I’m not a very good cook. My impatience is such that cooking is usually tossing a can of soup on the stove and heating, on extra-high heat, for all of five minutes. Do you smell that scorched butternut squash soup? That’s the pre-packaged scent of young adulthood.
Homemade gifts are beautiful and thoughtful, and always an excellent option for a cash-strapped student. It’s win-win: you get to save money on lovely gifts, and during the countless hours that you spend creating your crafts, you’re not out there spending your student loan on Jägerbombs and shoes you don’t need.
Betty Who (born Jessica Newham) is an Australian singer-songwriter who became popular in 2013 when a flash mob proposal video went viral with her song, “Somebody Loves You.”
2K’s Borderlands series has always had a special place in my heart, ever since the iconic reveal in 2009 and the sequel in 2012. Now 2K’s Australian branch has created a standalone game that takes place in between 1 and 2, aptly named Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Fireball Island is a roll-and-move game for two to four players, designed by Chuck Kennedy and published by Milton Bradley in 1986. In the game, you play as an intrepid adventurer exploring a mysterious tropical island in search of a fantastic ruby.
I don’t like the Scott Pilgrim series. I know, I know—it’s amazingly hilarious and filled with whimsy. But that type of humour never appealed to me. That didn’t stop me from picking up a copy of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s new book, Seconds.
The rules of the game are simple: “Never play alone,” “Never play in a graveyard,” “Always say goodbye.”
If the name Neil LaBute doesn’t ring any bells for you, then the Douglas College Theatre Department’s production of Subsequent Conversations will be a new and exciting treat. The play, directed by instructor Cheryl Swan, is a collection of five one-act plays by LaBute, one of my favourite modern playwrights.
Stickboy is the second production in the Vancouver Opera’s 2014-15 season and, more importantly, the production’s world premiere. Its all-too-familiar story and barrier-breaking format make it an excellent first production for those who are wary of opera or those who have never experienced it before.
Prior to Martin Couture-Rouleau’s October 20 targeted hit-and run-attack on Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, and one other soldier in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Couture-Rouleau had been posting radical, pro-ISIS messages to his Facebook page.
