Fuck The Facts headline at The Spill
The Spill is one of Peterborough’s finest venues for all-ages live music of any genre. Local and touring musicians take the small stage almost every night of the week. Katie …
Troy Bordun
Peterborough invests in public arts for 2016 and beyond
Peterborough wowed its residents last summer with Kirsten McCrea’s Hunter Street Bridge Mural Project. In collaboration with Artspace, the city funded a competition for any artist, local or otherwise, to …
J.M.W. Turner: Painting Set Free at the AGO
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), in collaboration with the Tate in London, has curated an exhibition of J.M.W. Turner’s final works. Turner (1775-1851) is one of the 19th century’s …
The death of James Bond
The old Bond died in 2006 with Daniel Craig’s portrayal of the secret agent in Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale. The timeworn 007 was then buried deep in Skyfall (2012). In …
Symons Seminar Series wraps up for the season
The December instalment of the Symons Seminar Series was held at its usual time – the first Wednesday of the month – and in its usual place – Bagnani Hall. …
I blame James Cameron: a 3D movie survey
co- authored by Reba Harrison I recently conducted an informal survey on the experience of 3D cinema. Due in part to the digital revolution in Hollywood just prior to 2005, …
Dr. Kimberly Hutchings visits Trent University
On November 24, Bagnani Hall was packed with students, faculty, and community members for Dr. Kimberly Hutchings’s talk. Dr. Hutchings, from the School of Politics and International Development at Queen …
The plight of PhD students: Part II
At some universities, PhD students are offered instructor positions in their upper years or at least put into a pool of possible PhD student instructors. At Trent, conversely, PhD students …
John Fekete Lecture Series: science needs science fiction
Dr. Colin Milburn (English/Centre for Science and Innovation Studies, UC Davis) delivered an engaging lecture on November 5. His talk, “Science Fiction and the Project of Posthumanist Science,” was held …
Trans-Pacific Partnership details released
The details of the trans-pacific partnership (TPP) were released on November 5. Initial research on the 6,194-page document suggests that the deal is more damaging than expected for Canadians. The …