“Camerotica” specialist paints journey of passion Mayor Cam Guthrie took to his Cam-Cam live stream this Monday to announce that Belinda Breakneck will be the 2018 Guelph artist in residence starting in January. Breakneck, who completed her MFA in 2012, specializes in erotic depictions of the mayor. Breakneck’s project, titled […]
Author: Will Wellington
Cam Guthrie: charismatic leader / Sith apprentice
24-hour stream reveals two sides to mercurial leader This week, Guelph mayor Cam Guthrie launched a 24-hour live-streaming video-feed in a bid to engage with Guelph voters. Guthrie has previously used video on social media to sound off on issues like the mess left by rowdy homecoming students. His new […]
Extended: Simone TB of Darlene Shrugg on how music scenes work
Drummer talks lacklustre bookers and promoters in North America Darlene Shrugg has been hailed as a true Torontonian supergroup, and for good reason. As the folks from Kazoo!, who are hosting Darlene Shrugg’s gig Nov. 23 at eBar, put it in a recent Facebook post, “While [Darlene Shrugg] is made up […]
Senate to discuss fall reading week
CSA hopes to keep students informed The discussion of a fall reading week continues this month, as the issue will be considered at the Nov. 27 senate meeting. The University of Guelph currently has the shortest fall study break in the province, with only one day of cancelled classes on the […]
Big Mouth is gross and groundbreaking
A raunchy cartoon with a sentimental centre I remember a high school friend describing the morning after a party at his place. Something like seven people stayed over and they all woke up with puddles of vomit inches from their faces. That’s the thing about growing up. It’s gross. Coming-of-age […]
Sunday morning cartoons at the Guelph Film Festival
Festival’s youth offerings are charming and challenging Movies aren’t just for grownups. This Sunday, kids and their parents piled into The Bookshelf Cinema for a Guelph Film Festival screening of “Sunday Morning Cartoons.” Many of the animated shorts were chosen by local artist Garth Laidlaw. There’s nothing like watching a […]
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B.A. Johnston: Canada’s tubby troubadour
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Place for Bands makes a place for bands
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Frenum stitches together both artists’ embroidery-centric practices
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