Published August 5, 2010 by admin
ROXANNE
HATHWAY-BAXTER
SENIOR ANDY EDITOR
I spent an entire summer unemployed. It wasn’t for a lack of trying to find a job, I swear. Sure, it was fun for the first little while, but then the delight of no responsibilities turned into the horrible reality of a dwindling bank account. Slowly but surely, the Internet became my job. Sad? I thought so too.
Here’s a compilation of some of the best websites I’ve come across in my lazy summer that I’m sure my fellow jobless friends would appreciate. Those of you who have jobs, I hate you, but I can’t stay mad at you. I’m sure you will enjoy these sites too.
Published August 5, 2010 by Myles Herod
Okay, so August is here. Only a few weeks left till the inevitable: school. For some, it’s a welcomed return to academic life, for others, like me, it’s a sad farewell to a warm summer of work and play.
Published August 5, 2010 by kevin elliott
KEVIN ELLIOTT
SILHOUETTE STAFF
Inception
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy
4/5 stars
The first rule you learn in Creative Writing 101 is to never end a story with “It was all a dream!” The development of Inception’s narrative leading up to its conclusion is too complicated for it to fall victim to this writing cliché. But then you start to wonder, with previous films such as Memento and Insomnia, how long will it take before writer/director Christopher Nolan finally exhausts all other alternatives? Maybe there will be a lot of upset people in a couple of years with Nolan’s upcoming follow-up to The Dark Knight, when they find out that Batman never really existed.
Published July 8, 2010 by admin
DAN HAWIE
MUSIC EDITOR
There’s a certain unspoken tension that comes with the same daily interactions over time. Often our relationships with the people that we see every day can reach a stagnant peak where every sort of intricate detail about one another becomes completely uninteresting. To put it simply, at this point, “people talk, but they don’t know what to say.”
It’s these words that Born Ruffians’ frontman Luke LaLonde boldly confesses on the band’s sophomore release, as the Toronto trio has resolutely placed all differences aside to embrace the album’s title and motto, Say It.
Published July 8, 2010 by Myles Herod
5 out of 5
The truth behind Exit Through the Gift Shop is that there may be none. Like no other documentary I’ve seen, its content considers celebrity and art in such a way that, elaborate prank or not, we as the viewer are left enthralled by its sheer originality, as it morphs from a seemingly credible look at street art into a first-hand account of over-hyped notoriety.
Published July 8, 2010 by admin
There’s no denying that Tokyo Police Club have surpassed the massive amount of blogosphere buzz that first accompanied their debut 2006 release, the EP A Lesson in Crime. The even more celebrated release of LP Elephant Shell in 2008 solidified the Newmarket quartet as one of the nation’s key purveyors of infectious indie rock.
Published June 3, 2010 by Myles Herod
2 ½ out of 5
When it’s all said and done, Iron Man II is a producer’s picture. With the success of the first so unexpected, the obvious thing to do was expand the sequel with more money. What we have here is an indulgent popcorn film with minor inspired moments.
Published June 3, 2010 by admin
The Black Keys
Brothers
The latest output from the Black Keys is blues, sure. A lot of good ol’ fashioned loud-shoutin’ blues. But it’s also not. The… Continue Reading ›
Published June 3, 2010 by admin
It was just one of those nights. An innocuous invite to hang out with some friends turned one beer into five, then you found yourself at a bar surrounded by tequila shots and pounding dance music. Suddenly you know all the lyrics to a song you haven’t heard since you were 15 and you’re whipping out your best flailing dance moves to “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. Eating a cheeseburger and fries seems only natural, as you stumble in the direction of home and, in the morning, between gulping water, clutching your aching head, and scanning through your cell phone history you wonder, “What did I do last night?”
Published April 1, 2010 by unknown
Whatever happened to funk music? How come the only possible trace that I could find of its existence in modern pop culture is through the… Continue Reading ›
Samuel Hernandez
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