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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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Two-time U.S. National Poetry Slam finalist, winner of a Los Angeles Music Award for Spoken Word Album of the year and star of Spike Lee’s Inside Man, New York’s Carlos Andrés Gómez impressed the Laurier community this past Sunday with much more than his countless achievements. Covering issues of language, voice, education, masculinity, oppression and…

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Wade: Best Picture Normally, this category wouldn’t be so hard, but the jump from five to 10 nominees requires a little more effort in the decision-making process. It’s pretty clear that Up in the Air, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds and (as much as it pains me to say) Avatar are all in the race,…

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Three exclusive performances of Follies – put on by Laurier Musical Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Theatre Auditorium, offered a rare opportunity to see a huge cast of students reproducing Stephen Sondheim’s renowned Broadway musical. The musical, involving 37 cast members in 21 performance numbers, a pit band of 14 and a…

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