Arts & Culture

The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.

Arts & Culture, CFRU Top 10

CFRU’s Top 10 for Aug. 3, 2021

List provided by CFRU. RANK ARTIST Title (Label) 1. WILLIE DUNN* Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (Light In The Attic) 2. BELL ORCHESTRE* House Music (Erased Tapes) 3. DINOSAUR JR. Sweep It Into Space (Jagjaguwar) 4. NATHAN LAWR**   Apocalypse Marshmallow (Self-Released) 5. TEKE::TEKE* Shirushi […]

Arts & Culture, CFRU Top 10

CFRU’s Top 10 for July 21, 2021

List provided by CFRU. RANK ARTIST Title (Label) 1. NATHAN LAWR** Apocalypse Marshmallow (Self-Released) 2. NICOLET* Dans la nuit lente (Bravo) 3. TUNETOWN* Entering Utopia (Three Pines) 4. WILLIE DUNN* Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (Light In The Attic) 5. N0V3L* NON-FICTION (Flemish Eye) 6. […]

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Food photography tips and tricks

Different techniques to help you show off those delicious meals and treats napping photos of food and posting them to social media is a popular hobby among many. From cooking a gourmet meal to trying a new restaurant, some feel the experience isn’t complete without showing off their grub. However, […]

Arts & Culture, CFRU Top 10

CFRU’s Top 10 for June 22, 2021

List provided by CFRU. RANK ARTIST Title (Label) 1. WILLIE DUNN* Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology (Light In The Attic) 2. DOROTHEA PAAS* Anything Can’t Happen (Telephone Explosion) 3. LOSCIL* Clara (Kranky) 4. FIVER* Fiver with the Atlantic School Of Spontaneous Composition (You’ve Changed) 5. […]

Arts & Culture, CFRU Top 10

CFRU’s Top 10 for June 15, 2021

List provided by CFRU. RANK ARTIST Title (Label)   1. BELL ORCHESTRE* House Music (Erased Tapes) 2. DOROTHEA PAAS* Anything Can’t Happen (Telephone Explosion) 3. FIVER* Fiver with the Atlantic School Of Spontaneous Composition (You’ve Changed) 4. ROY* Roy’s Garage (Idée Fixe) 5. CHAD VANGAALEN* World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener […]

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Orchids: Born to die?

Maybe it’s not you — maybe it’s the ice and floral foam bought my first orchid from a big-box hardware store when I was in high school. It was a light-purple phalaenopsis, or ‘moth orchid’, and I was obsessed. Unfortunately, this beautiful plant met her end fairly quickly in the […]