Fraser Caldwell Sports Editor The Marauders are quickly hitting stride, and their rookie contingent is beginning to contribute in earnest. The Maroon and Grey moved to a record of 3-1 on the season after consecutive blowout road wins in Waterloo and Guelph on Oct. 28 and 29. Both the Warriors and Gryphons are tough competitors […]
Paul Fowler The first time I heard Tom Waits sing I burst out laughing. His harsh voice growling over a web of plunking percussion and groaning trombones made me think of the Cookie Monster, drunkenly stumbling through a bizarre circus. A couple years later a friend of mine lent me a copy of Rain Dogs, […]
Take Shelter Directed by: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain 4 out of 5 stars Myles Herod Entertainment Editor There can be something positively terrifying about a performance that makes you tense. What Michael Shannon miraculously achieves in Take Shelter goes beyond that, and into embodiment. With courage, talent and vulnerability, […]
Josh Parsons Music Editor Montreal’s shoegazey pop group Braids has had a busy year. Their 2011 release Native Speaker has been shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, reviewed in the New York Times and subsequently picked up by a slew of monolithic music media outlets. Much of the attention is centered on Braids’ tasteful blend of […]
Jay Scherer The bright colors, exotic weapons and beautiful landscapes captivated all of us when we first stepped into Azeroth. World of Warcraft is still delivering wonder and awe, expansion pack after expansion pack. Developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment has always taken turns with respect to the themes in their games, and their latest announcement […]
Paranormal Activity 3 Directed by: Henry Boost, Ariel Schulman 3 out of 5 stars Marco Filice The evil shadow-demon offers some recycled tricks and a few new treats in Paranormal Activity 3. Since there are hardly any horror flicks out, this will most likely constitute one’s choice for thrills […]
Christina Pugliese The Silhouette With a season of civil unrest upon us, many have questioned the authenticity of protesters’ concerns. In this day and age, how can we distinguish the agitators from the real deal? It turns out that the answer, at least in the present case, may be less baffling than one would expect. […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor Halloween had more than its share of frights, bumps, and bruises this year. On Oct. 29, at a Halloween event hosted by TwelvEighty, three men, two of which sustained knife wounds to their chests while the other suffered facial injuries, were rushed to hospital. A fourth may have also […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor Although Halloween may be a time where our younger selves yearn the bygone days of mountainous piles of sweets and goodies, a group of students from McMaster, dressed primarily in gorilla costumes, have found something else to go bananas about. In an effort to promote Fair Trade consumption and awareness, […]
Julia Redmond The Silhouette ‘Tis the season for visits to campus from eager high-school seniors. Last Thursday, annual Canadian university rankings were released to inform their decisions. The Globe and Mail’s Canadian University Report and Maclean’s University Rankings offer up a fresh batch of statistics, placing McMaster relatively high in many categories. McMaster maintained […]
