Reading Time: 3 minutesWho knew High School Musical was still a thing?
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Reading Time: 3 minutesCome check out our music picks for this week, and maybe add them to your playlist?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe people of Sandy Hill are taking every opportunity they can to get outside and spread some joy to their neighbours.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“It made me feel a lot more comfortable chatting about the fact that I’m an active member of the chess club while previously it wasn’t something I would bring up as often because I was worried I would be stereotyped,” said Veronica Hitchlock, a second-year student in the commerce and juris doctor program at the U of O.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the first time in four years, an event meant to celebrate the United States seemed to actually celebrate them in their varying shades and specialties, accepting the messiness of 2020 but promising better times ahead under a new, united administration.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne need look only as far as Ottawa’s own National Arts Centre to see that art isn’t dying during these disquieting times; in its own, exciting ways, it’s even thriving, shape-shifting to fit the needs of a socially distant world.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking 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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHoly fuck, who’d have thought Nic Cage would ever be in something that wasn’t a shitty god damn made for TV movie again.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.’ ”
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Buying guitar strings is an expression of love for humanity,” says Pegg of the music he makes promoting truth over denialism.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEach week we take a look at hot new music released, and share some of our favourites, too.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week’s picks included hot jazz, existential dread, and cool new musical experiments.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 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?
Reading Time: 2 minutesFinancial insecurity and lack of available movies has forced owner Bruce White to make a difficult decision.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe caught up with Christmas time favourites, Good Lovelies, to get the scoop on their upcoming virtual tour.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’ve reimagined some of our favourite snacks for exam season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal 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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA collection of the top 10 worst Christmas songs ever. How many bags of coal will you be getting this holiday season?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTaylor 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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe took a look at Netflix’s newest cringe-fest, Emily in Paris starring Lily Collins.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis 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.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere’s utility in these platforms to talk about eating disorders without triggering vulnerable targets into having them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOur picks this week include a surprise comeback and what are sure to be some new indie classics.
