The Best Canadian Poetry 2025: Fragments of the Human Soul
The Best Canadian Poetry 2025: Fragments of the Human Soul
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Ciara Richardson
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November 13, 2024
Arthur journalist and literary fanatic, Ciara Richardson, reviews The Best Canadian Poetry 2025.
Drama, Drinks, and Donkey Ears: Students & Faculty Break Legs at Shakespeare Pub Night 2024
Drama, Drinks, and Donkey Ears: Students & Faculty Break Legs at Shakespeare Pub Night 2024
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Liam Andrews
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November 12, 2024
Students and alumini attend the annual Fall Shakespeare Pub Night for an evening of performances, comedy, and community.
Silent Hill 2 Remake and The Renaissance of Retro Horror games
Silent Hill 2 Remake and The Renaissance of Retro Horror games
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Ciara Richardson
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October 31, 2024
Silent Hill 2, one of the most popular horror games of all time, has just had a high-budget remake released. Ciara Richardson takes this as an opportunity to talk about the game's enduring popularity, and the renewed interest in horror games from an earlier era.
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A Review of Laura Wade's Alice: Performed by the Anne Shirley Theatre Company
A Review of Laura Wade's Alice: Performed by the Anne Shirley Theatre Company
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Mikaela Lewis
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November 22, 2023
Anne Shirley Theatre Company is Trent’s student theatre company and a levy group. It is student run, from executives and artistic directors behind the scenes, to the actors you see on stage. They stage two shows throughout the year, a fall play and a spring musical, as well as a number of other events throughout the year. This year their fall play is a staging of Laura Wade’s Alice—a dark and comedic retelling of Lewis Carrol’s classic children’s story Alice in Wonderland.
Trent and Modernist Architecture
Trent and Modernist Architecture
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Cameron Noble
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November 9, 2023
During the 1950s, the “International Style” came to Canada. This style of architecture, also referred to as “international modernism” rejected the ornamentation of the decade's prior dominance of art-deco and lasted from about 1917-1965. This movement had a strong influence on Trent University's Lead Architect, Ron Thom. Cameron Noble tells the story behind what makes Trent's Peterborough campuses unique across Canada.
Till Death Do Us Part: Injustice in Marriage as Seen in Vasili Pukirev’s The Unequal Marriage
Till Death Do Us Part: Injustice in Marriage as Seen in Vasili Pukirev’s The Unequal Marriage
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Magali Nichol
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November 5, 2023
Located at Galerie Tretiakov, The Unequal Marriage is a timeless painting that puts into perspective the realities of 19th-century Russian marriage. Although it caters to the era in which it is contextualized, it explores themes that are still prevalent to this day; gender and class dynamics.
Arthur Attends Mary's Wedding
Arthur Attends Mary's Wedding
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David King
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October 25, 2024
Arthur revels in the history of it all at the Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of Mary's Wedding.
Joker: Folie à Deux - The Perfect Bad Sequel
Joker: Folie à Deux - The Perfect Bad Sequel
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Ciara Richardson
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October 17, 2024
Personally, after watching Todd Phillips' much-anticipated Joker sequal, all I could ask myself was the simple question: Why? Why is this movie so hated?
Vicious Fun: Indie Horror Comedy at its Finest (and Canadianest)
Vicious Fun: Indie Horror Comedy at its Finest (and Canadianest)
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Ian Vansegbrook
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October 15, 2024
Arthur journalist, Ian Vansegbrook, decides to throw his hat into the movie reviewing ring to dissect the modern cult classic horror comedy: Vicious Fun.
Indie Folk Band VANCAMP Release Debut Album, "Diner Coffee"
Indie Folk Band VANCAMP Release Debut Album, "Diner Coffee"
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Allen Barnier
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October 4, 2024
Calvin Bakelaar, the man behind the musical alias VANCAMP, speaks to Allen Barnier about his musical background, accolades, and his band's debut album, Diner Coffee
Cinevangelism Returns for Rot Girl Summer
Cinevangelism Returns for Rot Girl Summer
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Evan Robins
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August 27, 2024
After an unjustifiably long absence, the film column beloved by chasers and lesbians the world over returns to talk about the woke horror movies of the summer!
Five Books for Five Songs from “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Five Books for Five Songs from “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
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Sophia Mailloux
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August 20, 2024
Around the time of her viral Tiny Desk performance in March of 2024, lesbian pop singer Chappell Roan absolutely took off in popularity. Sadly, however, it looks like Chappell Roan summer is coming to an end, giving way to a new semester of schoolwork and readings. But if you’re looking to expand your media consumption for more vibes like those from The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, look no further: I’ve compiled a list of five books to go with five hit songs from the album to help get you started, spanning the range of genres from Horror to Canlit!
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Spider-Trans: The Arachnid Gender Allegory in “Across The Spider-Verse”
Spider-Trans: The Arachnid Gender Allegory in “Across The Spider-Verse”
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Allen Barnier
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January 19, 2024
Author staff writer Allen Barnier examines the trans subtext laid in Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy's characterization in the 2023 film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, weaving a web between transness, fanon, and everyone's favourite web-slinger(s)
ReFrame Review: Songs of Earth
ReFrame Review: Songs of Earth
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Mikaela Lewis
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January 18, 2024
Mikaela Lewis reviews Songs of Earth, a film by Margreth Olin that highlights the importance of connecting with nature and family during times of grief as part of the 2024 ReFrame Film Festival.