Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough the room appeared simple at first, after 20 minutes and barely any clues solved, we realized that escaping would be more difficult than we originally thought.
arts and culture
Reading Time: 2 minutesClaude’s blog will culminate photos with short reflective stories as told by citizens of Ottawa to introduce the lives and journeys of individuals within the community. “Even the most benign realities can be fascinating, and I would like to create my own twist to them,” said Claude.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTime freezes in the music world whenever there is a clash of titans. In the hierarchy of today’s biggest hip-hop superstars, Drake and Future are monoliths. Two of a genre’s biggest artists coming together to release a collaborative project is not something you see every day. What a Time to Be Alive is a mixtape …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn search of the migrant reality, I decided to visit a nearby Syrian refugee camp in Paris. Located just outside tourist hotspots, the camp was a stark contrast to what I’d grown accustomed to in my first month. In the middle of the road an entire community was set up. About 60 families, from children to the elderly, were centred around a camp lined with tents and laden with garbage.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteU of O students show off their new threads during their first week back on campus
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe people who drive the cars are just about as fancy as the cars themselves. Everyone here is thin and beautiful. It’s almost perplexing how skinny all of inhabitants manage to stay, despite how rich the food is. I say almost because there are stairs about every 100 metres, so it’s not really that perplexing. Come to France if you want to lose weight eating strictly butter.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCooking demonstrations were hosted by top Canadian chefs, including Lynn Crawford and Michael Blackie. Renowned food vendors such as Meatings BBQ Catering, OCCO Kitchen and The Works served up bacon-centric treats from special menus made just for the festival. Meatings bacon-filled menu featured a bacon donut with whiskey maple syrup, and a grilled peanut butter and jam sandwich stuffed with maple bacon.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe evening of Sept. 27 marks the eighth annual Prix Rideau Awards (PRA). Founded in 2006, its aim is to bring together local actors, directors, producers, and playwrights to celebrate the National Capital Region’s vibrant theatre community.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeginning in 1976, the OIAF is North America’s largest animation festival and one of the oldest in the world. The festival features everything from film screenings to workshops and masterclasses with world-renowned animators.
Reading Time: 2 minutesShad opened with his song “Hang On” before greeting the crowd, which had been steadily growing throughout the night, and went wild as the CBC Q host started his set.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough acting has always been his main passion, Lolacher has also dabbled in other parts of film production. He’s currently working on the post-production of Medic, a short film that he wrote, produced, and starred in.
Reading Time: 2 minutesArt Battle began as a monthly event in a Vancouver pub about five years ago. It has since swept the nation, with competitions being held in almost every major Canadian city.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStarting out as a small get-together with a piece of cardboard to breakdance on, it has grown exponentially over the years into a festival spanning over five days, and including a huge variety of events, with an attendance of almost 10,000 people.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe festival brings together cyclists for a unique, bright night around town. Every cyclist receives a colourful bike light to put on his or her wheel. The route starts at city hall, goes down the canal, through the experimental farm, and back.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorld Away was filmed and created in Toronto, and follows a young woman named Quinn who participates in an experimental one-way trip to Mars. The web series follows her as she says goodbye to people close to her and confronts their contrasting opinions on her trip, which inevitably will end her life on Earth.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe free event was facilitated by Canadian Film Institute (CFI) staff, active supporters and sponsors, local embassy partners, Canadian filmmakers and actors, alumni of Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, and local film fans.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA pioneer of the black comedy film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a brilliant satire of international relations and ideological paranoia. This movie explores the hypothetical scenario of a deranged American general ordering all bomber planes under his command to execute a nuclear strike on the USSR, and the group of politicians who try to stop him.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne student’s involvement with the Ottawa chapter of the Heart of the City program helping at-risk children learn to play piano.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow a medical resident, father of two, and visual artist finds the time to do it all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLong time friends and coworkers share what it’s like being women in the Ottawa music scene.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne U of O student and fashion designer shares his inspiration for his first new collection.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you ever find yourself running away from a zombie horde, you probably won’t be thinking about math. But maybe you should be.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeeds is the fifth full-length release from Brooklyn indie-rock outfit TV on the Radio, and the first since the passing of former bassist Gerard Smith.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have no idea what happened in Bavaria in 1516, but after having this beer I’m certain it resulted in deliciousness.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe creation of incredible art often goes hand in hand with individuals who behave outside the norm. What is it about these “insane” artists that allows them to create such masterpieces?
