This week in arts and culture
Former U of O choir and orchestra conductor takes on new role Agnes Grossmann returned to Ottawa in her new role as conductor for the Taiwan National Choir to... Read more.
Reviews—Nov. 22, 2012
Deftones Koi No Yokan | Reprise 4.5 / 5 DEFTONES ARE ONE lucky band. They managed to escape the late ‘90s nu-metal movement unscathed, as demonstrated... Read more.
Music Reviews—Nov. 15
Converge All We Love We Leave Behind | Epitaph 4 / 5 WHEN I FIRST heard the opening chords of “Concubine” from Converge’s genre-defining 2001 opus... Read more.
Comedy without apology
Steve Hofstetter and Danny Jolles team up for laughs at Alumni Hall Spencer Van Dyk | Fulcrum Staff NEW YORK CITY comedians Steve Hofstetter and Danny Jolles... Read more.
Music Reviews—Nov. 8, 2012
Godspeed You! Black Emperor ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! | Constellation Records 4 / 5 GODSPEED YOU! BLACK Emperor is a band that nobody was sure... Read more.
An act of violence
U of O theatre students perform award-winning play If We Were Birds at Academic Hall Sabrina Nemis | Fulcrum Staff PROFESSOR ANDRÉ PERRIER worries that many... Read more.
Surprise! It’s Craig Cardiff
Juno-nominated singer-songwriter holds last-minute show at Café Alt Joel Balsam | Fulcrum Contributor Photo by Joel Balsam STUDENTS WHO STOPPED by Café... Read more.
Gentlemen, start your moustaches
SFUO hosts shave-off event to prep U of O men for Movember Adam Feibel | Fulcrum Staff EVERY NOVEMBER, MEN across the globe gather in solidarity for prostate... Read more.
Giving hugs and helping pugs
U of O fraternity holds charity event for Pugalug Pug Rescue Siyuan (Emily) Fu | Fulcrum Contributor Photos provided by Benjamin Sammut Students and pug... Read more.
Brrraaaaaiinnnnsss
The undead swarm the streets at largest-ever Ottawa Zombie Walk Anique Wallace | Fulcrum Contributor Photo by Mathias MacPhee Despite poor weather... Read more.
Movie Reviews—Nov. 1, 2012
Seven Psychopaths 5 / 5 SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS RANKS among the best films of this year. The film reunites director Martin McDonagh with lead actor Colin Farrell... Read more.
Movie Reviews — Oct. 17, 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 5 / 5 ALMOST 15 YEARS ago, author Stephen Chbosky struck a chord with introverted, outcast or otherwise angsty adolescents... Read more.
One day
Saying the occasional sayonara to steak Sabrina Nemis | Fulcrum Contributor Illustration by Brennan Bova OBESITY-RELATED illnesses cost the... Read more.
Music played at the speed of light
Physics PhD student demonstrates the Laser Musicbox at Electric Fields festival Spencer Van Dyk | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Justin Labelle UNIVERSITY OF... Read more.
Poutine for poverty
uOttawa BuildWoW attempts to win sponsorship to help build school in Nicaragua Illustration by Brennan Bova IS THERE A more Canadian way to bring people... Read more.
The naked roommate in the flesh at Alumni Auditorium
Author Harlan Cohen gives undressed and unsuppressed advice to U of O students Adam Feibel and Maclaine Chadwick | Fulcrum Staff HARLAN COHEN SEEMED to cover... Read more.
The shape of all things comedy
Local comics discuss independent marketing in the comedy business Alex Kemp | Fulcrum Contributor A GROUP OF comedians have taken things into their own hands... Read more.
The balance of education and music
U of O’s Parmida Barez to perform at PersiaPelooza in L.A. A girl sat down next to me in class a month ago and said she was going to be singing in a show... Read more.
Van Goghs at the U of O
Students paint pictures of movement and dance at Walk of Arts Kajahni Tharmarajan | Fulcrum Contributor THE UNIVERSITY OF Ottawa’s Community Life Service... Read more.
Art goes public on Bank Street
Photographs temporarily take over advertisements along historical streetscape Marley Lewington | Fulcrum Contributor Photo provided by Gallery... Read more.
Movie & Music Reviews—Oct. 3, 2012
House at the End of the Street 4 / 5 IT’S IMPORTANT TO note I saw House at the End of the Street at 10 a.m. on a Monday. I never watch movies earlier... Read more.
The end of film—in its literal sense
Mayfair Theatre holds fundraiser to raise $55,000 for digital cinema package Bethany Ditzel | Fulcrum Contributor Photo by Justin Labelle The other day, I... Read more.
Canada comes together for Culture Days
All questions of identity aside, it’s time to celebrate Canadian culture Kyle Darbyson | Fulcrum Contributor THE THIRD ANNUAL Culture Days weekend will... Read more.
Music Reviews—Sept. 26, 2012
Silvergun & Spleen Semi Truck | Maple Music 4 / 5 MY FIRST INTRODUCTION to Silvergun & Spleen was an online video clip of an edgy brunette jumping... Read more.
White night shines with colour and light
Ottawa’s first Nuit Blanche brings city’s simmering arts community to a boil Aidan Parchelo | Fulcrum Contributor Photos by Justin Labelle A vibrant... Read more.