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So You Think You Can Dance: All Stars

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:38:20 +0100

It is crazy that we are already down to the top 10 here. Last week, we lost Dareian, Matthew, Janelle, and Amelia. This week starts out with a tribute to Gene Kelly, who would have been 100 years old when this aired. In the audience is Gene's widow, Patricia Kelly who looks like...

So You Think You Can Dance: Mia Michaels Night

Lauren Cheal — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:08:55 +0100

Smell ya later, Janelle.

Major apologies for how behind we are here. I have been away. We pick back up after a two week hiatus for the Olympics (and my absence on top of that). I miss the Olympics, y'all. Four weeks ago, I thought that Janelle deserved to be in the bottom, and I still do, of course. Tiffany and Georg...

So You Think You Can Dance: Late by Olympic Proportions

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:12:45 +0100

So You Think You Can Dance: Top 16

Last week (okay, four weeks ago, so sorry about the delay here), four dancers we didn't really care about were eliminated. Who will go home this week (based on last week's dances, it is still a bit strange)? We start the week off with another pre-taped performance, where all of the dancers are ...

Further Notes on The Dark Knight Rises

April Yorke — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:43:30 +0100

I've already written 1000 words on this picture, so it's a little ridiculous that we find ourselves here again. Ah, well, I have a lot more thoughts and reactions to the movie as a whole, which will now take the form of bullet points as I am all essayed out. This probably goes withou...

So You Think You Can Dance: Top 20 become Top 16

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:51:09 +0100

We start out with a creepy, monstery-themed dance to Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People", which features Cyrus and no one else. He starts the dance off in a video element and then also has a different costume than all of the other guys. Many of the other guys are relegated to the far reaches of the st...

So You Think You Can Dance: Meet the Couples!

Lauren Cheal — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:01:40 +0100

So You Think You Can Dance: Meet the Couples!

The first show of the (real) season is here, and it promises to hold some very exciting dances, as well as the very real threat that a great dancer will go home this week because America doesn't know who he or she is. Let's d...

So You Think You Can Dance: The Top 20

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:43:48 +0100

So You Think You Can Dance: The Top 20
Excitement abounds! We will finally find out who the top 20 dancers are for Season 9 of So You Think Can Dance! We start out in Hollywood, where the dancers will perform at the end of the show, and Cat is a knockout in this really fun champagne, gold, and pale pink dress. T...

So You Think You Can Dance: The Vegas Callbacks

Lauren Cheal — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:15:45 +0100

So You Think You Can Dance: The Vegas Callbacks

This is very exciting. The audition rounds are over, and only people who have an actual chance of making it onto the show will be performing. The pre-show clip package promises lots of crying dancers, crushed dreams and one person getting kick...

So You Think You Can Dance: Atlanta and Salt Lake City Auditions

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:42:54 +0100

So You Think You Can Dance: Atlanta and Salt Lake City Auditions

This week, we head to Atlanta, Georgia, for the third round of auditions. Last year's winner, Melanie, came from this city, so expectations are very high. They show a few quick clips of Melanie, and it makes me want to...

So You Think You Can Dance: New York, Dallas and LA Auditions

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:58:46 +0100

So You Think You Can Dance: The New York, Dallas and Los Angeles Auditions

The best televised talent competition of the summer is here again, and I am recapping it once again! After Melanie's dominance last year, I am exited to see who will step it...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You Gotta Pick a Winner

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:40:16 +0100

RuPaul's Drag Race: The Final Three

We are here, people! It is final three time, and our three finalists are Chad Michaels, the fabulous Cher impersonator, Sharon Needles, the gothic punning firecracker, and Phi Phi O'Hara, an annoying yippy dog (I may be editorializing). Last week, we lost the large and in charge L...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta stay on top!

Lauren Cheal — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100

RuPaul's Drag Race: The Fabulous Bitch Ball

Last week, the ladies (including a briefly re-appearing Kenya Michaels) got to frock some dads, with mixed results. The incoherent Kenya Michaels was sent home again, and no one cares again. The girls talk briefly about how Latrice has been in the bottom twice, b...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta be on your game!

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:42:55 +0100

DILFs: Dad's I'd like to Frock

Last week, a very political challenge exposed the weakness in Dida Ritz (that weakness being her lack of style and boringsauce personality). Sharon Needles won the challenge for her frighteningly accurate portrayal of some recent female political candidates. Also last week, Ru announced tha...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You Gotta Have Style!

Lauren Cheal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:31:56 +0100

RuPaul's Drag Race: Frock the Vote

Last week, Willam won the challenge, but was kicked off the show for "breaking a rule" of the show. We don't know what said rule was, but she is outta here. We won't find out what rule was broken until the reunion show, which is a damn shame.

This wee...

Michael Fassbender is my kind of robot

April Yorke — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:36:30 +0100

There's a new promotional video out for Prometheus. It's a commercial for David, Michael Fassbender's character, who is apparently a robot that you can buy to do the shit you can't get your employees to do. Now, if I were a robot designer, I might make a robot that looks like Michael Fassbender.

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On the other hand, I find myself intensely distracted by the crease forming in his forehead...

The Walrus National Gallery Debate - May 2

Administrator — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:16:10 +0100

The event is called 'Art in Daily Life: Essential or Irrelevant? Who Decides? Who Pays? Who Cares?' The National Gallery’s Director and CEO Marc Mayer and art critic Sarah Milroy will face-off against the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Executive Director Stephen Borys and writer of the Globe and Mail Kate Taylor. From street art to national galleries, and everywhere in between, our debaters will challenge one another to prove, or disprove, th...

Call for directors: Catching Fire

April Yorke — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:23:24 +0100

Really? Do we need to go through this again? Seems Lionsgate is going all Twilight on The Hunger Games, bringing in a new director for the second installment.

Okay, this was probably always going to piss me off, given my stated preference for Gary Ross (btw, I rewatched Seabiscuit the other day, and it was as great...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You gotta play by the rules!

Lauren Cheal — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:28:19 +0100

Frenemies

Last week, Phi Phi O'Hara finally did well and won a challenge. Jiggly Caliente was sent sashaying away, probably a few episodes late. SheMail arrives and it is a strange one where Ms. Ru fights with her frenemy…who is Ms. Ru. Mr. Ru introduces the mini-challenge, which is a fun one where the girls have to...

RuPaul's Drag Race: You Gotta Be Creative!

Lauren Cheal — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:59:20 +0100

Dragazines

Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race, Milan was a bit of a mess again, and was sent home. Jiggly was also in the bottom, and we learned that he is a balding dude. Willam won the Pride float challenge, and was generally annoying.

SheMail arrives, and it is all about libraries today. That's right, these gals are getting read. As we lea...

Call for Artists - Foyer Gallery

Administrator — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:17:06 +0100

Are you exhibition ready?

The Foyer Gallery Artists Association (FGAA) is looking for innovative emerging and established artists to join the Foyer Gallery. We need dynamic, self directed artists who are committed to hands on operation of an artist run centre. The Foyer Gallery is a 600 square foot, glassed in, City of Ottawa sponsored exhibition space devoted to showcasing the art of local juried artists in a variety of media and styles. Located in the front foyer of th...