Movies you should have seen: Isle of Dogs (2018)
Why it’s famous Isle of Dogs—set in a future dystopian Japan where canines are banished to Trash Island by the tyrannical Mayor Kobayashi—is a... Read more.
Albums you should have listened to: Shad ● The Old Prince⎹ Black Box Recordings
Why you haven’t heard it Before Drake made Canada a hip-hop powerhouse, Canadian rappers often had a hard time breaking through to mainstream audiences,... Read more.
Catch me at the club: Musical Therapy Club uOttawa
Giving back has never sounded so good The beginning of a new year can mean a lot of different things for different people. For some, it is an opportunity to... Read more.
Book launch spotlights LGBTQ+ advocacy, history
Ottawa reveal of Queering Urban Justice held at U of O campus Detailing history can be a monumental task. For historians, it means dealing with contradictory... Read more.
You romanticizes serious issue that often goes unnoticed
Netflix series sparks online defense of stalker On Dec. 26, 2018, Netflix premiered a 10 episode series, titled You, that follows the life of a seemingly... Read more.
No hibernation for Ottawa’s culture scene this winter
Beating the snow squalls is easy if you know where to look When compared to the fervor of summer, or the excitement of starting school in autumn, winter can... Read more.
UPROAR set to take place this summer as new festival
Festival gives priority to female, Genderqueer, Ottawa-based artists Ottawa has a few notable festivals that have become increasingly popular in the past few... Read more.
Sharing Subtle Asian Traits
Meme group unites global Asian diaspora Building a community is an important way to shape one’s identity, and feel like a valued part of one’s... Read more.
It’s Lit in the Library: Convenience Store Woman ● Sayaka Murata
In the Akutagawa prize-winning novel Convenience Store Woman, an eerie, offbeat story about 36 year-old part-time cashier Keiko Furukura, author Sayaka Murata... Read more.
Real Talk: Are We Just Friends?
Men, sigh! They act like they don’t play the same mind games women do, when in fact they 100 per cent participate in them. It seems like, just when I... Read more.
Opera night in Ottawa
U of O music productions ready to take centre stage The beginning of the winter semester means a lot of things for students—for many, it is a return to... Read more.
Catch me at the club: Room 4 Improv-ment Club
The U of O’s English language improv club helps students let loose, develop professional skills For a passersby, Room 4 Improv-ment likely seems like a... Read more.
Albums you should have listened to: Majical Cloudz. Are You Alone? | Matador Records
Why you haven’t heard it Montreal synthpop-duo Majical Cloudz has never attracted much attention outside of indie-circles—during their brief existence.... Read more.
Culture by the numbers
Ottawa Culture Research Group looks to measure the city’s impact On Thursday, Nov. 22, the University of Ottawa hosted the Ottawa Culture Research Group... Read more.
Keep your eye on the ball
U of O anthropology research groups takes a closer look at sports Going to the biggest game of the year for any sport can be incredibly fun and exciting.... Read more.
Showing Ottawa’s adventurous side
Adventure Film Festival hosts U of O screening, and more Film festivals have been known to cover everything from popular genres to societal issues, but they... Read more.
Music composition for the soul
Visiting artist talks inspiration, concertos, and composition On Thursday, Nov. 15, renowned composer Marjan Mozetich visited the University of Ottawa campus... Read more.
It’s lit in the library: Debt: The First 5,000 Years ● David Graeber
Chances are if you’ve taken an economics class, you’ve heard this story. Once upon a time, people had desires, and in order to get the things we wanted,... Read more.
Using movies to spur discussion
Student associations seek to get people involved in volunteering Throughout the history of film, movies have been used to make audiences laugh, cry—and also... Read more.
Creatorland—screening Ottawa’s entrepreneurial core
Documentary series focuses on women, and immigrants in entrepreneurship The creative team behind Creatorland—an Ottawa-based organization that seeks to... Read more.
Making birthing knowledge more accessible
Feminist Cafés talk childbirth, and translation Last week, the University of Ottawa’s Institute of Feminist and Genders Studies continued their series of... Read more.
Knit your average art gallery
Three U of O students advocate for textile art at Gallery 115 When you think of art, you may conjure up an idea of a painting, sculpture, or even a tapestry,... Read more.
Albums you should have listened to: Oasis. Definitely Maybe | Creation Records
Why you haven’t heard it Many tracks on the 1994 album sound like a mix between the Beatles, Sex Pistols and Stone Roses, which, for the most part, are... Read more.
A “night czar” might bring Ottawa’s night to life
Nightlife supervisor fosters London’s sundown culture—could Ottawa be next? In a recent Irish Times article, the newspaper explored the idea that Dublin... Read more.
Catch me at the club: Broken Quill Society
U of O club gives students space, encouragement to write For some writers, November means hunkering down and trying to write a novel in a month. But, if... Read more.