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Sun News: five white bigots and a set of tits

By Remi Watts

Resulting from our proximity and shared language, American culture unceasingly disseminates into Canada; the hyper-sensationalist orgiastic model of American media is no exception. The Sun News Network is the latest instantiation of the noisy, polarized news media that has taken foot in our nation, mimicking the monstrous Fox News Channel. Canadians from all walks of… Continue reading Sun News: five white bigots and a set of tits

A growing vice

By Eric Mathison

Last month, the Mara 18 gang set a Guatemalan bus on fire, killing nine people and injuring a dozen more. Only the latest attack in ongoing gang violence, the arson was an extortion attempt on the company that owns the bus. This year, many similar attacks have happened in Central America where gang violence, largely… Continue reading A growing vice

It’s the end of the world as we know it

By Kim Nursall

On January 19, a historic change occurred in the United States senate when the special election held to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s seat was won by Republican Scott Brown. Kennedy had held the seat for 46 years and, even with his passing, the idea of the Democrats losing it was unimaginable. However, as… Continue reading It’s the end of the world as we know it

Ground Zero Theatre ain’t selling out

By Sarelle Azuelos

Ground Zero Theatre is hoping to teach their audience something with their latest production: success and selling out are not necessarily the same thing. Speed the Plow, written by David Mamet, is the story of Bobby Gould (Trevor Leigh), a Hollywood producer conflicted between a money-making, action-packed, soul-destroying film and an artsy picture. Ryan Luhning… Continue reading Ground Zero Theatre ain’t selling out

Vamps through the ages

By Jordyn Marcellus

It’d be an understatement to call vampires all the rage in 2009. The fanged phenoms have infiltrated young adult novels, television series and even the all-important tchotchke industry. For example, there’s can-based male sexual aids that look like vamp’s mouth and dildos that “sparkle in the sunlight” like a certain Twilight character would- if he… Continue reading Vamps through the ages

Toronto Film Fest coverage misses the mark

By Kirsten Varsek

A few years ago, while absentmindedly flipping through the pages of an unmemorable magazine at the Vancouver airport, I saw the only member of timeless rap group Swollen Members who had deluded himself enough to embark on a solo career. You know, the one who released that unforgettable video of half-naked girls flouncing around Stanley… Continue reading Toronto Film Fest coverage misses the mark

Mindfight: Is Disney buying Marvel good for comics? (Con)

By Jordyn Marcellus

The Marvel-Disney buyout’s major problem isn’t necessarily creative, but one of flexibility and the further ghettoization of comics. As a comic company not previously owned by a large media conglomerate, Marvel was allowed a considerable degree of creative autonomy. Unlike DC, who have always been more conservative in promoting new ideas due to their ownership… Continue reading Mindfight: Is Disney buying Marvel good for comics? (Con)

Running down a dream

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

After some key departures from last year’s Canada West championship teams, both the men’s and women’s cross country squads have a lot to prove this season. Three out of seven members from last year’s Dinos women’s CIS team have graduated, as have four from the men’s. Head coach Doug Lamont thinks that despite these losses,… Continue reading Running down a dream