Tyler Currie
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KW Symphony brings blockbuster movies to life
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A musical score is one of the most important aspects of a film. It adds to the overall feel of the story, and if the soundtrack is strong enough, it can transform a good movie into a cinematic masterpiece. It’s no wonder that live performances of movie soundtracks are growing in popularity around Canada and…
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How media bias effects reader perception
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A dog sneezes, causing him to fall down the stairs. The way this tragic event is reported in the news affects the way it’s perceived by the public, which has direct real-world consequences. Maybe the story is framed blaming the owners of the tumblin’ dog, with the headline: ‘Where Were the Owners? Terrible Masters Leave…
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Experiencing the Juno Awards live for the first time
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For the first time since it started in 1970, the Juno Awards were officially being hosted in London, Ontario. Coincidentally, for the first time since I started in 1994, I was officially living in London, Ontario. It was fate. If you’re a music fan, you understand that somehow our modestly populated country is absolutely crammed…
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Estimating the odds of your existence
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How selfish are we to worry about death? We act as if it’s not incredible that we get to be alive in the first place. As if we are somehow entitled to exist because we’ve developed a consciousness that allows us to observe the world we live in. Life is the most unlikely and unconventional…
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Prioritizing your work before the weather brings you outside
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This article is your formal warning. You should be proud of yourself. You’ve almost made it through the cold grip of yet another Canadian winter, with the sun starting to peak its little head out from the heavens and melt away the snow. It’s almost time to “yeet” your coat to the back of the…
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Revolutionizing the club scene one silent party at a time
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All week you’ve been restless just thinking about getting together with those friends, blasting that music, and throwing back a few drinks before heading out to the club. In a club,you can’t be embarrassed by your bad dance moves because no one is paying attention. In a club,the stress of your everyday life is pushed…
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Moving away from your childhood home
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I grew up in a small town, went to a small school and hung out with a small group of friends. It was great. About 25,000 people call Orangeville, Ontario home, and a few dozen of those residents included my mom and dad, my teachers, my acquaintances, my doctor, my dentist, my mailman, my childhood…
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Hitting your peak when you’re an old man
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If my life were a couch, even the garbage men would refuse to take it from the curb. If my life were a person, you would take the stairs when you saw him waiting for the elevator. Don’t feel bad for me, I make my life stink strategically. Let me explain. While everyone is out…
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Finance or fulfillment? That is the question
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When we were young, we thought monsters were scary. We worried about imaginary creatures hiding in our closets or creeping under our beds with one sole purpose: getting us. I miss those days. Today, monsters are nothing compared to the existential concern of wasting years of my finite existence doing a job that I…
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The sweet rush of doing a good deed
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The only reason I do nice things for others is so I can feel the rush of the “good deed.” There’s no better feeling than rolling up my sleeves and helping someone in need as a way of indulging myself with that precious influx of endorphins when I hear the words “thank you” or…
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