Edmonton’s first Petite Nuit
This time last year, Edmonton’s first Nuit Blanche took over the downtown area. Nuit Blanche is a world-wide contemporary art event that featured more
Men’s hockey wins first game at new rink
Have you ever watched Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? The one where Ty Pennington, the jack-of-all-trades host of the show, finds a family with a
Observations on the Rogers Place open house
Downtown Edmonton has officially joined the 21st century with the opening of the new arena, Rogers Place. Over 57,000 enthusiastic Edmontonians attended the open
The Book of Mormon – a crude success
I have performed in many theatre productions and have a great love for musicals. However, no other theatre piece can prepare a person for
Partisan politics are not for students’ associations
If you attend a post-secondary institution in Canada, odds are you’re a member of a students’ association or its equivalent. Students’ associations are organizations
The Decision
When Rob Poole, the mainstay of the women’s basketball team for six years, decided to move on from the program, it was unclear who
Remembering Misha
“To this moment, I still remember his first arrival to Canada,” Misha Bazelevskyy’s brother, Andriy, said of his move from Ukraine. “He came out
Drugs won’t make your favourite rapper great again
When Kid Cudi’s 2009 album Man on the Moon: End of Day was released, it was widely-received as a drug-influenced album. Many songs make
A gem hidden in plain sight
The room erupts in occasional laughter when the acting on the screen gets too melodramatic for even the most composed of the audience. It’s
CRISPR: Engineering evolution
What if you could ensure your child would never get Crohn’s disease? Or what if you could choose their hair colour? Or make sure
Superman goes to school
We’ve all been there. You’re talking about the last episode of your favourite show, or maybe you’re freaking out about the incredible album your
Living with loss
It might chart a slow, predictable course, or it might catch us off guard. It could arrive too early, or not soon enough. Once