Tag: Entertainment
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eSports set to redefine athletics
BY KAHFEEL BUCHANAN The definition of a modern-day athlete is changing as eSports continue to rise in popularity. Some people think being an athlete is about how high you can jump or how fast you can run but that’s traditional sports. eSports is becoming the new phenomenon because technology is the thing of today,” said…
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K-Pop fans reflect on past popularity
BY ALEXA MENARD Four years ago, Gangnam Style became the most popular video on the internet, and still is, more than 2.5 billion views. Taylor Swift’s Blank Space, released two years later, comes up almost embarrassingly short at just over 1.4 billion views. But whatever happened to Psy? More importantly, what happened to K-Pop? The…
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Jessica Jones; not your average Marvel hero
Marvel’s Jessica Jones is the latest instalment in Netlflix’s Original Marvel series. The series follows a young former superhero, currently running a private investigation office, Alias Investigations. Marvel’s Jessica Jones is the second of five planned Netflix shows that are part of the wildly successful Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starring Krysten Ritter in the titular role,…
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Adele says Hello to the world
STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS After five years of growth, Adele is back to say “hello” to fans with a new release. Transitioning from strictly pop music, 25 has a R&B vibe. It can be viewed as a transitional point for Adele as she is stepping into the light for the first time in years. Featuring a…
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Post Comedy Theatre: A flicker of insanity
STORY BY NATALIA CAMARENA There is no one word that can really fully define actor, mime, stand-up comedian, juggler and ventriloquist Robert Post. He truly is a one-man variety show capable of entertaining old and young alike. To encounter Post rehearsing for one of his shows is to think he’s insane and quite frankly that…
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Curtain goes up, student prices go down
STORY BY JASMINE ANTHONY If you’ve been having a hard time finding something fun to do in Oakville, you’re in luck. The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts has announced its 2015-16 season and the selection of performances will appeal to all tastes. For students on a budget there are $20 tickets for events like Evil…
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Encore in the works for award-winning Brantwood
STORY BY COLE WATSON Sheridan’s ambitious musical Brantwood 1920-2020 has piqued international interest and won a Dora Mavor Moore award, which recognizes excellence in Toronto theatre. The musical was nominated for the Audience Choice Award with the support of Steve Fisher, a blogger at the Torontoist.com, and won the award for Outstanding Production of 2015.…
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Media Arts does the mosh for documentary
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TYLER REYNOLDS When most people think of moshing, they think of a group of angry people beating each other up. Two Media Arts students from Sheridan College have started a controlled mosh pit for a documentary they are filming to end some of these misconceptions. The controlled mosh pit is a…
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Oakville residents gather to celebrate Christmas tree lighting ceremony
STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAUL WOODLEY More than 1,000 residents gathered in downtown Oakville last Friday for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Starting the night off was a local band called Hold The Phones which played everything from rock tunes to classic Christmas sing-a-longs. Shop windows along Kerr Street are now decorated, and trees…
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Team Canuck modernizes Canadian superhero
STORY BY TYLER REYNOLDS Look up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Canadian superhero? Captain Canuck has returned from a long absence from the comic book world. A team known as “Team Canuck” has revitalized the older comic book character into today’s world. “We are reviving Captain Canuck because we…
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Cosplayers dress for the occasion
STORY BY TYLER REYNOLDS Imagine waking up in the morning and putting on the costume of your favorite fictional character for other fans to admire. Cosplayers get to do this for a few weekends a year. Cosplay, the short form of costume play, is the art of dressing up as a character from works of…