Reading Time: 2 minutesKeys collectively combines her classical piano style with soul, R&B, and hip-hop rhythms to create a masterpiece of eclectic and diverse tracks.
Arts
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa professor directs haunting love triangle at The Gladstone.
Reading Time: 3 minutesU of O students Sandy El-Bitar and Bethany Keeshan showcase their writing talents in the latest iteration of campus creations.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal Ottawa artists, Ontario bands showcase their talent at Black Squirrel Books.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“While this is an evening of entertainment and celebration for the positives that are occurring, it’s also an opportunity for people to reflect on the things that Canada or Ottawa need to continue to work on.”— Amanda Bergmann, event organizer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether you’re looking for new ways to improve your regular makeup routine, or if you just want to test drive some new products for the very first time, here are some easy ways to freshen up your everyday look this spring.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMark Dion talks art, science, and the environment in latest lecture at the U of O.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I want people to feel entertained, like they got their money’s worth. But more than that, I want them to come out thinking.”—Malik Al Nasir, performer and social activist.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether I’m watching a TV show, movie, reading a book, or listening to music, I am hyper aware of how harmful it is in a greater context.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a world where Mcdonald’s has a café menu and Starbucks serves beer, seeing a company with such singular devotion to their core product is a breath of fresh air.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O’s Intercultural Dialogue Institute holds Rumi-inspired concert in time for Valentine’s Day.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUltimately, Drogas Light is a mixed bag with more highlights than failures, remaining a worthwhile standalone listen for Fiasco’s veteran fans and newcomers alike.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Valentine’s Day, don’t buy your significant other a record to go along with their roses—buy them Pinegrove’s Cardinal on Bandcamp instead.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLGBTQ+ reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream met with standing ovation on last night of show.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“… prisons are used to resolve or to hide all sorts of other kinds of social problems, but they don’t actually make communities or people safer.”— Brett Story, director of The Prison in Twelve Landscapes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, Feb. 4, a crowd of 300 people gathered at the Human Rights Monument on Laurier Avenue to show their solidarity against Islamophobia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat makes this “Oscar calibre” dramedy so special? Why is the story of a rebellious mental patient butting heads with an authoritarian nurse worthy of so much recognition and acclaim?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn nominating Casey Affleck, the Academy is blatantly choosing to ignore the mistreatment of women. In fact they are choosing to represent him and the many other men whose careers come before basic human rights.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s agree once and for all that movies should lose the “killer mental patient” stereotype, and start listening to the true experiences of those suffering from mental illness.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe memoir opens with Noah describing how he was “born a crime,” by which he means that he was the illegal result of an apartheid law that prohibited any sexual relationships between black and white people—a crime his parents had to publicly hide.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis unique experience, titled “24 Hour Theatre,” served as an opportunity for actors and writers alike to hone their performing abilities under intense pressure.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Our goal moving forward is to really take on more of an educational approach, making people more aware of the realities of mental illness.” — Selena Saikaley, president of the U of O chapter of DIFD.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ghomeshi Effect is a verbatim dance-theatre production that gives a voice to survivors of sexual assault and shines a critical light on how the issue is handled by the Canadian justice system.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“As my first year ended, I looked back and realized I was being too hard on myself. I was setting all these expectations for myself and when I didn’t reach them, I felt disappointed and slightly depressed.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesTitled Point and Place, this collection of video stills captures Kelsey McGruer’s organic movement around her cottage, exploring what she describes as her “ancestral home” in a totally new way.
