April 17, 2013 8:39 pm
Kamloops, the city she once called home, is now just a memory. While Graham wishes it were a more distant one, this memory remains very much at the forefront of her life. Living more than 800 kilometres from Kamloops is enough to remind her on a daily basis. Citing safety reasons, Graham requested her specific location not be revealed.
April 10, 2013 3:34 pm
The whole album contains an interesting contradiction with his depression, and his more childish summertime singles exemplify this theme. Although the beats are strikingly original and perfect for the season, they are topped with disturbing lyrics from a 22-year-old struggling to find freedom
April 10, 2013 3:29 pm
Since his debut studio album Outlaw was released in 2006, Daniel Wesley, a B.C. native, has been a staple of Canadian music with his ever-changing rock/reggae influenced sound.
April 10, 2013 3:10 pm
Alberta’s exhibit, unveiled at the U of A on April 4, is a birchbark canoe and paddle crafted with more than 600 hand-painted wooden tiles designed by students all over the province who had taken part in Project of Heart, a national program that educates Canadians about the history of First Nations residential schools.
April 8, 2013 5:58 pm
With a prize of $1 million in funding and a release in Cineplex theatres across Canada going to the most creative independent film, CineCoup is diving straight into the creative heart of Canadian cinema.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz has just released a new collection of short stories titled This Is How You Lose Her, which he read from at the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) last weekend. The Strand sat down with him to discuss his new work.
I didn’t think much of you the first time we met. I was young and ignorant and you were just amongst the other 26 letters hidden somewhere in the middle, quiet and passive. I apologize now for the way I neglected you. Remembering all of those hours wasted with vowels — those damn popular vowels.
In October 2011, 85 per cent of students who voted said yes to a redistribution of $10.35 from their tuition to help fund and support a new radio station. Despite an attempt to reclaim the 88.1 FM frequency, which included what Ryerson President Sheldon Levy called “a huge amount of work,” Radio Ryerson lost the bid.