DiCaprio dazzles as an obsessive self-made man Nick Carraway is depressed, anxious, and suffering from alcohol withdrawal at the opening of director Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. His psychiatrist recommends that Nick write down “what happened” that summer to put him in his current state of mind. Carraway then goes […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Album Review: Walk Off the Earth – R.E.V.O.
Not just a cover band With their debut album, Walk Off the Earth has introduced a sound that is different from everything on the radio right now. Their YouTube cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” – involving only one guitar being played by all five band members […]
Thirty Years of Hillside
Performer lineup for summer music festival announced Music fans waiting for news of Hillside Festival’s 2013 lineup can cast aside their curiosity and replace it with anticipation; the performer lineup was announced on April 22 and includes over 60 musical acts who will be performing from July 26 to 28 […]
Foolproof crispy baked chicken wings with homemade sauce
Ingredients: – As many split chicken wings as you would like – An oil or fat of choice (canola oil, butter, ghee, olive oil, etc.) For sauce: – Franks red hot – Sriracha sauce – Ketchup – Tabasco – Chipotle pepper sauce – Liquid smoke – Bbq sauce – Blue […]
A Tribe Called Red – “Nation II Nation”
It’s difficult to listen to Ottawa-based indigenous-electronic fusion group A Tribe Called Red and not think, “Why has no one done this before?” Nation II Nation is the sophomore release of the self-proclaimed “Pow Wow Step” trio from Ottawa, consisting of Ian “DJ NDN” Campeau, Dan “DJ Shub” General and […]
Batman, Wonder Woman, free comics! Oh my!
On the first Saturday of every May, comic book stores across North America participate in a promotional event where comic books are given away free of charge. This is an effort put forth by the comic book industry to help bring readership into independent comic book stores. This annual affair […]
Sound Check: Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth”
Written by Daniel Wright Hip-hop is arguably the only profession where the larger your ego gets, the greater the reward. And so the ego gets even larger. Perhaps you’ve heard of Kanye West? Although Mr. West’s and Dwayne Carter’s (Lil Wayne) back stories are quite different, their confidence is a […]
What are you reading?
Gail Collins, When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Genna Buck When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, by New York Times columnist Gail Collins, epitomizes the spirit of the women’s movement: it is […]
Sound Check
Vampire Weekend, Contra by Daniel Wright Of all the odd indie bands from the past few years, I wouldn’t have predicted Vampire Weekend to be the one to hit #1 on the Billboard 200. But, like Elvis did with rock & roll, Clapton did with blues guitar and (arguably) Eminem […]
A one-of-a-kind show
Haiti benefit will bring together Gueph’s best by Daniel Bitonti It’s never an easy task bringing together a handful of world-class artists under one roof. But when word got out that a Haiti benefit concert was in the works for Guelph, the response from the local artistic community […]
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.