Evolution - Table of Contents

An original poem by Shawn Roske. In search to find the sign of change upon a barren landscape, a landscape of cacophonous distraction, where no expense too great for sustaining illusions of gro...

In one of the most overlooked films of 2009, Academy Award-winning writer/director Jane Campion poetically evokes the life of the great Romantic poet John Keats and his spirited muse Fanny Brawne. ...

Take a cinematic journey east. While living in South Asia, I passed many an evening at the theatre watching Hindi cinema, sans subtitles, with local friends whispering key plot points in my ears....

How did this cult classic spawn seven sequels and a TV series? I had a music teacher who used to tell us that the 20th century was the era of the musical footnote. He meant that 20th century comp...

Change is inevitable in music, so why do audiences reject it? Creativity in music is praised, yet change is often met with division, derision and dissent from the fan base. We want our favourite...

Mix alternative soul, pop, and determination to stay true to yourself, and you get an album full of honesty and groove. Four years after releasing her first urban-jazz album, Ottawa based singer...

Reviews of Hedley, Dannii Minogue, Ok Go, Corinne Bailey Rae and the Smashing Pumpkins. Album Reviews Hedley -- The Show Must Go I will admit that Hedley is a guilty pleasure. This will no d...

A brief history of rock from Elvis to Nirvana. It is almost impossible to say exactly who was responsible for the era of rock 'n' roll. Was it Johnny Cash, when he incorporated his country, folk,...

Wayne Current checks out Chamber Theatre Hintonburg's performance of Lee MacDougall's Canadian crime thriller. Chamber Theatre Hintonburg is known for putting on plays at both the Carleton and El...

d'bi.young anitafrika fuses theatre and poetry to explore the life of a 15 year-old Jamaican girl. I wasn't sure what to expect from d'bi.young anitafrika's new work, blood.claat: one oomaan stor...

Don't miss the Sock 'n' Buskin production of this Fringe success story. Musicals are always a risk for university theatre companies. The casts are huge and finding people who can sing, act and d...

Has drama evolved at all since its debut at the Theatre of Dionysus? I was recently fortunate enough to spend a few months in Greece soaking up both the sun and culture. As a former classics stud...

Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, For as long as I've known "Jack" and "Julie," they've been a couple. We've been part of the same social circle for about a year now, and they were a ...

Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, My 13-year-old son, a well-behaved, sweet boy, already has what I perceive as a strange fetish. He loves and is fascinated by latex gloves. When he wa...

Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, Every once and a while, I'll scroll through the numbers on my phone and see the name of someone I used to talk to, or type in an address in Facebook ...

Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, My roommate moved out a few days ago, and I finally clued in that the coffee maker sitting in the kitchen is, in fact, his. When he lived here, I neve...

Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, I was at Bulk Barn this morning picking up some flour, and I noticed that above the type of flour it said "soft." The flour in the bin below was "har...

China’s industrial evolution is taking its toll on local residents who are witnessing the destruction of their communities. How do we stay connected in a world that is constantly being torn apart? ...

The phrase "fox hunting" evokes an image of upper-crust British men on thoroughbred horses chasing hounds across dale and moor. Who knew that the origins of fox hunting lay with Prehistoric man? ...

A drunken night in downtown Montreal ends in near-death, and in hope. "When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn't have you by the throat" -- Charles Bukowski...

Intrepid Brit Ben Saunders is setting out this week to ski from Canada to the North Pole in 30 days -- and to set a world record in the process. In Ottawa last week, the sidewalks were full of pe...

The difficulties of multiculturalism and lessons Canada can learn from the Dutch experience. In a recent interview on CBC Radio, the Dutch journalist and essayist Geert Mak explained the developm...

Vancouver wins gold in culinary destinations! It wasn't too long ago that critics wouldn't hesitate to tell you the best food in Canada would undoubtedly be found in Montreal. Others might argue...

(Cult)ure reporter Alexandra Trottier examines the dating website Beautifulpeople.com and asks how it affects natural selection. What is it that makes a great love story? How can we be sure our l...

Roxy Munro advocates for the decriminalization of sex work in Canada. Canadian society is paradoxically hyper-sexualized and sexually repressive. One need only look to the magazine racks at t...

This terrible disaster could be the catalyst for real change in the lives of Haitians. Read how Canada can help with their long-term future. Photo: UN Photo/Logan Abassi On January 12, 20...