Reading Time: 4 minutesLike with COVID-19, when we were all hesitant to admit anything was wrong, neither does our leading man. He is reassured by his mother and neighbours and treats the rats as nothing more than annoying pests — and he listens, because they tell him what he wants to hear.
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’ll be hard for Taylor Swift to top the masterpiece of Red (Taylor’s Version).
Reading Time: 2 minutesOlivia Sudjic writes and articulates herself in a way I wish I could — in a way I think I could, but can’t
Reading Time: 2 minutesA beautiful collection of photographs that will emerge you into the rich heritage of Peru from 1890 to 1950
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlot eight, row E, grave seven: the plot in a French cemetery that was the former resting place of an unknown soldier who died during the First World War.
Like many Canadians who served, died and fought in WW1 in France, we will never know this soldier’s identity — whether he left behind a widow, a child, a mother, a father. Hopes and dreams. A profession. We don’t even know his name.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA “period piece” for the 21st century In a night of facts, science, storytelling, and song and dance, A Period Piece, performed by Spicy Day, an award-winning theatre company from Ottawa, left no stone unturned in their mission: to encourage conversation, destigmatize and increase comfort level surrounding periods and menstruation. Opening on Friday, Nov. 5, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe same artist two weeks in a row? I know it’s bad, but hear me out Record of the week: Valentine — Snail Mail, 2021, Matador Records The same artist two weeks in a row? I know it’s bad, but hear me out. Valentine is a particularly potent album that has made a huge, rose-coloured …
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The theme of the novel, if you can ascribe a message to it, is that of urban ennui mixed with nihilism,” writes Zofka Svec, the Fulcrum’s arts editor.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Each year, the award recognizes three outstanding Canadian photographers under the age of 35. This year due to COVID-19 six were recognized — two years’ worth of winners — three from 2020: Noah Friebel, Curtiss Randolph, and Katherine Takpannie, and three others from 2021: Dustin Brons, Chris Donovan, and Dainesha Nugent-Palache.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAn exceedingly competent, handsome production of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel, and one that will probably satisfy most newcomers, but that falls short of expectations for a difficult-to-please, die-hard super-nerd.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThree moody, intense releases that defined my week.
Reading Time: 6 minutesListen up as we review a bunch of Oasis classics!
Reading Time: 3 minutes“There are three types of people: those on the top, those on the bottom, and those who fall.”
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s worth the effort: satisfaction guaranteed.
Reading Time: 5 minutesOttessa Moshfegh’s works usually expose and gently pull apart the same themes: feelings of deep, seemingly incurable loneliness, usually from a female perspective. Her works feature women in incredibly unique situations but somehow manage to make them accessible and universally applicable.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTheatre: this is an “until death do us part” situation, and I’m not going anywhere. I’m here for you through the rough patch.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis week in Fulc Music, we reiterate the Fulcrum’s official position that both Coldplay and BTS suck and take a look at Lil Nas X and Liz Phair.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re looking for a high-fibre twist on the classic Italian flatbread, look no further!
Reading Time: 3 minutesDear Evan Hansen: today is going to be a controversial day … Sincerely, me!
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter over a year of sweatpants, messy buns and economic austerity, I am totally here for opulence and glam.
Reading Time: 5 minutesLike to bake? Here are some cheap fall recipes to make as a student.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seldom happens that such a cast as Come From Away’s can be preserved digitally forever, eschewing the ephemeral and resting fossilized in the online ether.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe fan-favourite Bluesfest made its return this fall with a lineup consisting of Lauryn MacFarlane, Aysanabee, Tokyo Police Club, and Half Moon Run.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBecause of the pared-down list, one would expect that invites would only be sent out to the crème-de-la-crème of American celebrity. But you’d be wrong.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSacha, The Reklaws, and Dean Brody wrapped up City Folk with country night.
