The 2011 Rugby World Cup is a love-driven addiction for fans and players alike around the world. Canadians and expats will be staving off sleep to watch games in New Zealand that start at ungodly hours over the next two months. Similar to the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby World[Read More…]
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Planet of the Apes
thegate.ca Director Rupert Wyatt rebuilt the Planet of the Apes series entirely from scratch, making the original series and a one-off Mark Wahlberg remake entirely non-canon. The first movie in a planned reboot series, Rise of the Planet of the Apes introduces the ape Caesar, whose heightened cognition is the[Read More…]
National League West
1st—San Francisco Giants: The reigning World Series champs should continue to dominate a pretty weak division. Tim Lincecum had a down year last year, which he is sure to rebound from and the rest of the pitching staff is improving around him. Fitness-heads, rejoice!—formerly fat Pablo Sandoval lost 35 pounds[Read More…]
Didn’t bring tupperware? Too bad
Holly Brewart This Tuesday, the Students’ Society passed a General Assembly motion to make McGill campus the most sustainable campus in Canada, and probably on Earth. SSMU’s environmental motion will create a number of changes on campus starting in September 2011. Firstly, all disposable plates, cups and cutlery will be[Read More…]
Blaming rape victims is still not okay
Apparently a topic the Tribune editorialized about a few weeks ago—a Manitoba Justice who used a woman’s clothing and behaviour to justify a lenient rape sentence—is part of a trend when it comes to sex crimes. In Cleveland, Texas, a storm has been brewing around an alleged attack on an[Read More…]
EMSB considers overhaul options
On Wednesday, the English Montreal School Board Council of Commissioners held an information session regarding possible changes to Montreal schools. Michael Cohen, a spokesman for the EMSB, said in an email to the Tribune that the main goal of these proposed changes is “consolidation of enrolment.” Among the specific changes[Read More…]
Fokusing on film as a form of self-expression
Natalia Evdokimova Natalia Evdokimova “A camera is a megaphone through which you can express yourself,” says Sophie Dab, TVMcGill’s vice-president external, on why it is important to celebrate amateur filmmaking. The Fokus Film Festival, an annual event held by TVMcGill since 2006, has grown from humble beginnings to a legitimate[Read More…]
Leaf the attitude at home
Over reading week, I had the pleasure of going to an NHL game. It was my first Maple Leafs game. Living up to their reputation, the Leafs were outplayed by the Pittsburgh Penguins third-stringers. While I didn’t see Crosby, I had the honour of sitting next to one of the[Read More…]
From velour tracksuits to cardigans and class
The National Basketball Association, my friends, is back. The turnaround the NBA has made over the past few years is truly remarkable considering the dark days it suffered for most of the 2000s. While a number of factors have accounted for the comeback, much of the credit should go to[Read More…]
Funk and gorilla costumes
audiobloodmusic.com Since embarking on a national tour, Vancouver’s Five Alarm Funk are discovering the real meaning of a Canadian winter. Even with the first few stops of their tour in frigid Saskatchewan, the intensity of their live performances hasn’t cooled. “I say that Five Alarm Funk is an omni-musical, multi-sensical[Read More…]
