Music and social justice intersect with The Cardboard Crowns
‘Ska-rockers’ return to Ottawa for album release show University of Ottawa alumni band, The Cardboard Crowns, are returning to Ottawa on March 11 to... Read more.
The Zolas • Swooner | Light Organ | 7/10
Canadian indie rock band The Zolas have taken on a different style from their previous releases with their third studio album, Swooner. The Vancouver natives... Read more.
How art and activism intersect for one Ottawa painter
Local artist paints mural honouring trans women of colour in UCU Back in July 2015, a mural of Sandra Bland, a woman of colour who was found hanging in a jail... Read more.
(Almost) beating them at their own game
U of O improv team MI-6 host improv competition night Three improv teams entered Avant-Garde bar on Feb. 28. One team left victorious, crowned as the winner... Read more.
Janet Mock gives refreshing talk at Black History Month Gala
Author and transgender activist visits the U of O to discuss issues in black community Year after year we hear a similar statement echoed during the month of... Read more.
Quebec’s proposed ‘safe zone’ law protects women seeking abortion
Women deserve the right to safe and calm abortions in Canada Imagine going to the clinic for surgery and feeling anxious, the only thing keeping you together... Read more.
Looking for a magical night on campus? Try the opera
U of O Opera Company to perform Mozart’s The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, or The Magic Flute, first opened in 1791. On March 3,... Read more.
Indigenous Walks takes Ottawa back to its Native roots
Walking tour shows Indigenous perspective of Ottawa history Although learning about the early history of Ottawa may seem as easy as visiting the Bytown... Read more.
Boom Box dials in on the real meaning of radio
Radio and podcast broadcasters put a new spin on radio’s future Many Canadians, especially young ones, might think that radio is dead, with mega-hit podcast... Read more.
New podcast shows art is more than ‘Just Another Gala’
U of O alumnae team up for podcast on Ottawa theatre scene As the CBC sells off their production centres, Canada’s largest print media company buries itself... Read more.
The Fulcrum picks the Oscars Best Picture
Haven’t kept up with the Oscar nominees? Read our contributors’ take on which film should come out on top Mad Max: Fury... Read more.
Movies you should have seen: Oldboy (2003)
Why it's famous: Based on the popular Manga series of the same name, Oldboy is one of three stories that make up the The Vengeance Trilogy. The film follows... Read more.
Albums you should have listened to: The Presets • Apocalypso | Modular
Why you haven’t heard it: Brooding electropop outfit the Presets have been carving out a place as one of Australia’s most beloved acts for over a decade... Read more.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kanye West • The Life of Pablo | Def Jam/G.O.O.D. Music
Pablo Picasso, Pablo Escobar, Paul the Apostle—which Pablo is Kanye West referring to in the title of his seventh solo album? In reality, it’s equal... Read more.
Finding room for refugees through art
Exhibition and panel discussion at Gallery 101 focus on refugee crisis Inspired by the current Syrian refugee crisis, There’s Room: Ottawa Artists Respond... Read more.
Yann Martel talks Jesus, Agatha Christie, and chimpanzees at Writer’s Fest event
Author of Life of Pi visits Ottawa to promote new novel The High Mountains of Portugal What do Christianity, 1920s mystery novels, and chimpanzees have in... Read more.
Awaken your alternative side at the Awakening Consciousness Expo
Alternative and holistic healing event to take place at Kinki Kitchen Lounge If you’ve ever dreamed of taking a divination class at Hogwarts School of... Read more.
UNESCO celebrates ever-changing world of radio
Ottawa commemorates World Radio Day with webcast on future of radio With the evolution of technology in today’s world, to some radio may seem as a thing of... Read more.
Slamming in the Capital
Poetry slam event at Café Alt features poet Sabrina Benaim Spending a Saturday evening in the basement of Simard may not seem ideal to some, but for a group... Read more.
Coeur de pirate transcends language with bilingual set at Bronson Centre
Montreal-based artist draws Anglo and Franco audience at Ottawa concert As the lights dimmed at Ottawa’s Bronson Centre on Feb. 5, Coeur de pirate entranced... Read more.
undercurrents: Turning personal tragedy into one-man play
The sixth annual undercurrents festival is taking place Feb. 10-20 at the Arts Court, featuring a selection of original and contemporary theatrical productions... Read more.
undercurrents: Take a break from tech with Listen to Me
The sixth annual undercurrents festival is taking place from Feb. 10-20 at the Arts Court, featuring a selection of original and contemporary theatrical... Read more.
Janet Mock to bring her redefined realness to the U of O
Famed transgender activist to visit university for Black History Month event Transgender activist and writer Janet Mock will be visiting the University of... Read more.
New wave hip-hop beef highlights promotion over real issues
Kanye West vs. Wiz Khalifa shows that it’s digits over disses in 2016 Kanye West set the Internet ablaze on Jan. 28 with a series of tweets that immediately... Read more.
Celebrating Chinese New Year in the Capital
The Fulcrum gives you tips on ringing in the year of the monkey Although New Year’s celebrations may have ended weeks ago, the Lunar New Year has yet to... Read more.