“I really thought it was going to burn down to ashes”
Late in the evening on Saturday November 14, the Peterborough Masjid Al-Salaam was set on fire. The ongoing police investigation claimed that the fire was set deliberately and the timing …
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Editorial: a history of hate crimes in Peterborough
On Saturday, November 14th, Masjid Al- Salaam was set ablaze in an act of terrorism. The day before, an attack on Paris shook the world and solidified our pre- conditioned …
The Door You Came In (And Won’t Want to Leave)
Who wants to listen to two old men tell stories and sing songs about family and WWI? Alice Munro once called David Macfarlane’s The Danger Tree “about the best prose …
Peterborough’s Galaxy Cineplex amps it up
As many of us turn to Netflix and other means of watching films at home, movie theatres have been making strides in technology to make the movie-going experience something that …
Politics, rebellion & minority: Chet Singh’s Diasporic Dub
Music has, in some form or another, always tried to evoke change in the world. Be it, on one hand, a simple dance song, or on the other, a performance …
Current Swell hits the stage at Market Hall
Current Swell played The Market Hall on Tuesday Night. The show started at 8PM. Waiting in the crowd for the show to start, I admired the crisp, clean aesthetics of …
Peterborough’s Food Not Bombs celebrates tenth anniversary
Being able to consume fresh and nutritious meals on a daily basis is something that many people don’t think twice about. To many this is considered a fundamental right, but …
Trent Radio: sexy listening
Listening, quietly listening. The radio is sexy. Maybe you hear it from your clock-radio at the bedside, maybe from your phone or fancy song-playing device. Any way you do it, …
Dawn to Dusk: a fashion photography challenge and exhibit
“Fashion is art, and great purpose can be communicated through art; Dawn to Dusk will create portraits that are emotional and memorable with creative scenes and moods – a shot …
“Crime City” sells out Theatre on King
Last Friday, October 30, I had the pleasure of attending my first live performance at Theatre on King in Peterborough’s downtown core, just west of George Street. Director, writer, and …