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by Lys

Posted Dec 11, 2011 in Arts, Featured

Bite-Sized Book Review: On the Road

Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen, because today’s Bite-Sized Book Review is a classic! Maybe you’ve already read it, maybe you’ve loved it since you were an impressionable 15 year old who wanted nothing more than to hop in a car and just drive, and maybe you’ve been meaning to pick it up forever but never got around to it...

by Paolo Mariachi

Posted Dec 3, 2011 in Arts

Melancholia

I keep going back and forth on some of Melancholia’s major elements, seeing its flaws and quickly excusing them. The montage at the prologue drags on although it does set this awe-inspiring tone. I could have done away with the wedding between Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard), as if Lars’ heroines should...

by Butler

Posted Nov 23, 2011 in Arts

Four artists of note…

This month’s selection of artists is a bit random but one thing they have in common is that whatever medium they work in, they all make for striking imagery. For the most part I learned about these artists in a great book that a friend recently loaned me: 100 New Artists, ed. By Francesca Gavin and published by Laurence King in 2011. First...

by Lys

Posted Nov 20, 2011 in Arts, Featured

Bite-Sized Book Review: Never Let Me Go

Are you ready for another Bite-Sized Book Review? I hope so, because I’m super excited to introduce you to one of my all time favourite books, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, and to give you five reasons why it should be one of your favourites too. 1. Never Let Me Go is about three friends, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy, who...

by Lys

Posted Nov 9, 2011 in Arts, Featured

Bite-Sized Book Review: MAUS

And we’re back with Bite-Sized Book Reviews: The Graphic Novel Edition! In keeping with the recent WWII theme, here’s MAUS, Art Spiegelman’s award-winning book about his father’s experience in Auschwitz, and the five reasons you should go read it. 1. If you’re looking for an honest and heartbreaking retelling...

by Dan Budge

Posted Nov 5, 2011 in Arts, Featured, LifeStyle

The Comics Pimp – Sweet Comic

Canadian writer/artist Jeff Lemire is most famous for his much-praised graphic novel Essex County. It tells the tale of life in a small town in Southwestern Ontario, and it has won major awards. It was also an official selection in the 10th edition of the Canada Reads competition. In his latest epic, Sweet Tooth, Lemire explores the aftermath of a...