A trip down arcane lane
Spoiler alert: if you havenât seen the sciâfi epic, Stanley Kubrickâs 2001: A Space Odyssey, then go watch it before reading this article.
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Chairman of the Board: Land of the lost
Let’s say you accidentally crashed your zeppelin onto a mysterious island far away from any civilization where strange curses are the norm. What do you do next? Call for help? Build a raft? Or greedily scour ancient ruins for fabulous treasures? I think we know that answer to that.
Whoever wins, we lose
Somehow, a movie everyone expected to fail still managed to disappoint. Itâll make bank, but that doesnât change the fact that Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is the cinematic self-destruction of Zack Snyder.
This means war
With all the hype surrounding the new movie, I thought it was about time that I pick up Mark Millarâs Civil War. Before I begin, keep in mind that the Civil War storylineâthe division of the Avengers into two separate warring factionsâis actually a plot thatâs been redone quite frequently, so this particular one may not act as a word for word script preview of the movie.
Fight like Hell
The first season of Daredevil was a welcome change from Marvel Studiosâ typical slate of chaotic CGI phantasmagoria, thanks to its neo-noir plot and searing fight choreography.
Heart, humour, and sex
If youâre looking for a long-running webcomic about a tight-knit group of friends of all shapes, sizes, and sexualities, look no further than ChloĂ© C.âs Go Get A Roomie!, now in its sixth year of production.
Mush into muscle
When people talk about bodybuilding, they usually mention larger-than-life figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno. Although these men were huge stars in their prime, almost solely responsible for the gym craze of the 1980s, their charismatic public personas did little to dispel the popular idea that bodybuilders are brainless beauties obsessed with âthe pump.â But there is more to muscle than meets the eye.
Kickstarter in the Community: Cultural comics for Canadians
After producing two successful comic collections and a remarkable crowdfunding campaign, the Toronto Comics Anthology team are back on Kickstarter to raise funds for Toronto Comics: Volume 3.
Douglas organization seeks to raise awareness of homeless womenâs health issues
A new Douglas charitable organization, Periods on the Street, seeks to raise awareness and donations for feminine hygiene in the homeless population.
Liberal deficit gives big payout to students
The Liberal government released their 2016 budget, titled âGrowing the Middle Class,â on March 22, compiled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau.