Brian Reed’s S-Town is a devastating look at the necessities of legality Masquerading as a true crime podcast, S-Town is not a podcast that explores the inhumanity of murder. It is the deeply human story of two men, of love and family, and how simple choices can cause devastating consequences. […]
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Dissecting Middle of Nowhere 20 years on
Thirteen reasons why I still love Hanson’s debut album Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a massively unapologetic fan of Hanson. This band has followed me all the way from childhood through early adulthood and remains in heavy rotation in my music library. Just as I turn […]
The Weekly Scene: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
2.5 passable-returns-to-a-far-away-galaxy out of 4 Director Gareth Edwards has devoted quite a bit of press time to explaining that his Rogue One is different from other films in the Star Wars universe, because his film is actually a war movie. According to Edwards, the film is a throwback to movies where […]
U of G professor Judith Thompson writes and directs new play
Hothouse grapples with an increasingly aging population and an expanding prison system Written and directed by the nationally-recognized playwright and University of Guelph professor Judith Thompson, Hothouse debuted at the George Luscombe Theatre on Nov. 11. Originally commissioned and performed by Theatre Kingston, Hothouse is inspired by Merilyn Simonds’s 1996 […]
L CON releases third studio avant-pop album
Moon Milk as artistic as it is catchy On Oct. 7, 2016, L CON released Moon Milk, an album supported by the Ontario Arts Council. Released by Wildlife Sanctuary Sound Recordings, L CON’s Moon Milk was co-conspired with the help of Andrew Collins. This album was created as a part […]
Between the Sheets: Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire release Secret Path collaboration
Five stars out of five The collaborative project Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire was released on Oct. 18, and man, is it a hard hitter. Secret Path tells the story of a young Anishinaabe boy named Chanie Wenjack who passed away in 1966 as he tried to […]
Horror series Penny Dreadful offers commentary on human condition
Re-evaluating the role of classic literary monsters This year marked the final season of John Logan’s horror/fantasy television series Penny Dreadful. After the first episode aired in 2014, the series that combines various characters and plot devices from Victorian and Romantic literature amassed a dedicated audience not simply drawn to […]
Between the Sheets: The Name of the Wind
4.5 stars out of five The Name of the Wind is the debut novel for Patrick Rothfuss, and the first book in his ambitious The Kingkiller Chronicle series. As much a story about stories as it is a proper novel in itself, The Name of the Wind looks at the […]
The Weekly Scene: The Trip to Italy (2014)
3.5 mean-spirited-but-ultimately-loveable-cads out of 4 In 2010, British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon set out on a tour of Northern England’s restaurants, hotels, and inns. Brydon’s and Coogan’s adventures were captured by Michael Winterbottom and arranged into a six-episode miniseries, and then subsequently organized into a feature-length film. Winterbottom’s […]
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 […]
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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.