Arts
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Canadian hip-hop artist Prevail of Swollen Members thought he wanted a question mark on his tombstone when he died, but after further reflection decided he’d prefer an exclamation point. If he were to die six months from now, he’d spend at least some of that time in Europe. “I think I’d try to BASE jump…
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Laurier award goes to novel that deals with traumatic themes
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For writer Russell Wangersky, writing his memoir Burning Down the House: Fighting Fires and Losing Myself was about more than just writing – it was a cathartic experience. Recently Wangersky won the 2009 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for the book, a $10,000 annual award Laurier grants to acknowledge a Canadian writer whose work…
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A media-minded professor
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Outrageous and pompous, Professor Kuling of BITE TV’s satirical show Recessionomics is far from the individual you’d want teaching a class of 200 students. But for the real Peter Kuling, Laurier professor of English, film studies and communications, that character could not be further from the truth. “The difference is that Professor Kuling on BITE…
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Experiencing Laurier’s opera
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Though many students don’t know it, Laurier has opera singers – and good ones at that. Exhibiting their pool of talent, the music department hosted the annual Opera Excerpts show on the weekend. The Friday night performance, and its encore on Saturday in the Theatre Auditorium, consisted of four scenes from various operas. All period…
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Photographing a Twilight star
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For many of the Twilight series’ avid fans, being within six feet of one of its actors would be a dream. Near the end of summer, Canada’s Michael De Sadeleer, a professional celebrity photographer, got the unique opportunity to photograph Daniel Cudmore, who is set to play Felix, a terrifying Volturi guard, in the most…
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The Cord interviews Mother Mother
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It’s somewhat difficult to describe Mother Mother. Without listening to their work extensively, defining their sound in words is not easily accomplished other than to say they are far from the archetypal Canadian indie band. Angelic vocal harmonies interspersed with driving bass and delicate guitar work comprise the bulk of the group’s two albums of…
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This year’s Oscar dark horses
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Picture this – you’re sitting at home a few months from now, staring at the Oscar telecast on your TV. The glamourous atmosphere is emitting from the screen as you wait patiently for the announcement of the night’s big awards. And then, last year’s Best Supporting Actress winner Penelope Cruz takes the stage to present…
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A little corner of the film world
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This weekend, the KW region will be exposed to an underappreciated style of storytelling. On Thursday, The Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema is set to arrive at The Gig Theatre to help spread an appreciation of animation as an accredited film style. According to curator Joseph Chen, the festival seeks to show that animation is…
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We Are The Take entertains Wilf’s
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Last Thursday at Wilf’s, a truly talented group of individuals took the stage to showcase their musical genius as the Toronto-based band We Are The Take. For the band’s bassist, Andrew Hobbs, who previously attended Wilfrid Laurier University, performing onstage at Wilf’s was a particularly special experience. “Laurier is a really great school. I went…
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Arts Bites: Nov. 18, 2009
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Elvis gains posthumous income via hair sales Keeping the cult of dead celebrities alive, an anonymous buyer purchased a single strand of Elvis Presley’s hair for over $2,000 this week. Even more disturbingly, a chunk of the King’s apparently precious locks went for $15,000 last month. Should you wish to obtain your own piece of…
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