This year there will be 11 million people who will be single on Valentines Day in Canada. For many, this spells a death sentence: another day absent of companionship and the very companionship they are missing is everywhere on this…
February is the month of love, and I love great movies. So, in recognition of Black History Month, and my love of great movies, here is a list of five examples of excellent movies by black directors. Black Panther We start off with…
The newest instalment in the Star Wars saga is out in theatres, and it has been…thoroughly underwhelming, and to many, disappointing. The two-and-a-half-hour movie has, at the time of writing, grossed 1.2 billion worldwide, half of what the previous instalment…
Call to adventure. Meeting the mentor. Road of trials. First Threshold. Ordeal. Second Threshold. Realization. Third Threshold. Showdown. Resolution and freedom to live: This is the most basic form of the hero’s journey, an archetype that is used in every…
The Internet is a wonderful place. It has a wide variety of knowledge and things to occupy yourself with. When you get many people in one place, they create inside jokes among themselves. The Internet is no exception to this…
Jack Jackowetz shows us the extraordinary beauty of the Brantford commonplace in his new addition to the Yellow Brick Wall: Exhibition No. 5. The Yellow Brick Wall features Exhibition No. 5 from January 5th to February 15th. Exhibition No. 5…
American Sniper has come under a lot of fire lately (my comedy career hasn’t lifted off the ground yet). Whether it is making fun of the ridiculous baby, the hammy acting, the awkward pacing or outward obstruction of the source…
Editor’s note: Miles took part in the Brant Rant. Poets from every corner of Brantford came together at Rockling’s Tap and Grill for a poetry slam, courtesy of the Brant Rant. It is a monthly slam, with this month’s theme…
Students spend plenty of time on their computers writing essays, watching movies, researching information, and connecting with friends.But it turns out that not all students are as addicted as they seem. Now one thing must remain clear, students are by…
Carriages and horses filled the streets of Brantford last week as Murdoch Mysteries set up a shoot on Darling St. The shoot involved dressing up Laurier’s own Carnegie Building to look like a 1890s Toronto courthouse. The shooting took up…
Local Brantford activist, Joan Minnery, released her first book entitled Walking My Way Back To Me this week. Minnery hosted a book-signing at St. Mary’s Hall on November 3, offering copies of her book and the viewing of her memorabilia.…
We’ve all heard about it, it’s kind of hard not to when every major North American news network covered the story since its emergence. I am talking about the recent Ottawa Parliament attack. At this point, there is still much…
What is Hollywood really? Is it the big brother that comforts us when we feel down and out, or is it the school bully, pointing out our flaws and magnifying them to a humorous degree? Personally, I see Hollywood as…
Between making friends, writing essays, assignments, lectures, and generally making sure that you live in passable conditions, one might find it hard to believe that a university student has any time to watch anything at all. Admittedly, they would be…
“The two most important days of your life is the day you were born, and the day you figure out why” – Mark Twain. Welcome to The Equalizer a new fresh kind of action movie, shedding the clichés that…
