Reading Time: 4 minutesFirst of all: wow. I definitely recommend this film! I was utterly flabbergasted and at a loss for words following its conclusion.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesTo my year-ago self: I cannot possibly warn you of what’s to come. There’s a wild ride ahead. But you’re going to get through it.
Reading Time: 6 minutesOur Foo Fighter-in-chief and a newcomer to the band share their thoughts in light of Medicine at Midnight
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe film showcases a suspenseful battle between two characters who refuse to lose. The mafia gets involved — things get unpredictable. We’re never quite sure who will emerge victorious.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down to chat with one of the stars of Second Jen, a U of O psychology alum.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We programmed this year’s undercurrents festival under a guise of uncertainty. In previous years, there were always wild cards — the Arts Court elevator, traffic around the theatre, the weather — this year it’s just a pandemic.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesTheatre without audiences, music without concerts, fine arts without galleries — these paradoxes represent the troubling reality for arts students of the early 2020s.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAgency in interpretation is a vital element to any craft, and Malcolm and Marie’s rich dialogue and complex themes does complete justice to this ideal. The film escapes the trap of unidimensional characterization of Black creatives.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWeezer released new music — naturally, it’s our job to review it
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s essential to keep in mind that even though we cannot change our past, we can make our future more inclusive and hopefully learn lessons for the future.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese through a series of interviews done weekly pre-COVID, the seven-episode series brings together footage covering sports, culture, money and life in New York City.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re back with another round-up of hot releases and new-to-us favourites.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDon’t let Promising Young Woman’s pretty pink title card, pop soundtrack, and protagonist’s pastel-toned aesthetic fool you.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNostalgia is an okay way of coping with COVID-19, say psychologists.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTeaching a hands-on theatre course over Zoom can be quite the balancing act — literally.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWho knew High School Musical was still a thing?
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.
