Karlis Wilde
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The return of podcasts amidst a visual-driven entertainment frenzy
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Differences between story-telling formats highlight pros and cons. While television, arguably the most popular method of modern entertainment, is an incredible invention that connects people by an intensely specific craft of art, it is a method that requires little engagement from its audience. By offering less, the radio format was able to influence people in…
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Balderdash series shines light on WLU literary community
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The Balderdash Reading Series held their first event on the night of Jan. 25, in the Wilfrid Laurier University Robert Langen Art Gallery. Eager bibliophiles filled the room, excited to hear selected readings from a few of the best modern Canadian authors. The event was created to fulfill a need in the Laurier literary community.…
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Rise in vinyl record popularity may be here to stay
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There’s an incredible correlation between an increase in availability and a degradation of value. During the Great Depression, children were excited to open their stockings on Christmas morning and find an orange inside: it was a rare, tropical delicacy, dripping with juicy sweetness. Using the orange as a metaphor for music, streaming services are the…
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The Captain’s Boil introduces K-W to a new twist on sea food
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A fundamental shift in preconceptions associated with dining out occurs inside of The Captain’s Boil, an award winning new restaurant chain now in uptown Waterloo. First, the customer is saddled with a cartoony plastic bib, decorated with a pirate’s bandana. Then, they are supplied with a pair of plastic gloves. The marketing urges one to…
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K-W’s Tri-Con brings together nerds from all around
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On a superficial level, there’s a kind of sacrilege that lives in the cult-like environment of a convention. At THEMUSEUM for this weekend’s Tri-Con, Judge Dredd posed for photographs with an Ewok. A miniature stormtrooper resigned himself to kickflips in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, while a similarly disproportionate Iron Man created dissonant music by running…
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Abe Erb’s Kitchener extension looking to solidify its position in K-W’s craft beer community
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Serenaded by Swedish indie-folk music, a local farmer carts a heavy load of wheat past gleaming silver tanks. To his immediate right, a man in a knit sweater runs the counter for a tiny shop, hocking cans and growlers of beer, teas, t-shirts and glassware. Extending behind them both is a large space with lofty…
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Singles to kick off the new semester in style
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Brand New by Ben Rector What better way to kick off a new semester than with a song by the same name? “Brand New” is the title track of Ben Rector’s latest and most popular album. This Nashville-based artist who has been described by Billboard as a “gimmick-free pop nobody” has gained some notoriety with…
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Failte’s closure in uptown Waterloo
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Cold, jagged white brick wraps around King St.’s hole-in-the-wall surrounded by more distinguished establishments like DVLB and The Pub on King, a broken lantern highlights the un-marked entrance to the bar and restaurant formerly known as Failte. Maybe it was the distinct confusion of character that put the final nail in this restaurant’s coffin. While…
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Top entertainment of 2016
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Top 5 Movies Sully (Trailer) It may not seem like a lot of time, but so much can happen in a few seconds. This can be seen in the Clint Eastwood directed film, Sully. Following the aftermath of an emergency crash landing into the Hudson River, Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger faces the results of his actions…
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Showdown of the Star Series: Wars vs. Trek
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Isaac Asimov once defined the difference between the interconnected genres of science fiction and fantasy, calling the former possible and the latter not. This is the first clue toward the significant differences between the two major Star franchises, and it’s one that generally disqualifies the question of which one is objectively superior. There’s no denying…
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