Chris Donald
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St Patrick’s Day Open Letter
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Celebrating Irish Heritage On March 1st 2023 Minister Ahmed Hussen and MP James Maloney officiallyproclaimed March as Irish Heritage Month. Recognizing the importance of Irish heritageto Canada brings great joy to the more than 4.6 million Canadians of Irish descent. Wehonour the many contributions of our compatriots and predecessors toward making thisgreat country what it…
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Canada
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Laurier’s favourite celebration is coming up, St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 17th. InCanada, St.Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated. While it isn’t a statutory holiday, many peopletake the day off to attend St. Patrick’s Day parades and celebrations. Parades exist in large citiesacross Ontario with the largest being in Montreal, given the common Irish roots…
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Shrek Rave coming to Kitchener on March 24
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“IT’S DUMB JUST COME HAVE FUN. WHO CARES. COOL IS DEAD. idk hahaha.” Such is the description of an upcoming event known as a Shrek Rave in Kitchener. Limited to those ages 19 and over, this rave certainly isn’t child’s play, despite the eponymous character’s strong presence in our childhood years. So, why party like…
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Lil Yachty breaks his mold: same artist, new sound
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At the end of last month, Lil Yachty, a rapper not known for his creative endeavours but rather for consecutively producing one or two hits from each of his albums, released what has been titled one of the wildest musical left turns in recent years. The Atlanta rapper’s last previous albums were all mildly to…
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Harry Styles cleans up at 2023 BRIT Awards
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The recent BRIT Awards took place and were not to be missed. The BRIT Awards are the annual showcase for the UK music industry, held in London, England. This year, artists such as Lizzo, The 1975, Stormyz, Harry Styles, Elton John, Wet Leg, and Sam Smith were nominated. Harry Styles swept the board this…
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Spotted: A failed reboot once again – Gossip Girl
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With HBO having announced that its reboot of Gossip Girl was canceled after two seasons, one can’t help but wonder: What went wrong? At first glance, it seemed to have everything a typical teen drama needs; an influential clique, the infamous bad boy and a queen bee who had more than what meets the eye. …
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Rock This Town: new exhibit highlights Kitchener-Waterloo’s music history
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Newcomers to Kitchener-Waterloo (KW) may be surprised at the town’s rich rock ‘n’ roll history spanning the 1960s and 70s. In fact, legendary bands such as Led Zeppelin have played the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, and local universities have held intimate shows for rockstars. This includes Neil Young, as well as rock bands KISS and Rush,…
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Are you ready for the Razzies?
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There are certainly a lot of awards that films and people involved with films can achieve. Of course, the Oscars are the most famous of the awards, but they are not the only ones. There are awards to be won at film festivals such as TIFF, Cannes and Sundance. There are also smaller and less…
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Napoleon Dynamite and the nerd revolution
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For a society that once bullied nerds into oblivion, we’ve certainly done a 180° on them over the last two decades. Perhaps it is correlated with the rise of nerdy products dominating pop culture. There was a time when talking about Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and superheroes was a one-way ticket to wedgie…
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The roar of “The Sea Beast”
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On February 4th, celebrated Canadian-American animator Chris Williams returned to his hometown of Kitchener-Waterloo for a showing of his Oscar nominated film The Sea Beast. Active in the animation industry from 1996 onwards, Williams worked with Disney until 2018. During his time with the company, he worked on the well known Disney classics Mulan, The…
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