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Monthly Archives: December 2008
The curtailment of your average American citizen’s rights has always been an omnipresent source of debate; a debate that has intensified exponentially since 9/11. And the reason for that? Speculation has run rampant regarding the truth behind 9/11, the role … Read more
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tags: 9/11, Big Brother, James Bamford
The year was 1999. The horror of all of computers failing in one shot loomed. Mulder-wannabes turned their eyes to the skies, looking for any sign that the millennium would finally prove them right. And Paul Krugman released The Return … Read more
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tags: economics, Paul Krugman
The low-budget horror flick is often a subject of humour itself; therefore a parody of the construction of such a picture is bound to be a little funny. After attending an independent film festival and witnessing the artful, inexpensive creation … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Baghead, Duplass, Elise Muller, Greta Gerwig, Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis
Pulse showed us technology is unpredictably evil while Pulse 2 took a sidebar to tell the story of a family torn apart. Pulse 3 brings us back to the dark side to show us our lack of real physical relationships … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Brittany Finamore, Georgina Rylance, Joel Soisson, Pulse, Rider Strong, William Prael
If you are of the opinion that Wooderson is one of Matthew McConaughey’s truer to life roles, than Surfer, Dude will seem like an aligning of the stars. Steve Addington (McConaughey) has surfed the greatest waves the world over and … Read more The narratives that accompany the new generation of video games are often on par with those that propel feature films. It was therefore no surprise when filmmakers began to turn to popular games for movie ideas. But until now, there … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Capcom, Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Makoto Kamiya, Resident Evil
Mr. Pine, Rewilding: For their second release, songwriters Matt McLennan and Kevin Scott secured an extraordinary backup band to fill out their sound. Along for the ride is Leslie Oldham (vocals), Richard Caners (violin), Jason Peters (guitars) and Ken Phillips … Read more
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tags: B.D. Gottfried, Fairport Convention, Ghost Bees, Mr.Pine, The Decemberists
Who doesn’t like a good pirate story? (Pirates of the Caribbean 3 falls under a very different category). But there are certain realities of historical piracy that have remained largely unexplored in a public setting; in particular, their involvement in … Read more
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tags: Douglas R. Burgess Jr.
Since humans became self-aware enough to acknowledge our own mortality, we have spent an inordinate amount of time speculating on the end of the world. This momentous event has been predicted to coincide with every major piece of history, from … Read more
Posted in Feature
Tags: 2012, Fareed Zakaria, Raj Patel, Taras Grescoe, Thomas L. Friedman
Think globally, act locally. This has been the call to arms for the green movement for decades and is at the core of this book. You Are Here is a chronicle of Kostigen’s travels to different environmental hot zones around … Read more
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tags: green movement, Thomas Kostigen
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more |
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