Shashanth Shetty The Silhouette It was a raucous day in Toronto today. Legions of the disaffected stoically rallied against the corporations that are so fundamental to the ruin that perpetuates their lives. Yes, this historic and noteworthy event, known as “Occupy Toronto”, drew not only the bored and the apathetic, but also the mildly annoyed, […]
Josh Parsons Music Editor I’m usually the last person you’d find bawling about the inevitable end of another celebrity marriage. The obsession with such a banal phenomenon often sickens me; I guess that’s the price you pay for living in a society where people are persuaded to care more about a royal wedding than […]
The Thing Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton Directed by: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. 2.5/5 Stars Sean Hardy It’s hard to imagine what films today would be like had flicks like those of the Saw and Hostel franchises never seen the light of day. Given our generation’s clear preference for excess over nuance in […]
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Myles Herod Entertainment Editor They’re the definition of chill, the harbingers of boom-bap drums and low-end groove. There is nothing quite like the music of A Tribe Called Quest. From their New York emergence in the early ‘90s, innovation, intelligence and unparalleled chemistry forever set them apart. MCs Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s skill erupted […]
Randal De Souza The Silhouette If you were walking through the Student Centre on the afternoon of Oct. 19, you might have caught a glimpse of a three-minute flash mob. Standing frozen from 12:25 to 12:28 p.m., the participants were there to support OPIRG working group Just $top. The group’s mission is to raise public […]
Sonya Khanna Business Editor The recent popularity of the online video messaging service Skype has led many firms to implement the usage of this quirky technology as an innovative form of interviewing, acting as a budget friendly, hassle free alternative to the traditional method of interviewing. According to a report on Skyping for Interviews by […]
Mera Qamar Silhouette Staff Are you overwhelmed by never ending flow of midterms? Eat chocolate! Try making this delicious Orange Chocolate Molten Lava Cake recipe. It is easy and simple, takes only 20 minutes and is delightfully addicting! If you’re not a chocolate lover already, this chocolate lava cake will turn you into a […]
Carla Brown SHEC Media People don’t like to talk about suicide. We don’t even like to say the word. We have these euphemisms (to ‘off yourself’, ‘end it all’, ‘take your own life’) to make the topic easier to avoid. It makes us uncomfortable, and to an extent this is natural; we don’t like to […]
Aaren Fitzgerald Silhouette Staff As travel companions, bedbugs are a guaranteed nightmare. Cimicidae (bedbugs) are small parasitic insects that, like vampires, feed on warm-blooded animals. They are about an eighth- to a quarter-inch thick, they have oval, flattened and reddish-brown bodies and they leave signature triangular bites on their victims. Luckily, they cannot fly, though they can […]
