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Mostly Sunny sheds light on new Bollywood talent’s controversial past
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After viewing the trailer for this documentary, it was clear that although not an experienced film critic, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dissect and review Mostly Sunny. The film took only 1:47 to pull me in head first. Not for the troubled past of the Sunny Leone, an ex-adult film star turned actress,…
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Presidential food review: The BRARitto
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Now, I have my share of Indian cuisine on the regular, so the novelty of combining one ethnically appropriated food with the flavour of another isn’t enough to glaze my eyes over with wonder. But the BRARitto doesn’t need to do that. It’s good, for just being plain good. Taking the original burrito recipe and…
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Yanchan finds comfort at the intersection of two very different music genres
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After your first listen, you might not realize how quickly the Yours Truly EP finishes. Perhaps that’s due to its fluidity, or the tone of the album as a whole. And without knowing anything upfront, you might have inclinations to box Yanchan into a sub-category of R&B/hip hop that Toronto so proudly finds itself dominating.…
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Etsy Holiday Market more popular than organizers expected
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As a very conscious spender, I have always been taught to really evaluate my shopping decisions. I think deep down, my parents just believed me to be the child to uselessly spend $100 on trinkets. And they weren’t wrong. My motto is, more is more. So when the Etsy Holiday Market came to the Waterloo…
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Life-long high school friends
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High school is a crazy time in everyone’s lives, whether that experience is positive or negative. You’re just beginning to learn about who you are. You’re also learning just as much about the type of people you want to surround yourself with. If you’re from a high school where no one really understands your point…
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Laurier grad finds solace in songwriting
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As a 2013 master’s in music therapy graduate, Sarah Pearson left Laurier with a drive to pursue music therapy at the Grand River Hospital. Now, after a few self-recorded EPs, Pearson is back with Circles We Live Inside, her first studio album. “My goal is always [to] create something that feels as meaningful to me…
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Exploring K-W’s most haunted locations
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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Hero_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Kitchener: Joseph Schneider House Now a popular museum, the Joseph Schneider House is the oldest, still-standing building in Kitchener, built in 1840. Apart from the restored artifacts that are arranged in the multiple buildings, the house has quite an interesting resident. The phantom seamstress can be seen working away in the upstairs bedroom…
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Tinder profile do’s and dont’s
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Yell Tinder, because it’s going down. It’s about time there’s a fair tearing-into for both guys and girls on how weak your Tinder game really is. Your profile was cute for university but you have a LinkedIn now, so its time to up your Tinder profile as well. Cars Fellas, I reciprocate how much you…
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Canadian artists take 2016 by storm
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Time and time again, we’ve seen Canadian artists hop the border in search of fame and fortune. Many times, it’s just the exposure and market size they need to succeed. It’s the unfortunate truth that we have to accept, but it’s not a reason to strip these artists of being ‘truly Canadian.’ Over the…
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Hollywood success requires actors being one with their character
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To be successful in Hollywood, it is expected that an actor completely immerses themselves into a role in order to make the audience believe that they are actually that character, opposed to just reciting memorized lines. It is believed that being able to play several different roles while maintaining that level of believability is what…
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