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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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Romantic movies to kill romance
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Watching romantic movies is as synonymous with Valentine’s Day as roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolate. However, some movies (while focused on romance), aren’t exactly romantic. Here are some fantastic films that double as perfect date-repellents. The Graduate (USA, 1967) Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Kathrine Ross Do you know the song Mrs. Robinson by…
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Artificially artistic? The rise of A.I. illustration
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You may be aware of the recent innovation known as A.I. art. There are dozens of companies and websites showing off this fascinating technology, which can generate surprisingly accurate and complex images with specific directions. The media has largely portrayed this technology as a fun and exciting novelty. However, upon further inspection, A.I. has been…
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“Hugo” vs. “The Fablemans”: It’s better when it’s personal
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Martin Scorsese and Stephen Speilberg may be the greatest directors alive. They have made some of the most influential films in cinema history. For Scorsese, films like Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990) only scrape the surface of his filmography. Speilberg influenced pop culture with Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), and the Indiana…
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State of the Hawk 2022
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On April 1st, 2019, Laurier Alumni published an article stating that the Students’ Union had voted to install a protective glass dome around the Golden Hawk in the Fred Nichols campus center (FNCC) to prevent it from being stepped on. Of course, this was only an April fools’ joke. After all, implementing physical barriers to…
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The world says “No” to Ye
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The artist formerly known as Kanye West has recently espoused rhetoric many have perceived as antisemitic. After his now infamous tweet where he claimed he’d “go death con 3 on Jewish people” and that he was incapable of being antisemitic because “black people are actually Jew.” Ye also went on the Drink Champs podcast, calling…
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Is the Just Stop Oil movement burning out of control?
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The Just Stop Oil movement has recently been making waves in Europe, garnering worldwide media coverage. According to their website, their goal is ‘to ensure that the government commits to ending all new licenses and consents for the exploration, development, and production of fossil fuels in the UK.’ Many would call this a noble goal;…
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Wild Writers Literary Festival returns for 11th year
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From Oct. 28-30 the Wild Writers Literary Festival returned for another year of connecting Canadian writers and authors of all backgrounds and levels of experience. The annual event is hosted by The New Quarterly literary magazine. 2022 not only marked the 11th anniversary of the festival, but also a return to in person festivities. I…
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