Cultural Affairs
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Supplied Book Review: ‘Beyond the Brightening Sea’ by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole
How do you survive and thrive in a world where you are not meant to have power? Beyond the Brightening…
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Album Review: ‘Blue Star’ by Lauren Dillen
On September 4, Toronto-based indie-folk artist Lauren Dillen released her debut EP Blue Star. Anchored in identity and how those around…
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Film Review: ‘Montreal, My Beautiful’
A delicate but determined drama that explores lesbianism, Montreal, My Beautiful, screened on August 27 at Metro Cinema as part…
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Album Review: ‘Static’ by Taxi Girls
Taxi Girls are a Montréal band that formed in 2022. Since 2023, they’ve released multiple singles and have now arrived…
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Film Review: ‘The Odyssey’
I recently had the privilege of seeing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm. The movie is an adaptation of…
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Book Review: ‘An Idea That Won’t Go Away: The Republic of Alberta’ by Tyler Dawson
Some people may think that the separatist movement is a contemporary phenomenon. But in his new book, Tyler Dawson delves…
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Film Review: ‘Lucid’
Lucid is a mind-bending psychological horror that artfully combines the surreal with the everyday struggles of arts students into a…
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Book Review: ‘The Caretaker’ by Marcus Kliewer
Marcus Kliewer’s The Caretaker is a haunting and taut novel. The novel contains psychological themes associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),…
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Album Review: ‘Second to None’ by The Get Alongs
Toronto-based band The Get Alongs recently released their sophomore LP, Second to None, via independent labels Having Fun and We…
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Book review: ‘Son of Nobody’ by Yann Martel
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel delivers a visually rich and emotionally charged journey through hidden truths, forgotten myths, and…
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