Arts

This past week, Waterloo’s Princess Cinema screened the Academy Awards short film nominees, undoubtedly an under-exposed corner of the film world. Staff Writer Sarah Murphy reviews the animated shorts and Staff Writer Mike Lakusiak reviews the live-action shorts. Animated nominees A Matter of Loaf and Death Directed: Nicolas Schmerkin 2.5/4 Nick Park continues the saga…

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iTunes sells ten billionth song Apple’s digital music sales service iTunes has sold its ten billionth mp3 file. A 71-year-old man from Georgia bought Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way” last Thursday, winning a $10,000 iTunes gift certificate and a personal call from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The service, which sold over a million…

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After a year-long battle of the bands, beginning on Oct. 30, musicians Funk in the Oven were announced as the victors. A-Team’s annual Last Band Standing (LBS) came to a close on Thursday, Feb. 4. The competition’s champions were announced after beating out 11 other bands, including two preliminary winners, The Dirty Nil and Insignia,…

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Looking around the sea of jogging pants, athletic wear and other “student-uniform” ensembles, you’re bound to see something that’s come to define our demographic: labels. This is not meant in the capacity of “jock”, “hipster”, “skater” or any other subculture (though I’m sure you see much of those as well), but in the way of…

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Valentine’s Day Directed by: Garry Marshall Starring: Ashton Kutcher and all of Hollywood Release date: Feb. 12, 2010 1/4 Despite the lure of a huge all-star cast, the involvement of producers from He’s Just Not That Into You and the director of Pretty Women, Valentine’s Day is medley of bad storylines. There are three principle…

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When K-OS took Starlight’s stage on Feb. 17 for the second night in a row, the rather timid crowd was quickly transformed as he filled the club with the energy of his performance. Throughout his career K-OS has displayed an affinity towards following his own path. His individualism, combined with an eclectic musical focus, has…

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Lil Wayne avoids prison (for now) with poor dental hygiene Lil Wayne had his one-year prison sentence postponed as a result of emergency dental surgery. The rapper, who was supposed to serve his sentence starting Feb. 9, received eight root canals and had his $150, 000 diamond-encrusted “grills” fixed up during an eight hour procedure…

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Precious Directed by: Lee Daniels Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton Release Date: Nov. 6, 2009 3.5/4 Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, Precious is a must see movie for anyone who wants perspective on their own lives, and is most definitely worthy of the Oscar nomination it has received. In her breakout role,…

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I would like to let the record reflect – here and now, in the abundance of its box-office success and award potential, its surpassing of all expectations and money-making records – that I do not think Avatar is a fantastic movie. Yes, you read that right. I did not care for Avatar. I saw it,…

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14 days ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the world a glimpse at the super-company’s latest product: the iPad. Besides having most of the features of an iPhone on steroids, both the 10” colour display and the new iBookstore offer a new function for Apple: online reading. The iPad’s iBookstore, similar to Amazon’s Kindle project,…

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