It’s a Disaster, not a disaster
When an individual is in the beginning stages of a new relationship, the situational hurdles that need to be cleared can be numerous. Meeting friends and family can often be awkward and in Todd Berger’s It’s a Disaster (2012), audiences partake in a fresh...
How to pick up and hook up on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is geared toward couples-there’s no denying that, but this doesn’t mean that they get to have all the fun. What better time to score than on a day designed to make single people feel lonely and vulnerable? Banish those V-day blues and...
Recognizing and addressing workplace bullying: Diversity Column Nine
Workplace bullying often begins subtly and insidiously so that bullied individuals (targets) have difficulty recognizing, understanding and labeling their experiences as bullying. This is a problem because they may tend to minimize bullying behaviours (e.g., she’s just having another bad day) and blame themselves...
I’m afraid of my own boner! Ask a counsellor
“I’m, uh… frightened of my own boner. What the *%& do I do?”
Well. Let’s just put it out there that this one is rare. That being said, it’s still possible to have any one (or more) of a number of sex-related phobias, which can...
Artist Spotlight: Pat LePoidevin
Hailing originally from Sackville NB, Pat LePoidevin is folk musician with a flare for loop pedals. He has toured extensively, travelling as far as South Korea.
His music consists of looping a ukulele and guitar backed by a friend on percussion underneath his intense vocals...
The crap that is Assassin’s Creed 3: A game review, with spoilers included
I wish I could say good things about Assassin’s Creed 3, but unfortunately it was one of the most disappointing sequels I have played this year. I can’t recommend this game to anyone other than fans of the series.
Assassin’s Creed 3 suffers from poor...
Tonella and The Strain live at Pepper’s Pub
Appearing live on Jan. 18 at Pepper’s was both Tonella, based out of Fredericton, and The Strain hailing all the way from Quebec. I was a little disappointed to see a small turnout at Pepper’s because both of these bands gave quite the performance.
The...
The cinematic production of Life of Pi: Why it deserves a 9/10. . .
The use of Computer Generating Images (CGIs) in the past has been gaudy and blatant, leaving spectators dissatisfied.
Until the advent of James Cameron’s, Avatar (2009) it had felt like a lot of Hollywood beta-testing; but eclectic Ang Lee, who has brought us Crouching Tiger,...
Shadowrun: A pleasant surprise
Vincent O’Connell
Earlier this week I had the pleasant surprise of discovering Shadowrun for the Xbox 360. A friend had loaned it to me long ago and we both forgot about its existence.
Shadowrun is a cross-platform multiplayer FPS for Xbox Live and Games for Windows...
I hate participating in flash mobs… Help! Extraversion versus introversion
My friends keep trying to get me to dance in a flash mob, but whenever I do, I don’t really enjoy it and get really tired. What’s wrong with me??
In a nutshell, nothing is wrong with you. First and foremost, flash mobs are passé....