Arts
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Learning from hardship
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Thanksgiving weekend is typically a time when students go home to mooch free food off of lonely parents and to be thankful that they do not have to spend yet another weekend in their run-down, low-budget houses. However, for Laurier graduate Josh Martin, author of Simple(ton) Living, there is a lot more to be thankful…
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In review: Oct. 15, 2009
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The Invention of Lying Directed by: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson Starring: Ricky Gervais Released: Oct. 2, 2009 2/4 Living in a world where every single person’s thoughts are exposed seems tempting, right? Well, if I lived in such a world I’d be forced to say that The Invention of Lying fails to produce the…
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Seeking to thrill
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Despite the demands of touring and maintaining a sense of constant creativity, Toronto’s Dragonette has successfully kept the passion, positivity and energy that are instantly evident in their live performances. In support of their latest release and second full-length album, Fixin To Thrill, the band has launched a massive world-wide tour that brought them to…
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Funny women: Yes, they exist
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How many of you out there saw Couples Retreat this weekend? It made approximately $35 million at the box office, so some of you had to have seen it. Obviously, the general public felt differently than I did: that it was worthy of their $12. I have no problem with people who saw it because…
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Critiquing Canadian art
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If every mid-life crisis ended with the production of a mesmerizing piece of art highlighting the beauty of British Columbia’s natural landscape and receiving critical acclaim from a group of local artists, middle age wouldn’t seem so bad. For Kathleen Poste, a registered nurse at the Grand River Hospital, it was a mid-life crisis that…
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VIDEO – “Playing Piano” sculpture on display at WLU
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This sculpture created by artist Marla Hlady is piano that plays by itself through the help of motors and pneumatics. It is on display at the Robert Langen Art Gallery in Wilfrid Laurier University until Oct. 24.
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Chatting with Flogging Molly
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Some words that come to mind when thinking of Ireland: distinct, political and great music to drink to. Today the Irish identity lives on abroad in the Irish-American Celtic-punk hybrid that is Flogging Molly. The band’s sound captures something unique and important; it’s as if a traditional Irish pub decided to hold a hardcore-punk night,…
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Coupland’s newest offering falls short
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Generation A Written by: Douglas Coupland Released on: Sept. 1, 2009 Publisher: Random House Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars Perhaps one of the most famous Canadian authors of all time, it seems that Douglas Coupland has come full circle. The result is that the post-modern author’s latest offering, Generation A, is ultimately hard to…
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The songwriter: A dying breed
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“If you really want to know what’s going on in the world, listen to the songs,” said Peter Slack, presenter of Songwriters Unite!, a concert held Sunday night at Maxwell’s Music House. Songwriters Unite! – an event that began in 2004 – is a North American collective musical initiative that encourages songwriters to create and…
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Arts bites: Oct. 7, 2009
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Backstreet Boy has swine flu In the midst of what seems like their fifth or sixth comeback in the last couple of years, the Backstreet Boys have had to cancel a few of their upcoming appearances because Brian Litrell has reportedly come down with swine flu. It can be assumed that this is a devastating…
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