Reading Time: 2 minutesTo crack something is to break it open, to claim what is inside, and to permanently destroy the shell which the object of your desire was contained in. Sorry, body, not shell. Hold on, are we talking about sex or making breakfast?
Reading Time: 4 minutesJoking that this would never slide with today’s HR departments, Peter Mansbridge took the audience back a couple of decades to a time when charisma— not a packed resume or exhaustive list of degrees— set off his career at the CBC.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe History of Sound is a passionate love letter to American folk songs, and a lilting plea for their preservation and recognition for their cultural significance. Though brimming with powerful human emotions like love, nostalgia, and regret, the film gradually loses steam.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWith speakers called out for unparliamentary language, an unexpected debate around an Indigenous student’s identity, a 12-minute speech, and a 2-hour delay, the 9-hour Fall GA was certainly eventful.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThirty years after Mathieu Kassovitz shocked the cinematic world with his unflinching portrayal of police brutality in French banlieues (suburbs), the 98-minute black-and-white epic returns to the screen at ByTowne Cinema and remains as relevant as ever. For two nights only, you can watch the classic film shed light on the vicious cycle of violence.
Reading Time: 14 minutesThe scene is the same: a little girl sits in a chair, one aunty putting bobby pins in her hair, another aunty kneeling to put red sharpie on her feet, and yet another aunty coaxing a brownie into her mouth because “You have to eat something or you’ll faint on stage.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe vulnerability of the pieces on display at TBTN laid a foundation for meaningful advocacy and community mobilization by showing survivors of sexual violence that they are not alone. The evening highlighted local women by spotlighting business owners, independent performers, and collectives, such as Hysterica, that are redefining norms in favour of a more creative and inclusive world.
