Arts
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WLU women’s soccer opens with win
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s soccer team started their season on high note on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Waterloo Warriors 3-1. Rookie Amanda Mithrush led the way for the Hawks, scoring a pair of goals in her first career start. “Overall, I think we were clearly the dominant team today,” said Hawks’ head coach…
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Stratford festival invests in social media
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The lights in the Avon Theatre dim and the noise from more than a thousand students becomes silence. A man enters the stage and makes himself comfortable in the wingback chair meagerly lit by a single spot light. Actor Tom McCamus plays the swing role of author J.M. Barrie and the evil Captain Hook in…
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A Hillside to remember
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For 27 years, one weekend in July has been set aside for hippies and non-hippies alike to gather together near Guelph for the Hillside Festival. Held at the Guelph Lake island, Hillside has become one of the most notable and heavily anticipated festivals of the summer, attracting diverse Canadian and international talent along with dedicated…
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Emmy picks too safe this year
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I’m not quite sure that any single TV watcher out there can attest to this year’s Emmy nominations being “correct”, but I count myself among the many that can at least exclaim that this year’s contenders seem to be rather “safe”. If you take a look at the list of nominees that was released this…
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Kilmore Place play Kitchener
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The Circus Room played host to Vancouver-based Kilmore Place on July 14 as part of a tour to promote their new album entitled …What Happened? Opening band This is Franco got it started and ripped through their set playing dynamic alternative pop rock. Lead singer Mark Bridgeman gave it his all on vocals, while guitarist…
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Review: Inception
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Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Jospeh Gorden-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine Release Date: July 16, 2010 4/4 Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight, returns to the realm of the summer blockbuster with his latest film Inception. Inception is a sci-fi suspense thriller with a brilliant cast…
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Review: Despicable me
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Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud and Sergio Pablos Starring: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russel Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher Release Date: July 9, 2010 3/4 After two successful animated box-office films, Steve Carell hits the big screen again as the voice of Gru in this summer’s…
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Review: Exit Through the Gift Shop
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Directed by Banksy Release Date: May 2010 (limited) 4/4 Those familiar with the work of notorious graffiti artist Banksy would be correct in assuming that a film by him would be just as unconventional and mockingly elusive as his other work. Indeed, Exit Through the Gift Shop forgoes the implied documentary on Banksy to question…
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Hillside in moving pictures
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Check out the following videos of performances by Jason Collet, Japandroids, Shad and Stars from the Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario. The Cord was on the festival grounds all weekend. See the story in print and online on Wednesday morning. Saturday July 24 Jason Collett: “Winnipeg Winds” and “I’ll Bring the Sun” Japandroids: “The Boys…
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Polaris shortist announced
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The Polaris Music Prize shortlisted nominees were announced yesterday, July 6. The shortlist was compiled by a jury of over 200 Canadian journalists, including Canadian media mogul Alan Cross and CBC favourite Jian Ghomeshi. The competition has now been narrowed down from the 40 artists that were announced on June 17, leaving ten albums in…
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