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A thought-provoking bookshelf

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in Arts.

We all know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but can you judge its author? Union Gallery’s off-site project, Union Gallery Bookshelf Selection Project, curated by fourth-year history student Christopher Grant, asks a similar question. The project is visually underwhelming; a locked bookshelf...

Life’s short, talk fast: A review of Netflix’s Gilmore Girls revival

Written on December 1, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Warning: This article contains spoilers. As the younger brother of my family, I started watching Gilmore Girls with my older sister who always ended up with the remote. We would always end up back in Stars Hollow following Lorelai and Rory Gilmore in a fast-talking, coffee-swilling, pop culture-spieling...

AMS Summer in Review

Written on September 16, 2016. Posted in News.

As students flood Queen’s campus for yet another school year, they also fall under the wings of a new AMS student government. However, for President Tyler Lively, Vice President (Operations) Dave Walker and Vice President (University Affairs) Carolyn Thompson, work began in May. On Sept. 13, The Journal...

Off the walls, Ciara Phillips: Comrade Objects

Written on September 16, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Immediately struck by the otherworldly feel of the minimalist design and blood red pattern painted on the walls, Ciara Phillips: Comrade Objects had me questioning whether I had stepped back in time. The exhibition showcases a fifteen-piece collection that occupies several rooms, tucked in the back...

Are you there, Queen’s theatre? It’s me, Nina.

Written on March 31, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Last year, I was given the opportunity to see a play to review it for an arts magazine on campus. The play was decent. Nothing too rave-worthy and nothing too disparagingly bad. It was typical and unsurprising. In my review, I wrote about the good and the bad, and came to the conclusion that...

The Room: the worst movie of all time

Written on January 26, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

When you attend a live screening of The Room, you embark on a communal journey through the wholly unapologetic and self-indulgent brainchild of Tommy Wiseau. This is a participatory experience. There will be inside jokes that you will learn and accept — with some of them literally and dangerously...

The Franchise Awakens

Written on January 8, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

It would take a very cosmic force to get me to see a movie more than once in theatres. The dark side of ticket prices has held power over my student budget for too long. But this Christmas, all bets were off. The newest instalment of the Star Wars saga was coming to town — The Force Awakens. As a...

What we're reading: Mindy Kaling's Why Not Me?

Written on September 29, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Mindy Kaling’s latest book, Why Not Me? just landed the number one spot on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and it’s well-deserved. Following her first novel, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), this book is a little hard to classify. Is it comedy? Satire? Memoir? A collection...

Music outside the box

Written on March 20, 2015. Posted in Arts.

St. Patrick’s Day festivities weren’t enough to keep performers away from their craft at The Artel. The Artel hosted several underground musical acts on Tuesday night, where approximately 30 people packed into the small performance space anticipating an evening of entertainment. The event was held...

ZZ Top puts on a powerful show

Written on March 6, 2015. Posted in Arts.

ZZ Top planted their rock roots in Kingston with a concert that was nothing short of vivacious. The hard-rock band kicked off their 2015 spring and summer tour on Tuesday with an impressive set list comprised of their greatest hits at the K-Rock Centre. Consisting of members Billy Gibbons on guitar...

Out of this world music

Written on March 6, 2015. Posted in Arts.

Bringing his international “The Ephemeral Prince Tour” to The Grad Club, Halifax native Rich Aucoin delivered a high-energy dance pop performance, on Wednesday. Referencing the themes of isolation and interconnectedness found in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince that are explored in Aucoin’s...

A new spin on an old classic

Written on February 12, 2015. Posted in Arts.

Two actresses put on larger-than-life performances in an unconventional play rendition of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. The production is a two-woman show — hosted at the Frontenac Club Inn — starring Hallie Burt and Kate Werneberg, playing all of Jane Austen’s classic characters,...

Love is Louder shows heart

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Arts.

In his newest album, Love is Louder (Part 1 & 2), singer-songwriter Craig Cardiff brings us the best of both worlds. Combining both fast-paced numbers with softer counterparts, Love is Louder is an alternative folk album that provides listeners with a gradient of produced- and acoustic-style versions...

Eccentric art exhibition

Written on October 31, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Abstract structural elements paired with a bizarre colour scheme make Three Snap Snare a thought-provoking exhibit. Toronto-based artists Jaime Angelopoulos and Derek Piens collaborated on this collection of sculptures and paintings, currently being held at the Union Gallery. The exhibition, along...

An Enemy of the People makes its Kingston debut

Written on October 28, 2014. Posted in Arts.

When a play causes feelings of tension and unpredictability in the audience about its unfolding, it’s clear the actors have done their job right. Henrik Ibsen originally wrote An Enemy of the People in 1882. As the program notes, however, the play – and without a doubt, its message as well − “still...

Oxfam throws an Oxjam

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Midterm season is like a terrible gluten-free cookie. Someone told you there were chocolate chips in there that would make up for the late nights and long days but they seem rare. Wednesday night, Oct. 22, was one of those chocolate chips; a bright and brilliant reprieve hosted by Oxfam at the Brooklyn. The...

Queen’s Drama presents Orbit

Written on October 21, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Most people have heard about the genius of the Renaissance Galileo Galilei, who was often hailed as the father of modern science and at one point was accused of heresy for challenging the Vatican’s view of the cosmos. But few know much about the man behind the science. Inspired by the surviving letters...

GOB bring their newest album to Kingston

Written on October 21, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Vibrant guitar, beating drums and roaring vocal harmonies dominate most of GOB’s latest full-length album Apt. 13. The result is an edgy punk-rock tone, enforced with raw energy and fine-tuned with years of practice. GOB’s sound seems decidedly reminiscent of Green Day, with hints of The Clash and...

Existential drama

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Imagine what would happen if three strangers were trapped in a room together with no windows or doors, and all of them are dead. On Wednesday night, Queen’s Vagabond theatre company put on a compelling tale of three strangers who meet in the afterlife, forced to spend eternity together in a locked...

The Creepshow shakes up the music scene

Written on September 30, 2014. Posted in Arts.

It’s all about passion, soul, and hard rock and roll for Burlington-band The Creepshow with their most recent full-length album They All Fall Down. Hard electric guitar, a strong bass and loud powerful vocals are what define this album. The band creates rock and roll sounds that seem like a perfect...

A family affair

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in Arts.

After its first performance in Chicago in 2007, Tracy Lett’s August: Osage County has made its way to Broadway and to theatres all across the world. Now it’s at the Theological Hall’s Rotunda Theatre. August: Osage County is the highly realistic story of a simple American family learning to cope with...

Bringing Bounce to Stages

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Australian DJs Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher and Timmy Trumpet have just embarked on a Bounce Bus tour together across North America, including Kingston as their first of four Ontario dates. On Wednesday, Stages Nightclub and Embrace Kingston welcomed the Aussie trio. Timmy Trumpet is a Sydney-based...

Book review: The Book of Negroes

Written on September 9, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Canadian author Lawrence Hill’s novel The Book of Negroes is an enlightening work that documents the journey of a young girl sold into slavery after being abducted from her village in West Africa. With the riots and racial tensions that have recently occurred in Ferguson and throughout the United...

Muck brings nostalgia to Modern Fuel

Written on June 24, 2014. Posted in Arts.

Visual artist Martina Muck brought her unique artistic vision and plenty of nostalgia from her native Germany to Kingston’s Modern Fuel Gallery with her installation “Memory.” The contemporary installation exhibition ran from May 3 until June 14 in Modern Fuel Gallery’s main gallery space. The exhibit...

Hollerado impresses with White Paint

Written on May 27, 2014. Posted in Arts.

It’s not surprising that Canadian band Hollerado has risen to fame over the last few years. The indie-rock group’s second album, White Paint, was released in early 2013. They formed in 2007. A couple of years later, they won a battle of the bands competition hosted by an Ottawa radio station and received...

Review: Blackfish

Written on March 26, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Blackfish hits you with a blow of emotion and shock – only to be found in the bleak outlook of killer whales paraded around as marine-park entertainment. Now that Blackfish has recently been added to Netflix, I’m sure the documentary will be broadening a lot more minds. Three human deaths,...

A story of survival

Written on January 17, 2014. Posted in Arts.

The Book Thief, playing at the Screening Room starting Friday, offers a precious piece of humanity within the film’s delicately interwoven relationships. After her brother passes away during transit, Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is left alone to start her new orphan life in a small German town, raised...

Review: I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Written on January 15, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

It’s a childhood divested of innocence. Instead of Cops and Robbers, the children play Taliban and Army. Amongst staunch critics and violent threats, education activist Malala Yousafzai reclaims a voice amongst the public realm of Pakistan through her ardent passion for girls’ education. Her memoir,...

Queen’s Players in perspective

Written on November 22, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Out of my four years of attending Queen’s Players productions, I can’t say I’ve ever been sober. Traditionally, the arts editor of the Journal writes the sober review of the production, which I sort of saw as quickly ripping off a band aid. It had to be done, and thus I would do it — but not without...

A gong show for show-goers

Written on November 20, 2013. Posted in Arts.

Count yourself lucky if you managed to snap tickets to Said the Whale’s sold out show. For those who did, I’m sure they’d agree when I say it was an utter “gong show”. At least that’s how the band described their first official show in Kingston, which took place Friday night at the Grad Club. The...

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