By Kyle Francis
Deep within the dingy bowels of Mount Royal College, otherwise known as Liberty Lounge, three men sit around a table. A stocky bald man, clad almost entirely in black, a quiet observer with cool blue eyes is the centre. To the right is skinny; with his knit toque pulled low over long curly hair, he… Continue reading Music Interview: Wisdom from yon Marble Index
By Kyle Francis
Dear Mom,I’m just writing like I told you would, sorry its been so long since my last letter, but it took quite a while for my request for shore leave to go through. I guess I can understand why they didn’t want to let the leave go through, what with me waging war single handedly… Continue reading A letter to Mom
By Anna Chan
In order to achieve a perfect exposure for a photograph that is not too bright or too dark, it is important to know how the light meter works and what it is telling you. Most modern cameras have an in-camera light meter which will give an ideal exposure when the meter reads zero. Pictured above… Continue reading Photography 101: Getting to know your light meter
Avi Lewis speaks with the enthusiasm of someone onto something. The widespread success of The Take, his directorial debut, underscores the relevance of documentary filmmaking as an alternative source of information. Among the masses, documentary filmmaking is enjoying unprecedented popularity, but it is still uncertain whether the genre will dissipate like all trends. “In the… Continue reading Avi Lewis: Documentarian for the worker
By Ryan May
The recent announcements by The University Budget Committee regarding budget cuts and tuition increases over the next four years have created an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty, and distrust at this institution. The recent media attention and the provincial election provide the perfect opportunity to address the situation. Our budget cuts come in two parts: an… Continue reading Dire times ahead
By Colin Flynn
Amid a slew of bands from the ’80s, all sounding the same, there was a band a little louder than the rest–Warrant. With a few hits, particularly the band’s claim to fame “Cherry Pie”, they distinguished themselves from the other popular hair-metal acts. But the scene of musical sameness Warrant rose up in looks very… Continue reading Music Interview: Warrant out for the real Warrant
Without his sweaters defying the boundaries of the colour spectrum, Bill Cosby might never had a Jell-O and Kodak empire. Mr. Rogers won the trust of children worldwide on the strength of his yellow and red knits, which made him look as harmless as a blind, de-clawed kitten. Kurt Cobain launched a musical revolution by… Continue reading Music Interview: SoulDecision faded, but still alright
Country music is a very polarizing genre. For every person falling in love with it there are dozens who think it’s the most squalid sounding filth around. But polarizing as it may be, country music is responsible for creating a third classification–the alt-country phenomenon. Alt-country folk love the tradition and the down-to-earth honesty country was… Continue reading Music Interview: Sadies doin’ it old country stylee
The dawn of metal–A glorious age of men in tight leather pants and eye shadow belting out ballads of rocking all night. OK, this may not be considered as quintessential metal, but it is difficult to deny the aesthetic stereotype surrounding the metal genre even today. Massachusetts-based metal-core band All That Remains is good metal… Continue reading Music Interview: All That Remains and so much more
By Jaime Burnet
If we’ve learned anything from cartoon characters, it’s that you can’t be stubborn and you can’t be static if you want to succeed. Countless movies have an immature child take on mature traits to save the day, or a stuffy adult embracing their inner child so he or she understands how things must work out,… Continue reading Movie Interview: The unbearable lightness of Spongebob