A booklover’s guide to Peterborough’s bookstores: Week 2
Knotaknew Bookstore: I’m Your Man- The Life Of Leonard Cohen ($9.95) by Sylvie Simmons sits in the back of just after the fiction section. On a carousel right beside the …
Month: January 2015
Is Peterborough Safe?
My Peterborough is different from your Peterborough, from his and her Peterborough, from their Peterborough. Each and every individual has a different relationship to this community that we all share, …
Students, it’s time for time management
With the new semester getting into full swing and assignment deadlines now coming back into play, many students may find themselves drawing up schedules or to-do lists for their tasks …
Canada Council For the Arts announces funding restructuring
On Tuesday January 20, at its annual public meeting, The Canada Council for the Arts CEO and Director, Simon Brault gave an address over Skype, which was shown at Artspace …
roboteyes hoping to do “crap-ton” of touring after releasing EP
On January 10, high-energy local synth-pop act roboteyes put out their newest release True Love In Modern Stereo at the Gordon Best Theatre with Toronto band The Nursery. “It was …
Movie Review: More like MortdeLAME … and other clever observations
Mortdecai, the latest star vehicle for Johnny Depp, has its charm. It’s quirky. It’s clever. There were certainly moments that had me smiling. Generally, that’s a good thing. But quirky …
Theatre Review: m.c.’s Proof is community theatre at its best
The motley collective’s latest outing, after presenting The Rocky Horror Show and The Laramie Project, was David Auburn’s Proof presented last week at The Theatre on King (TTOK). The story …
Editorial: Interaction, not production, is critical for education
There have never been more educated people in the world than there are right now. According to Government of Canada research conducted in 2012, 93 percent of the Canadian population …
Comment: Charlie Hebdo from the perspective of a Muslim
Co-written by Zara Syed. Satire is a necessary form of expression. It encourages critical thinking in the form of a healthy dose of humour. Nevertheless, in an era of free …
“Hey! What Subway do you work at?”
Last Wednesday was an average Wednesday. I wrote an article for Arthur, I did readings for class, and ate breakfast. I stepped out of my house and was making my …