way with words as he captures his reader’s attention within the first chapter, and keeps them engrossed until the very last page.
April 5, 2013 4:35 pm
There was a time when Stephen Pitkin, percussionist for Elliott BROOD, used a suitcase in place of a bass drum on stage. In their earlier recordings, the Toronto-based, three-piece band produced a similar effect by stomping together on a wooden floor.
April 2, 2013 6:06 pm
In March, Theatre New Brunswick (TNB) presented a musical at the Playhouse in Fredericton about a man-eating plant from outer space.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz has just released a new collection of short stories titled This Is How You Lose Her, which he read from at the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) last weekend. The Strand sat down with him to discuss his new work.
I didn’t think much of you the first time we met. I was young and ignorant and you were just amongst the other 26 letters hidden somewhere in the middle, quiet and passive. I apologize now for the way I neglected you. Remembering all of those hours wasted with vowels — those damn popular vowels.
In October 2011, 85 per cent of students who voted said yes to a redistribution of $10.35 from their tuition to help fund and support a new radio station. Despite an attempt to reclaim the 88.1 FM frequency, which included what Ryerson President Sheldon Levy called “a huge amount of work,” Radio Ryerson lost the bid.