Not your typical Starbucks cookie
Fall is here and winter is coming, which means tasty seasonal goods are everywhere. A personal favourite of mine is a ginger molasses cookie. For those who havenât tried this drugâI mean, snackâit is heavenly.
How to imbue your life with the holiday spiritâŚ
Halloween is over, which means one of two things: either youâre one of the people taking to social media to bemoan the existence of Christmas decorations cropping up in stores so early, or, like me, youâre overjoyed that we can finally drop all that spooky black and orange in favour of some festive and cheerful red and green.
How to meal
Iâm 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? Thatâs the pre-packaged scent of young adulthood.
L&S Listed: Five amazing DIY Christmas gifts to get started on immediately
Homemade gifts are beautiful and thoughtful, and always an excellent option for a cash-strapped student. Itâs win-win: you get to save money on lovely gifts, and during the countless hours that you spend creating your crafts, youâre not out there spending your student loan on Jägerbombs and shoes you donât need.
Who is Betty Who?
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, âSomebody Loves You.â
Stevenâs Man-Cave: Straight to the moon!
2Kâs Borderlands series has always had a special place in my heart, ever since the iconic reveal in 2009 and the sequel in 2012. Now 2Kâs Australian branch has created a standalone game that takes place in between 1 and 2, aptly named Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Chairman of the Board: Great balls of fire!
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.
Comic Corner: The same old song and dance
I donât like the Scott Pilgrim series. I know, I knowâitâs amazingly hilarious and filled with whimsy. But that type of humour never appealed to me. That didnât stop me from picking up a copy of Bryan Lee OâMalleyâs new book, Seconds.
âOuijaâ conjures up cheap scares and bad acting
The rules of the game are simple: âNever play alone,â âNever play in a graveyard,â âAlways say goodbye.â
âSubsequent Conversationsâ wants to know what you really mean
If the name Neil LaBute doesnât ring any bells for you, then the Douglas College Theatre Departmentâs 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.