Being free with art
It is simple. I was heavily consumed in my own thoughts this past term, lost in my memories, reflections of my past. Consistently fixating and reminiscing on last year’s retrospective …
Month: December 2013
A review of The Book Thief: A Tour Through Nazi Germany…
The Book Thief is told from a perspective not often seen in films set in or around World War 2, that of the average German citizen. The lack of material …
Do the Ska: Five Iron Frenzy
2003 found the ska/punk scene mourning the demise of the legendary Five Iron Frenzy, but after an eight-year hiatus the band reunited. Two more years followed during which FIF played …
Food Bank Report Released
Food Banks Canada released their national study, HungerCount 2013, this past month with data indicating that food banks are continuing to be used at a record high. Currently, 750,000 people …
Street Style Issue 12
Click for full size image. Shamus and Kaitlin
Transmission Transition: Enter the Entre Season
Co-written by Allie Matteson The Trent University school term is coming to a close, and the holiday season is upon us. As regular as the changing of the stars, the …
Canadian Festival of Spoken Word: Montreal 2013
Every year, slam poets from every corner of Canada gather in a city chosen by Spoken Word Canada (SpoCan) to participate in a week-long competition known as the Canadian Festival …
Local Tunes: Give funk music your Token of approval
I met up with Evan Gammage, the singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist of The Token Players, over some drinks at The Only. He filled me in on the conception of …
Now that we have a new dishwasher, don’t you want to volunteer for us?
(Photos by Andrew Tan) The Seaonsed Spoon Café is so pleased to announce that in partnership with the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) we have been able to expand our capacity …
We’re Paying for Complacency
Ninety-four to 60 sounds like the score of a mediocre basketball game. It most certainly does not sound like any kind of representative electoral result. But, indeed, this is the …