From the first string of distorted notes on “This is How it Goes,” to the last abrupt snare fill on “Voices of Violence,” Billy Talent’s self-titled debut album remains their most hard-hitting and distinctive album to date. The recent release the band’s fifth studio album Afraid of Heights has us […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
More must-watch films from the Toronto International Film Festival
Shortlisting some of the festival’s biggest hits La La Land directed by Damien Chazelle – Release Date: December 2, 2016 Director Damien Chazelle displayed a masterful craft in the blend of cinematic storytelling and music in 2014’s Whiplash and he brings those skills back with full force in La La […]
Alexandre Trudeau discusses his new book at Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
Travels in China The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, in partnership with the University of Guelph College of Arts and College of Biological Science, hosted writer and documentarian Alexandre Trudeau on Sept. 17, 2016 to celebrate the release of his debut book, Barbarian Lost: Travels in New China. The afternoon started […]
Album of the Week
The feel-good songs of the summer are quickly fading into distant memory, and being replaced by the mellower tones of fall. An album that never fails to bring me into an autumnal state of mind is The Counting Crows’ often forgotten 1999 album, This Desert Life. Filled with jangling guitars and […]
Don Russell unveils new permanent piece in Sculpture Park
In response to Truth and Reconciliation, art starts the grass-roots movement To begin, The Ontarion would like to acknowledge the Attawandaron people on whose traditional territory the University of Guelph resides and offer our respect to traditional communities. Don Russell, while not a Guelph-born local, has certainly lain deep foundations […]
Guelph artist tells story of nonconformity in new book
From travels in Africa to local book launch Guelph artist and animator Garth Laidlaw has been able to combine his passions for unconventional storytelling and illustration in his newly published children’s book, Sayni and the Windowjet Brothers. Having studied animation at Sheridan College, Laidlaw spends much of his time working […]
Diversity takes the spotlight at TIFF 2016
A celebration of inclusivity and difference The Toronto International Film Festival, originally named the Festival of Festivals, has become one of the world’s most significant publicly attended film festivals—alongside Cannes—screening more than 300 films from over 60 countries. TIFF features movies from several different genres in cinema, such as big […]
The Weekly Scene: The Great Beauty (2013)
4 life-affirming-artistic-revelations out of 4 Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty is a film in which the entire universe conspires to ensure that a 65-year-old Roman man finally writes his second novel. The man is cultural critic Jep Gambardella, a socialite who so embodies the virtues of la dolce vita that […]
Taking Back Sunday is back with Tidal Wave
A new album demonstrates a new sound There comes a point where older bands need to decide amongst themselves whether they’ve aged like a fine wine or if they’ve aged like era-specific opinions; somewhat rotten and possibly unsafe for consumption. Taking Back Sunday, a band ironically the same age as […]
Spirit Walk brings the stories of Guelph residents past
Guelph Museums host walk through local cemetery On Sun, Sept. 18, Guelph Museums led a Spirit Walk through Woodlawn Memorial Park as a way of displaying the history surrounding the cemetery. Those who embarked on the walk were taught about the history of the grounds, which were bought in 1854 […]
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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.