The songwriter: A dying breed
“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...
Arts bites: Oct. 7, 2009
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...
Gaming: The casual divide
Last week, Nintendo announced that it would cut the price of its Wii console by $50 to combat slumping sales numbers The move says a great deal about the financial success of...
Cord-o-scopes: Sept. 30, 2009
Libra (Sept 23 to Oct 22): After arriving at your business club meeting an hour early, you’ll be horrified to discover that it’s actually a pagan cult, sacrificing students to...
Cord Cross Canada: Couch surfing along the East coast
Making plans At the beginning of the summer, I promised myself to stay away from a corporate office cubicle or a place where I would serve coffee to impatient caffeine addicts...
Thumbs up/Thumbs down: Sept. 30, 2009
Thumbs Up: 1) Oktoberfest and Halloween are quickly approaching 2) The new amphitheater and the renovations to the Terrace look great Thumbs Down: 1) Papers, assignments and...
DJ Demers is on a quest for comedy
“The only difference between those who do and those who don’t is that those who do, do,” DJ Demers explained in an interview with The Cord These words, which he heard from...