Let’s start this review the way YOU Comma Idiot is written — you are Doug Harris, TV commercial director, and you wrote your entire first novel in the second person. You wrote it about a Montreal hash dealer, who by way of luck sleeps with a couple of women way out of his league. You… Continue reading Book review: YOU Comma Idiot
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Concert review: The Wooden Sky
When I got to the Palomino at 10 p.m. on the last Saturday night in March, I was immediately turned away at the door for showing a temporary driver’s license as identification. The bouncer turned out to be a sensitive guy — he was discussing his PhD with an equally biker-looking buddy while interrupting himself… Continue reading Concert review: The Wooden Sky
Book review: Is The Big Dream worth striving for?
One glance at the back cover of The Big Dream almost loses a reader amidst a sea of capitalist jargon. Terms like “Vice President of Human Resources,” “Corporate Branding Specialist” and the especially damning phrase “a new generation discovering itself in the workplace” immediately inspire the fuzzy and detached state of semi-attentiveness that might overtake… Continue reading Book review: Is The Big Dream worth striving for?
Bringing the broodiness
Elliott Brood gets around. The influence of a cabin at the foot of Mount Robson, a town hall in Wayne, Alberta, and front and back rooms in Toronto are all apparent in the eclectic recording process for Elliott Brood’s recent album, Mountain Meadows. The group covers a lot of distance, both in their music and… Continue reading Bringing the broodiness
Campuses thirsty for water across Canada
By Josh Friesen
Public water fountains on campuses across the country are taking a hit, according to a recent Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives survey. CCPA’s goal was to determine the extent of commercial and corporate presence on campuses. Of the survey’s respondents, 33 per cent reported a declining number of water fountains available on campus while 43… Continue reading Campuses thirsty for water across Canada