Arts

Swing Kids Directed by: Thomas Carter Starring: Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale Release date: Mar. 5, 1993 Significance: The film not only provides a jazzy, light-hearted yet somber and poignant look at youth resistance to Nazism in World War II Germany, but features vintage versions of beloved Hollywoood actors. Everyone must have encountered Swing…

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Oasis guitarist delays Canadian justice system Noel Gallagher will fly to Toronto in April to deliver a victim-impact statement against a Pickering man who drunkenly knocked him over onstage at Toronto’s Virgin Festival in August 2008. The trial against the man is being delayed until Gallagher can find time to travel to Canada. The 48-year-old…

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Faculty members and students came together on Monday night to show their ongoing support for the recovering nation of Haiti. Showcased in one of Laurier’s least-explored buildings – the seminary – staff and students proved they care by sharing their talents and raising money to help rebuild the earthquake-ravaged country. Donations were not only fuelled…

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The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery (CCGG), located only a few blocks from Wilfrid Laurier University in Uptown Waterloo, is stirring interest among art critics and students alike with their latest exhibit Introspective Expeditions: Journeys to the Self. The exhibit showcases three Canadian ceramic sculptors exploring themes of change, reflection and transformation, all of which…

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New York, I Love You interweaves the stories of a number of people and places in New York City, exploring the relationships between couples of all ages, artists and their muses, parents and their children and above all else New Yorkers and their beloved city. Continuing in the tradition of 2006’s Paris, je t’aime the…

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“Who came here tonight with the sole purpose of making Justin Nozuka their personal Valentine?” joked folk singer-songwriter Robyn Dell’Unto before performing her first song of the night. For many of Friday’s audience in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall that was exactly their plan, but the “Singer/Songwriter Spotlight” was much more than a Justin Nozuka…

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Being recognized for the music you produce is something that eludes a lot of aspiring artists, even when letting anyone see or hear your material online is just a few mouse clicks away. Laurier student Evan Abeele has experienced the potential of Internet music culture first hand, as his band Memoryhouse has gained international attention…

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Demonstrating a collection of feminist artwork, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KWAG) is currently holding an exhibit Pandora’s Box, curated by Amanda Cachia and organized and toured by Dunlop Art Gallery. Pandora’s Box invokes contemplation about what it means to be female in this day and age within Canada. The gallery held a curator talk for…

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The Game not Tila Tequila’s baby daddy On Friday, Twitter proved once again that it has legitimate uses. Television “personality” Tila Tequila, who remains recognizable for no other reason than the fact that her name rhymes and is easy to remember, suggested that rapper The Game was the father of her unborn child via the…

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Ian Curtis was a genius. Ian Curtis was tragic. Curtis’ band Joy Division is one of the most influential of not only the “new wave” movement of the ‘80s, but also of the new wave revival that began 10 years ago. Released in 1979 with Factory Records, the band’s first album Unknown Pleasures is a…

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