eraziel.com The Artist is cinema for cinephiles. Set at the dawn of the Golden Age of Hollywood, it’s at once a post-mortem and celebration of the silent genre. Director Michel Hazanavicius crafts a rich, beautiful world using minimalist cinematic strokes by today’s standards, and in his effort takes the viewer[Read More…]
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The Marriage of Bette and Boo might end ugly
Emily Doyle / Players’ Theatre Dark comedy is a perplexing concept. Though initially a contradiction in terms, most people understand the subtlety involved in such a label. The work may make upsetting issues “lighter”; perhaps, conversely, it may convey typical subjects of comedy in acidic, disturbing ways. In both of[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
Ryan Reisert FOOTBALL — All hell broke loose south of the border this weekend as Nos. 2, 4, and 5 in the BCS standings lost in stunning fashion. Losses for Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Oklahoma open the door for a rematch between SEC-rivals LSU and Alabama in January’s national championship.[Read More…]
NBA Lockout: Whose side are YOU on?
Although they agree that the lockout should end as soon as possible, two basketball fans give their take on who they support: Owners I’m an avid NBA fan, and like most other fans, I’m attracted to the league because of its players. We cheer for Kobe and Dwight because they’re[Read More…]
If at first you don’t succeed, please don’t call, call again
Wrong numbers happen all the time. Normal etiquette dictates that you politely tell the person on the other end that this isn’t who they are trying to reach, and then you both hang up. No harm, no foul. But on occasion, you get that random person who, for whatever reason,[Read More…]
Grocery list essentials for your vegan baking endeavours
Marri Knadle / McGill Tribune Whether you’ve got environmentalism and animal ethics on the brain, or you’re contending with food allergies and a vegan relative or ten, there are lots of good reasons to make your baked goods vegan this season. Die-hard bakers of the chemist-gastronomist persuasion may be wary[Read More…]
Holiday spirit in the city
freephotooftheday.clientk.com It’s getting to be that time of year again—when midterms are fading from memory and finals are just far enough away that panic mode hasn’t quite set in yet. The time of year when the snow begins to fall and the Canada Goose jackets come out. The time of[Read More…]
A student’s endless craving for authentic Mexican food
thomonthenet.com There are certain things in my life that I have learned to live without. While spending a summer behind the great firewall of China in Beijing, I did not have access to Facebook for two months. During my summer in Bangladesh, I had to acclimate to 34°C weather and[Read More…]
Why I started celebrating Christmas in November
all the fun, none of the drama. I hate people who celebrate Christmas too early. I would usually hesitate to use such a strong word in such a mild context, but no other adjective is strong enough to express my loathing. Christmas is the crown jewel in the holiday calendar[Read More…]
Introducing the hashtag
They’re called hashtags, and they’re a phenomenon that started on Twitter and are now appearing all over the Internet (and even outside, with the appearance of ‘air hashtag’ hand-signs). Before explaining what hashtags are, let’s examine the social media that started it all. Twitter was launched in July 2006,[Read More…]