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by Graham Burt | Library Associate he Oxford English Dictionary defines a cookbook as “a book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food,”and at their most rudimentary level, cookbooks do serve this purpose. But this has never been their sole function. Cookbooks are invaluable historical documents […]
Founded in 2015, Vera Causa Opera (VCO) describes themselves as an innovative opera company. They are a charitable organization spearheaded by a volunteer board of directors that uses a collaborative structure to choose shows each season. Most recently they have been working on a production of The Child and the […]
Picklefest at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener has been running for four years and shows no signs of stopping. People come from wide and far to attend and after going, we can see why people return year after year. Dave Moore and Erin Ackersviller, from Kitchener, attend PickleFest every year. It’s important […]
Canadian poet and writer, Ian Williams has won the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction. — Penguin Random House Canada describes the book as “A hilarious, surprising and poignant love story about the way families are invented.” — Williams, a professor of creative writing at the University of […]
List provided by CFRU ARTIST Title (Label) ADRIAN RASO** Gypsybilly King (Asphalt Tango) WHIT DICKEY/TAO QUARTETS Peace Planet/Box of Light (AUM Fidelity) SHOTGUN JIMMIE* Transistor Sister 2 (You’ve Changed) THE MIGHTY MOCAMBOS 2066 (Mocambo) WHOOP-SZO* Warrior Down (You’ve Changed) LAND OF KUSH* Sand Enigma […]
GETTING HER START ON Soundcloud and Bandcamp, Massachusetts singer-songwriter Claire Cottrill, known as Clairo, played a sold-out show at Danforth Music Hall on Nov. 16, just two years after her first officially released song. Clairo is, by definition, a viral star. She rose to fame in 2017 with lo-fi, […]
Sadly, No One Lost a Tooth Now, I’ve never thought of myself as a violent sports person, but I’m slowly realising that my favourite sports are all a tad violent. One of the sports I’ve been most excited to see while on exchange here is hockey. Straight up, I just […]
Holidays come early to U of G More than 85 original Canadian vendors have sprung up in University of Guelph’s University Centre ready to celebrate the 45th annual Fair November Crafts Show. From Thursday, Nov. 14th to Sunday, Nov. 17 everyone is welcome to come and check out the abundance […]
1. Write A Damn Good Personal Statement Your personal statement should communicate three things: Who you are, What you’ve done, and Why your application should be considered and accepted. Reading some examples, (there are a million online), is a great place to start, but if you borrow anything or even […]
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