Reading Time: 4 minutesThree moody, intense releases that defined my week.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesOttessa Moshfegh’s works usually expose and gently pull apart the same themes: feelings of deep, seemingly incurable loneliness, usually from a female perspective. Her works feature women in incredibly unique situations but somehow manage to make them accessible and universally applicable.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe fan-favourite Bluesfest made its return this fall with a lineup consisting of Lauryn MacFarlane, Aysanabee, Tokyo Police Club, and Half Moon Run.
Reading Time: 3 minutesZack Snyder’s Justice League is the unhinged and unapologetic fever dream of a DC fan who has waited their whole life to see their heroes on the big screen.
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou’re excited for a version of undercurrents that’s either in-person or that finds other, creative ways to engage its audience outside the clutches of the Internet.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOur picks this week include a surprise comeback and what are sure to be some new indie classics.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe took a visit to the new German Doner Kebab at Elgin and Somerset. Here’s what you should try.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAllie Brosh lets us into the last seven years of her life and beyond in her elegant and ever-funny new book.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrieving brother Joshua Robinson brings to YouTube his heart-wrenching documentary, my brother jordan.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCirque du Soleil’s new take on its lauded show is powerful, emotional and will make you laugh.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSnoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, Pussy Riot push through cancellations to light up the LeBreton Flats festival.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLeBreton Flats was full of nostalgia as Alexisonfire, The Offspring and T-Pain took the stage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe campus’ new Boost app causes problems for users.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving only just discovered this absolute gem, I will unashamedly admit that it is the only music I have listened to for a solid week.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeciding where to eat doesn’t have to be hard—here’s where to go and where to avoid.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe play itself deals with some dark themes, and its characters are complicated and flawed. They are often contradictory and always conflictual.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf Bon Iver’s last album was leaving the cabin, this project is the maturation and growing process. No longer trapped in the woods, Vernon’s forgotten Emma and is finally working on himself—and as fans, we’re reaping the rewards.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe attention to detail and the variety in instrumentation that Ocean curates on the album is unparalleled, and his maturity shines bright in his songwriting, experimentation, vocal performance, and overall artistry.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOriginally created by Jordan Tannahill, Erin Brubacher, and Cara Spooner, and written for a Toronto setting, the play was adapted for Ottawa with a new local cast featuring two University of Ottawa students, and opened at the National Arts Centre (NAC) on March 31 to a full house.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLissie, a rather unknown American indie-folk singer-songwriter, released her third album, My Wild West on Feb. 12. Unfortunately, with this lackluster release her name will likely remain unknown.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough they’ve become known as one of the biggest rock bands of the decade, their new album gives the impression that they’re ready to give up that title—A Head Full of Dreams is their most upbeat and radio-friendly record yet.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn most leagues, using video review during the game is a no-go, so coaches are starting to use photographs to analyze players’ position to prepare a winning play.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the best things about this adaptation of the play, and of Shakespeare’s writing in general, is that despite its antiquity it remains fresh in the eye of the beholder. Shakespeare’s writing still seems as relevant today as it was in the 1600s because of Shakespeare’s ability to understand the core of people’s nature and depict it in his complex characterizations, said Gough.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough Green is best recognized for progressions in acoustic power chords, especially on his 2008 album Bring Me Your Love. However his newest work shows a distinct change of pace in sound. Where there was once a soft linear flow of songs, there is now a forte that speaks to the audience in a transformed, sharp, bluesy thundering of songs, but is still directed by lofty introspection from beginning to end.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUpon first bite, it took some restraint to not demolish the plate and go back for another. The ground beef and bacon added more texture and body to the macaroni, which definitely took a back seat to the meat and cheese.
