Tag: Canadian

Giller Prize-winner Madeleine Thien visits Queen’s

Madeleine Thien is mesmerizing both on and off the page.  On Monday, a crowd of English students, professors, and the odd community member was ushered into the front atrium of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre to hear the author speak.  As the recipient of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel...

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An interview with Hollerado

Hollerado’s offbeat, catchy indie rock set the house on fire during QPOP!’s Saturday headlining show — literally. Grant Hall’s fire alarm evacuated the building mid-song, drenching the small but resolute crowd as it waited outside for the show to continue.  Lead singer Menno Versteeg’s provided a...

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Book review: Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?

Anita Rau Badami’s Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? is an enlightening novel that chronicles the lives of three strong women over the span of 50 years, linking them through their native ties to India and unique relations to Canada. Canada is a country known for its multiculturalism, and this novel...

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Big city opportunity close to home

The Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF) is back, and students are becoming more important to it than ever. The festival serves as an example of Kingston’s thriving arts community while doubling as a way for students to get involved and gain valuable insight into a difficult industry. “Essentially,...

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The gift of artistic diversity

As someone without much Canadian art background, A Canadian Collection: The Soloway Gift was a welcome introduction. The exhibit was inspired by Ruth Soloway’s impressive 2012 donation, which included 61 paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. While not all of these artworks are on display, the...

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Tragedy meets trajectory

It takes a certain type of person to make a serious head injury positive. Jon Davis, a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and artist, did just that. In 2006, after two years as the lead role in a Canadian musical theatre production Till We Meet Again, Davis suffered an accident that left him unable...

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