Author: Arts Editor

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Album reviews

Bend Sinister | On My Mind Killbeat Music 4/5 Bend Sinister’s five-song EP, a prelude to their upcoming full-length album, will whet listeners’... Read more.

Spotlight on

OLIVIA JOHNSTON SOCIETAL, GENDER, AND developmental issues are familiar topics to Ottawa-based artist-photographer Olivia Johnston. Her latest work, entitled... Read more.

Standing behind Anjulie

SHE HAS HER sunglasses on, her face to the sky, and she’s been feeling so fly. She is Canada’s latest “brand new bitch” on the music scene—well, at... Read more.

Comiccon comes to Ottawa

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! On May 12–13, Ottawa will host its very own Comiccon at the CE Centre. With names like Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-men series... Read more.

Viral dissemination’s dark side

MOMMY’S NOSE IS Scary, David After the Dentist, Leave Britney Alone, Dramatic Chipmunk. What do these four things have in common? They’re viral videos.... Read more.

Attention all backpackers!

AS STUDENTS, WE all know the hardships that come with budgeting. Food, rent, tuition, books, and many more necessities eat away at our hard-earned money, so... Read more.

Arts briefs

Tulip Festival uproots and leaves the National Capital Commission’s parks OTTAWA—THE CANDIAN TULIP Festival is switching venues for its 60th... Read more.

Bite into this

MOVE ASIDE STEPHENIE Meyers, there’s a new vampire novelist in town. Patricia McCarthy, an Ottawa-based writer, has penned her fifth novel in the Crimson... Read more.

Album reviews

  Graffiti6 | Colours N.W. Free Music 3/5 THE TERM “POP” originated in the 1960s with pop art, a movement defined by taking popular,... Read more.

Happy birthday, Zaphod’s!

ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, THE self-proclaimed “bar at the end of the universe,” sits quietly in the heart of the ByWard Market—yet on the inside it is anything... Read more.

Spotlight on

AZARI & III EIGHTIES HOUSE MUSIC is seeing a revival in the form of Azari & III, a Toronto-based quartet specialising in club music. The urban... Read more.

Defence against rape?

FROM AN EARLY age, the importance of women being able to defend themselves against would-be attackers is stressed. With news coverage of violence against... Read more.

Trying to play in Ottawa?

LOCAL MUSIC ARTISTS trying to get their start have few options when it comes to venues in Ottawa. Many require bands to pay rental fees, and if they don’t... Read more.

Going once, going twice

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN the city can be expensive. Whether it’s seeing a band perform at Zaphods or watching the latest play at the Great Canadian Theatre... Read more.

Movie Reviews

The Woman in Black 4/5 The Woman in Black is the first lead role for Daniel Radcliffe since he shed his Harry Potter glasses for the last time. He plays... Read more.

Just like mom used to make

Èva Morin | Fulcrum Contributor LIVING AND MAINTAINING a student lifestyle is no easy task. Between juggling endless readings, essays, and work, some... Read more.