Chris Donald
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Taking the howl out of Halloween
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Halloween can be a stressful time of year if you, like me, absolutely hate being scared. Halloween is full of scares and spooky costumes as well as people having horror movie marathons. I’ve been invited to two horror movie marathons as well as five horror movie screenings in the weeks leading up to Halloween 2017,…
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Uncovering the urban legends behind Halloween
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364 days of the year, we all like to pretend we live in a pretty civilized society. Where brother helps brother, and we’re all fairly safe. Generally, this is true. Of course every society has troubles, but comparatively, Canada is okay. Which is probably why on Oct. 31 rules get thrown out the window…
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The need to know before going international
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As an exchange student from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, packing my bags and moving my whole life 3,606 miles away was fairly significant. I arrived in Canada on Aug. 30, so I have been at Wilfrid Laurier University for two months now, and I already feel like I have experienced a…
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Transgressions among Witches, Wiccans and Wise Women
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Witch City Arts North and Women in Music and Arts (WIMA) Toronto are currently hosting Witchfest North 2017, which will run from Oct. 5 to Oct. 31. Witchfest is an event wherein witches, Wiccans and wise women celebrate the repeal of section 365 from Canada’s criminal code. Section 365 states the following: “Every one who…
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P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma makes a disappointing splash
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In her latest album, Beautiful Trauma, iTunes advertises P!nk as attaining perfection. Unfortunately, the writers at iTunes music, not the truth. P!nk, to me, represents an underrepresented version of girl power that really resonates. She doesn’t have to be a traditional blonde bombshell to get her message across and to be remembered. She’s strong and…
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Pumpkin picking with The Cord!
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Karlis Wilde @ Dairy Queen There is no poetry eloquent enough to adequately describe the beauty held within that blue and red paper cup. That spiced whip of cream and nutmeg, served inverted, red spoon diving into her luscious core, is a reminder that, yes, there is a god, and yes, he certainly loves you very, very…
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Loving Vincent and the new cinematic experience!
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This year marks the creation of the first feature film to be made entirely from paintings. Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a one part Kickstarter, one part oil-painting revival collaboration between the UK and Poland. The project employed over 100 painters to bring the mysterious circumstances of Vincent Van Gogh’s untimely…
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The best wings of Waterloo
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For those of you who know me personally, you will be able to confirm that one of my favourite food groups is chicken wings. Not just any ol’ chicken wing either. They have to be saucy, crispy, and all flats please! Chicken wings can be a highly controversial and heated topic for those who consider…
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These notebooks are noteworthy: the best journal for the job
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I’m one of those students who, if I’m on my laptop, I’m bound to be on Facebook instead of taking notes. For that reason, as well as to help with memory, I made the switch to handwriting. Between my bullet journal, my creative pocket notebook, my publications notebook and my class notes, I almost always…
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Framing the world of micro-budget filmmaking
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When thinking about a career in filmmaking, it’s not surprising that we might think of big-budget Hollywood productions that are unattainable for the majority of us. But local success stories Ava Torres and Helmann Wilhelm are examples of how this is not always true. Torres and Wilhelm are graduates of Cinema Studies at the University…
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