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Category: ARTS

ARTS

Steven’s Man-Cave: Straight to the moon!

The Other PressNovember 3, 2014

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.

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Chairman of the Board: Great balls of fire!

The Other PressNovember 3, 2014

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.

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Comic Corner: The same old song and dance

The Other PressNovember 3, 2014

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.

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‘Ouija’ conjures up cheap scares and bad acting

The Other PressNovember 3, 2014

The rules of the game are simple: “Never play alone,” “Never play in a graveyard,” “Always say goodbye.”

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‘Subsequent Conversations’ wants to know what you really mean

The Other PressNovember 3, 2014

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.

There’s a bully in all of us
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There’s a bully in all of us

The Other PressNovember 3, 2014November 11, 2014

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.

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Chairman of the Board: 50 ways to betray your brother

The Other PressOctober 27, 2014

This October, I’m looking at a series of darker themed games. This week we look at a game that makes betraying your friends fun!

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Comic Corner: Monster madness

The Other PressOctober 27, 2014

It would be hard to approach Halloween and not think about some of the classic movie monsters—creatures like Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and of course the Swamp Thing.

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The softer side of war

The Other PressOctober 27, 2014

Set in 1945 in the heart of Nazi Germany, Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, and Logan Lerman bring the struggle of war to the big screen in David Ayer’s Fury.

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Kickstarter in the Community: How to navigate the Quarter Life Crisis

The Other PressOctober 27, 2014

Turning 20 can be a tough time for young people as they struggle with the quarter life crisis, in which they question their life choices in their 20s, similar to the way adults re-evaluate their lives during a midlife crisis in their 40s.

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