Book review: Orange is the New Black
ABBOTSFORD (CUP) — Orange Is the New Black, a Netflix hit this year, is based on a 2010 memoir of the same name. It’s the story of Piper Kerman, an ex-con who is sent to prison on international drug smuggling charges. Click here to read the…
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The importance of public art
PRINCE GEORGE (CUP) — Anyone who has ever seen Cirque du Soleil will agree that it is an awe-inspiring experience. I had the incredible experience of seeing it for free in a revamped airport hangar in Quebec City this summer. Click here for the original article…
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Behind the veil
- Leah Hansen — The Eyeopener (Ryerson University)
- in Arts, Life, Review
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TORONTO (CUP) — She stands alone among the trees in a forest; amid a field of canola; on a beach, the horizon and the sky stretching out before her, wide and full. Her clothed figure is serene, seemingly at peace. Click here for the original article…
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“Aloha” Said the Whale
- Daren Zomerman — The Griff (MacEwan University)
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EDMONTON (CUP) — Said The Whale’s new (purposefully misspelled) album, hawaiii is eclectic, electric, and an experimental step for the quiet Vancouver band. The band morphs track to track from quiet bubblegum-pop folk to indie rock to straight experimental. Click here for the original article from…
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The Dilettantes Peaks into student journalism
EDMONTON (CUP) — University: pulling all-nighters to finish assignments, scrounging up enough money for tuition and, of course, drinking. If you work at the campus newspaper, it’s a time for staying up all night doing layout, convincing campus businesses to pay for ad space and plenty…
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Film Review: The Shape of Rex
- Courtney Dickson — The Omega (Thompson Rivers University)
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KAMLOOPS (CUP) — Factoria Films released their first full-length feature film in 2012, but it was most recently screened this past summer at the Royal in Toronto. Independent filmmakers Layne Coleman and William Hominuke teamed up to write, produce and direct the Canadian drama that…
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To Be Or Not To Be breaks every rule in the Choose-Your-Adventure book
That To Be Or Not To Be: That is the Adventure is such a success relies on the fact that he throws out the rulebook for the genre before he even starts. A Kickstarter-funded re-imagining of Hamlet by “Ryan North, William Shakespeare, and YOU,” To Be or Not to Be understands that an interactive medium shouldn’t have contempt for its player and is a thoroughly rewarding experience. The central premise of the book isn’t any sort of grand statement or parody of Shakespeare — though North does get his digs in — but a sincere desire to have a bit of fun.
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Modern Shakespeare
REGINA (CUP) — Twisting classical stories has historically been a go-to for film, theater and literature. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Shakespeare and his work is some of the most twisted. What is shocking is how no one has done a web series about him — until now. Click…
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Government penalizes small music venues
The Canadian government has made changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will make it much more costly for Canadian music promoters and small-venue owners to book international performers.
Previously, international bands would be required to pay a one-time fee of $150 per band member, maxing out at $450, for the right to enter and work in Canada. New regulations will now charge each employer, the band promoter or venue owner, an additional $275 per musician and crew member—with no cap set on the total cost.
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Brand fails to impress
- Tori Dudys — The Fulcrum (University of Ottawa)
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OTTAWA (CUP) — As soon as Russell Brand took the stage at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, he had the audience in stitches. With his sexual innuendos and quips about Canadian culture, I was unabashedly in love with the style and I swooned over his quirky British…
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