The Best Canadian Poetry 2025: Fragments of the Human Soul

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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

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

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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My Barbie, My Self

Angela Hibbs

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August 11, 2023

Barbie still transfixes me. When I look at dolls with children, they may prefer Monster High or LoL dolls, but I get a look at what is going on with Barbie in those minutes before I buy the inferior doll requested by the child I am shopping with. Is this child transfixed by the monster high doll? Yes. I watch her brush her hair and perch the doll on her night stand.

Am I Become Stale, Destroyer of Cinema?: A Review of Oppenheimer

Connor Stinson

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August 11, 2023

In a three-hour runtime that found itself meandering at times, and struggled to fruitfully address b-plots, I found a disheartening lack of Japanese and Indigenous perspective or reference in this film. The story of Robert J. Oppenheimer is more than just a tale of philosophical and ethical quandary, there is a less than subtle layer of American exceptionalism wielded in the face of one of the most depraved war crimes in modern military history.

To Honour and Respect: How 13 Quillwork Baskets Crafted by Michi-Saagiig Women in 1860 Arrived Back in Peterborough and What They Continue to Teach About Indigenous Arts and Our Relations

Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay

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August 11, 2023

In this feature article, Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay tells the story of how international curators, museum staff, and city staff worked alongside Indigenous communities to bring these ancestors back for a visit to their territory after 163 years. Since April of 2023, the makakoon have been on loan from the Royal Collection Trust and have since been on display at the Peterborough Museum and Archives as part of a six-month-long exhibit entitled “To Honour and Respect: Gifts from Michi Saagiig Women to the Prince of Wales, 1860.”

Arthur Attends Mary's Wedding

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

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)

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"

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

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

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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From Clay to Kiln: An Interview with Sara Scheuermann of Steaped Slow Ceramics

Allen Barnier

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November 23, 2023

Sara Scheuermann started Steaped Slow Ceramics in early 2019, and sells unique, handmade pottery that can become part of your daily ritual. She recently moved to Peterborough, Ontario, and I had the pleasure of learning more about her business’ philosophies, her creative process, and her community experience in the Kawarthas so far.

A Review of Laura Wade's Alice: Performed by the Anne Shirley Theatre Company

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.

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