Category: Arts & Culture
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2017’s most anticipated records
With the inauguration blues that have been rolling around, we can find solace in the treasures that await us for the rest 2017. Here are the top 10 anticipated albums of 2017:…
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Letterkenny brings Canadian stereotypes to new levels
“How ya doin’ now? Good n’ you?”, “Texas sized ten-four,”, “Sure as God’s got sandals,”. These, among many other bits of rural Ontario slang have echoed through T.V. speakers since the release…
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Tickets, please
With scalpers buying tickets online en masse and inflating their prices, going to see a game or concert is getting harder. Last year when the Tragically Hip went on their Man Machine…
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Woman in a galaxy far, far away…
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for the original trilogy of Star Wars. Continue reading at your own risk. (But seriously, if you haven’t seen the original trilogy of Star Wars, what…
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Clerks: The Devil’s Bench
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
*There are some spoilers J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter created a classical tale with mystical adventures for children to grow up with. Rowling’s new movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them carries…
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Fingers fly at the Downtown Showdown
As you enter Market Square, the clinking of plastic wheels echoes throughout the mall. Having joined a group of confused-looking spectators, you peer down the balcony to find over 60* (this number…
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Clerks: The best of Brantford
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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Celeb deaths 2k16
It seems like we go through the same cycle of celebrity mourning every year; aging icons pass away and we all act dumbfounded, like death isn’t some essential of being alive or…
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Raps best album contenders for 2016
Being as subjective as it is, music is difficult to objectively critique. Everyone has their own preference of genre, style and tempo, among every other aspect of music. However, good music is…
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No Tribe, thank YOU for the service
Mere months after the death of original member Phife Dawg, New York’s A Tribe Called Quest released, We got it from here… Thank You 4 Your service. We got it from here……
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Clerks: Deep Water Tattoo
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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You said eating healthy was too expensive… The lie detector test determined… That was a lie
The idea that it’s hard to eat healthy for cheap is a bit of a lie; “a bit” being the key words. Moving out is always a bit of a reality shock…
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Brantford’s hidden gems: Street Art
An artist’s expression through street art is much more than spray paint to a wall. It solidifies itself in the art world by maintaining political statements as it relates to everyday people…
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Clerks: Moksha Yoga
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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Busting stress with Laurier Brantford Athletics and Recreation
With midterm season in full bloom, it becomes easy to get enveloped in the stresses of studying and all-nighters. Managing stress can come in a variety of different outlets from doing a…
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Feeling blue? Go green
Skip the beer, skip the pills; if you’re feeling stressed, get outside. While “take a walk, bro” might sound kind of cheesy, it is solid advice. Fresh air has an almost therapeutic…
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Villains or victims? Mental health in video games
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), mental illness is something that affects one of every five Canadians. It’s so common that every Canadian knows, either directly or indirectly, someone struggling…
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Unsolved Mysteries: Brantford files
Though it might be a small and quiet town, Brantford has dark crimes and tragedies lying in the attic. “What do you want me to tell you?” Said Nathan Etherington. “Want me…
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What to watch on Netflix this Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner and that means people are in the mood for spooky and scary. Whether it’s exorcisms, 80s horror or a hypothetical (or not) future America where crime…
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Clerks: Brant Stereo’s John O’Neill
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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Common vices among university students
As this semester goes, common vices like procrastination and unbalanced eating habits start to rise again which disturb the students’ lives in Laurier Brantford. “I am really trying to avoid procrastination, that’s…
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Brantford Comedy Fest ends in laughter
On Sept. 24th, the Sanderson Centre overflowed with the laughter of approximately 1100 fans at the seventh annual Brantford Comedy Fest. Toronto comedian Mike Rita took home the $10,000 grand prize with…
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It’s always “just one more level”
Everyone either knows someone or has themselves played a video game when they should have been doing homework. It’s a part of student life. There’s something about the nature of a videogame…
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Clerks: “Crazy” Bill’s
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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The pricey vice of trading cards
Unlike your typical vice, trading card games can go shot for shot price wise with other nasty habits. While affecting students and adults equally, trading card games like Magic the Gathering, Pokémon,…
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Clerks: Cole Hayward of SK8 for ALS
Brantford’s downtown is home to a wide variety of shops and small businesses. These businesses define Brantford, but what defines the businesses? This is the inspiration behind “Clerks”; getting to know those…
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Our Place wants to be yours
With a grand opening on Friday, Sept. 23, Our Place hopes to become your go to bar. Even though the bar has their grand opening soon, they’ve been serving drinks for a…
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No goats were harmed in the making of this article
On Sept. 24, approximately 1,100 fans will witness six comedians have their chance at $10,000 during the 7th Annual Brantford Comedy Fest. The mix of amateur and professional comedians will take the…
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Meet the Arkells
The Arkells are a Juno and CASBY award winning band who are playing at Laurier’s orientation week this fall. They have toured with Metric, The Tragically Hip, Sam Roberts and many other…
