By Rob South
Canada’s brains are being held hostage, both figuratively and literally, according to the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. Citing high tuition, massive student debt and crumbling infrastructure as the causes of a system that traps the nation’s young minds, CASA is touring a "hostage brain" across Canada to illustrate their point. On Wednesday, the brain… Continue reading Careful or the brain gets it
By Natalie Sit
Thank you, Thom; thank you, Jonny; thank you, Ed, Colin and Phil. Mission successful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating an album that will not be beaten to death by top 40 radio. Your world domination party will once again have to be postponed. Thank God. Way back in ’93 you… Continue reading Kid A
By Natalie Sit
Something strange occurs on Kid A’s fourth track "How to Disappear Completely." Someone actually strums a guitar. While fretwork is kept to an economical minimum, the most arresting aspect is that it isn’t even missed. Is Radiohead, then, going soft? One listen to "The National Anthem" should put any such talk to rest; layers upon… Continue reading Kid A
By Natalie Sit
To be honest, Kid A makes me feel stupid. I don’t understand where Radiohead started and where they’re headed. Kid A may be described as the band’s best but it’s not the best CD for beginners to begin their journey. From a non-fan’s perspective, Kid A is different from anything else out there. It’s a… Continue reading Kid A
Local fiction writer Barbara Scott is caught up in the warm winds and icy chill of the prairies. Scott, who will be reading from her work at next week’s PanCanadian WordFest alongside Mordecai Richler and Todd Batyuk, says that whether she intends them to or not, her writings reflect the world she occupies. "I’m in… Continue reading Quick, short stories from local writer
By Jen Anthony
Is the pursuit of achieving one goal worth sacrificing everything else? In The Tao of Steve, a wonderfully acted romantic-comedy, this question is both asked and answered. The principle character, Dex, is used to portray the many problems that can arise when one is so goal-oriented. Dex even goes so far as to create his… Continue reading Steve will get your brain buzzing…
Did you know that you can train a cat to use the toilet? It’s true, and Meet the Parents may be the first film to actually depict this bizarre zoological feat. This is a pleasant enough movie, directed competently by Jay Roach (Austin Powers). The movie is quite funny in parts but misses the mark… Continue reading Showing up with a suitcase full of sex toys
"We’re all pretty jaded and bored. But sometimes we’re not," says Sean MacDonald. This is how the former Ids vocalist dove into his solo career with his religiously inspired album Parasites and Kings. MacDonald found enlightenment, and on this album he wants to share that which affected him. One might automatically assume MacDonald to be… Continue reading God and MacDonald
Audiences are used to seeing Molière’s The Misanthrope presented like the renaissance-era play it is; however, Theatre Junction’s current production is set in the swinging ’60s. Sound a little far fetched? Not according to Daniel Arnold, who plays the roles of Basque and Dubois in this masterpiece by one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries. "You’re dealing with… Continue reading Molière takes on the sixties
By Nicole Kobie
"You wake up and you have a dream and you want to go back and finish it, but something woke you up, and you can’t go and pick up the pieces and finish the dream and it drives me nuts," explains Canadian music god Randy Bachman. "Well, this summer I was able to go back… Continue reading These eyes ain’t seen nothing yet