Now is the perfect time to watch this award-winning French supernatural drama. It’s about a small town where people mysteriously return from the dead. Amidst bizarre phenomenon, they continue to live their lives as if nothing has happened to them. Equal parts fantasy and horror, the show’s chilling tone will hook you for the entire… Continue reading Les Revenants
Month: May 2014
Orphan Black
Created by Graeme Manson and Calgary-native John Fawcett, on the surface, Orphan Black is about human cloning and the sheer brilliance of Tatiana Maslany’s performance as no less than eight fully- formed characters. With the right twist of dark humor,Orphan Black offers thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be an individual in a world… Continue reading Orphan Black
Hannibal
By Mike Flach
Tucked away on NBC’s Friday night line-up, Hannibal is a delicious treat of storytelling and cinematography for both seasoned fans of Silence of the Lambs and new diners at the Hannibal Lecter table. With two seasons complete and a third in the works, now is the time to sink your teeth into what has so… Continue reading Hannibal
Broad City
Created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (with comedy veteran Amy Poehler serving as executive producer), Broad City is based off the web series of the same name and offers some of the best half-hour comedy you’ve never seen. Glazer and Jacobson star as fictionalized versions of themselves surviving their twenties in New York City.… Continue reading Broad City
Archer
By Jill Webber
Adult-oriented animated TV has been dominated by the likes of Family Guy and The Simpsons over the last few decades, but shows like Archer (and the much under-appreciated Bob’s Burgers) are rewriting the book on drawing funny. Archer is a spy whose love of sex, drugs and foul language gets him into precarious situations. Described… Continue reading Archer
Dinos to host women’s CIS championships in 2015 and 2016
By Ashton Chugh
The University of Calgary will host the 2015 and 2016 Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships for women’s hockey. “It’s a great opportunity for our young program to be able to host the CIS championship two years in a row,” said Dinos head coach Danielle Goyette, in a Dinos press release. “It’s going to help to promote… Continue reading Dinos to host women’s CIS championships in 2015 and 2016
Contingencies of Brazil’s FIFA performance
By Tendayi Moyo
I read an article in USA Today that quoted a street vendor in Rio de Janeiro. He said he hopes Brazil is knocked out in the first round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He thinks this will stamp out remaining support for the tournament and make the public turn their attention to Brazil’s looming… Continue reading Contingencies of Brazil’s FIFA performance
Reuben And The Dark
By Liv Ingram
Funeral Sky — the debut album from Calgary-based Reuben and the Dark — sees the indie-folk outfit explore “the duality of misery and joy.” The album is produced by Florence + The Machine drummer Chris Hayden (who vocalist Reuben Bullock met serendipitously at a resort in Mexico) and Stephen Kozmeniuk. The album incorporates chilling choir-like… Continue reading Reuben And The Dark
Chromeo
Chromeo’s fourth album, White Women, delivers what their previous album, Business Casual, couldn’t: a clever, tongue-in-cheek summer playlist. While many artists are just discovering the semi-vintage, always fun, electro-funk music that is a mish-mash of 70s discotheque and 80s pop sensibility, this is Chromeo’s regular mix. And they have finally found the combination that strikes… Continue reading Chromeo
NoD magazine seeks submissions
By Diltaj Atwal
NoD is the University of Calgary’s undergraduate creative writing magazine, published by the English department. The magazine provides an outlet for undergraduate students and artists to publish their poetry, prose and visual art. Building on the publication’s legacy, incoming managing editor Athena Genevieve says NoD is in transition. “I’m hoping, in the future, to create… Continue reading NoD magazine seeks submissions