Arts
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Ranking Valentine’s Day chocolate
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Love is in the air this February – that means we’ve got chocolate on the brain. Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day (with the gals), you want to make sure you’re getting a top quality treat. So which chocolate does your lover actually like? We’ve put together a list of chocolates, ranked from…
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Valentine’s date ideas in KW
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With Valentine’s day just around the corner, there is no shortage of romantic things to do in Kitchener-Waterloo. Whether you’re spending this special day with friends, family or a special someone, with these date ideas are sure to have a fun time and a great bonding experience with your loved ones..
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Love, or the lack thereof
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Media, corporations and nosy relatives alike tend to portray love (specifically the romantic kind) as a necessity. But there’s less consensus on what it actually is or which qualities make love worthwhile. Haddaway raised the question in his 1993 hit What is Love, and we’ve been wondering since. According to Justin Cavallo, associate professor of…
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Artificially artistic? The rise of A.I. illustration
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You may be aware of the recent innovation known as A.I. art. There are dozens of companies and websites showing off this fascinating technology, which can generate surprisingly accurate and complex images with specific directions. The media has largely portrayed this technology as a fun and exciting novelty. However, upon further inspection, A.I. has been…
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“Hugo” vs. “The Fablemans”: It’s better when it’s personal
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Martin Scorsese and Stephen Speilberg may be the greatest directors alive. They have made some of the most influential films in cinema history. For Scorsese, films like Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990) only scrape the surface of his filmography. Speilberg influenced pop culture with Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), and the Indiana…
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Some must-watch movies releasing in 2023
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2023 will be filled to the brim with movies, with production finally being able to return in its normal fashion. Here some of the most anticipated movies of the year. Creed III (Mar 3) Michael B. Jordan. Must I say anything else? This is the third installment of the Creed series, which marks the ninth…
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Editorial: In defense of “Babylon”: Chazelle’s poorly received masterpiece
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Within the first five minutes of Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s new film, an elephant releases its bowels on Manny Torres, an immigrant with big-screen dreams played by Diego Calva. This sets the tone for the rest of the film, which I saw in theaters for a whopping three hours and nine minutes. It is a daringly…
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Vivienne Westwood, godmother of punk, dies at 81
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Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer widely known as “the godmother of punk”, passed away on Dec. 29, 2022 at the age of 81. Her namesake company announced her death without specifying the cause. Westwood’s death follows her long and remarkable career, during which she added elements of couture to punk style. The symbols of rock iconography,…
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Christmas music to scare your grandparents
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It’s hard to go anywhere in December without hearing Christmas music. On the radio, at your parent’s house, even walking through the grocery store- it’s inescapable. There’s a rich history of popular Christmas songs that persist even decades later. The great classics of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Darlene Love harken back to Christmases…
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‘Tis the Season to Consume
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If you ever want to experience true madness, just go shopping during the holiday season. Flocking through crowds in the mall, fighting over deals is nothing short of an Olympic sport. Online shopping is also a frenzy, with occasions like Cyber Monday causing flash sales that have caused popular sites to crash. In the spirit…
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