Looking for more tracks to add to your playlist? Check out what we have highlighted as the Fulcrum’s single, album and discovery of the week. It’s likely you’ll find a new song to keep on repeat until you’re sick of it.
Arts
Holy fuck, who’d have thought Nic Cage would ever be in something that wasn’t a shitty god damn made for TV movie again.
“Music gives us a feeling of comfort — of feeling less alone,” said Decarle. “I hope that I’m a representation of me being who I am and what I identify as for a younger generation — that younger folks see what I’m doing and think ‘hey, I can do that, too.’ ”
“Buying guitar strings is an expression of love for humanity,” says Pegg of the music he makes promoting truth over denialism.
One of the hottest series on Netflix right now is Bridgerton. An exciting love story set in the regency era full of drama and scandal. We break the series down to see if it’s worth tuning in.
Each week we take a look at hot new music released, and share some of our favourites, too.
This week’s picks included hot jazz, existential dread, and cool new musical experiments.
The holidays can see increased pollution, especially from single-use plastics and mass consumption of disposable consumer goods. So how can you help the environment while still giving friends and family gifts they’ll love?
Financial insecurity and lack of available movies has forced owner Bruce White to make a difficult decision.
We caught up with Christmas time favourites, Good Lovelies, to get the scoop on their upcoming virtual tour.
We’ve reimagined some of our favourite snacks for exam season.
Local theatre makers Nicholas Leno (a 2016 U of O MFA directing alum) and Norah Paton have created an immersive, site-specific, audio production of A Christmas Carol to be delivered to audience’s houses in a convenient box.
A collection of the top 10 worst Christmas songs ever. How many bags of coal will you be getting this holiday season?
It’s likely we’ll be living in this digital new normal for a while; let CityFolk be proof that that doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing.
Taylor Swift’s new film is, in truth, the ultimate treat for fans, allowing us into her creative processes while also serving us brilliant new arrangements of the folklore album.
We took a look at Netflix’s newest cringe-fest, Emily in Paris starring Lily Collins.
This year, the festival gave insight to humanity’s connection to social media and the need for artistic adaptation, and was a platform for emerging Canadian talent.
There’s utility in these platforms to talk about eating disorders without triggering vulnerable targets into having them.
Our picks this week include a surprise comeback and what are sure to be some new indie classics.
Artpreneur 2020 will allow artists across the city to converse on the big cultural questions made especially apparent by the pandemic.
We took a look at an ethereal exhibition at Gallery 101 and learned about the Slavic goddess, Makosh.
Remembrance Day in Canada looked a little different this year. We took a look at the specifics of the holiday’s digital migration.
We took a look back at some of the best moments of our favourite game show, starring U of O alum Alex Trebek.
A key member of the U of O music department, Berick was instrumental in implementing the uOttawa Summer String Academy, an incubator for emerging string artists.
This week saw the release of System of a Down’s “Protect the Land,” their first release in 15 years.
