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Funk in the Oven takes Last Band Standing
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After a night of Laurier musicians showcasing their talent on the Wilf’s stage, innovative band Funk in the Oven came out victorious as A-team’s Last Band Standing (LBS). “It was fairly close, but I think there was a clear favourite amongst the audience,” said one of the LBS judges Ryan Wycherley, a former Radio Laurier…
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Haiti relief event held at Maxwell’s
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Maxwell’s Music House drew in a large crowd on Tuesday night when their weekly open mic night transformed into a benefit for Haiti. Two Laurier alumni, Sarah Sheridan and owner of the music club Paul Maxwell, worked together to organize the event. “He has the business and I had the idea to just come and…
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A lifelong passion
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It is hard to believe that a 71-year-old love affair with photography can originate from an encounter with mushrooms, but for Wilhelm Nassau it did. As a high school student, he volunteered to photograph this species of fungus for his biology professor. “I didn’t know much about photography, but with mushrooms, it was easy,” said…
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Arts bites: Jan. 27, 2010
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Drunk on a plane Colleen Walsh, the Canadian TV personality who was arrested in Newfoundland last March when her transatlantic flight was diverted to St. John’s, was fined and placed on probation for assault and air rage charges. Walsh, who has worked for CBC, CTV and Global, attributed her actions to two bottles of wine,…
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Our Body: Exhibit comes to Children’s Museum in Waterloo
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“Textbooks don’t do it justice, how amazing your body is,” marketing manager of the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum Angela Olano explained, referring to the fascination and intrigue behind the museum’s newest exhibition Our Body: The Universe Within. Open Jan. 14 until Apr. 11, Our Body invites viewers to take a unique look underneath the skin…
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New Vampire Weekend album fails to impress
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Contra Vampire Weekend Release date: Jan. 12, 2010 XL Recordings Vampire Weekend emerged from the wilds of Columbia University a few years ago with music that blended an Africa-derived sense of rhythm and a distinctly white collar and Ivy League sense of presence. Contra breaks little new ground. To say that it is no different…
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In Review: FR!NGE
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This past weekend, the FR!NGE festival treated its audiences to stories of minor-inconvenience-solving superheroes, comical murder plots and World War I soldiers, among many others. Two of The Cord’s volunteers attended Show A on Jan. 14 and Show B on Jan. 15 to review the eclectic array of plays and short films created and acted…
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Viewers to blame for Tonight Show mayhem
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“I’m with CoCo” – it seems you can’t click anywhere these days without seeing the rally cry so many loyal viewers have adopted to show their support for Conan O’Brien. In case you were living under a rock, this past week the beloved comedian turned down the opportunity to ruin what is, in his mind,…
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WLU women’s centre launches feminism campaign
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To think about how feminism exists in our own community, we should acknowledge the various definitions and facets that it offers. That is the message that the WLU Women’s Centre aims to spread on campus through its new campaign which launched last week. On Thursday, Jan. 14, the Women’s Centre held an exhibit called “Find…
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Arts bites: Jan. 20, 2010
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Celine Dion tops music money-makers list Celine Dion made the most money of any musician in the 2000s, according to a LA Times list. Dion made almost $748 million in the last 10 years, including over $500 million from her stint as a performer in Las Vegas for 600 shows at Caesar’s Palace from 2003-07.…
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