Telling stories on the fly
by Sean-Paul Boynton In the year 1599, William Shakespeare penned one of his most famous soliloquies, spoken by the character Jacques in As You Like It, which contains these immortal opening lines: “All the...
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Beating boredom: Come one, come all…Factory Party # 8 is upon us!
So I’ve never been to a Factory Party before. I’ve always thought of it as one of those elite events for the city’s hipsters, but as a friend of mine recently explained to me,...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Feb 11 Reflector
Choice Cut By Sean-Paul Boynton When the Pet Shop Boys released their album Behaviour at the dawn of the 1990s, it was clear that the preeminent disco kings were no longer content on making us...
Stepping into someone else’s shoes
Ever since the days of Shakespeare, when men were forced to put on frilly dresses and portray all the female roles, actors have had to deal with the challenges of stepping into characters that...
Beating boredom: Get your blog on
I trust everyone has had a lovely holiday season. It feels…nice…to be back. More stressful already than anything but that’s the way the cookie crumbles for now I suppose. Aside from trying to get...
‘Tenacious’ athlete remembered
“Whether you knew Sash or not she had a big impact on all of our lives. Sash was a beautiful young woman full of life, vigor, and will always be remembered with a smile...
The case for space at MRU
With a new semester full of reading, quizzes and exams, students will likely be looking for out of the way places for a little peace and quiet to do some studying. One problem is...
Never too late to find a new subplot in life
It happens to a lot of us: having to stifle our creative sides in order to reap the rewards of the so-called “professional life,” our careers can get in the way of some of our...
Noise 101 : Christmas CD Picks for Dec 3 Reflector
Choice Cut By Sean-Paul Boynton Depending on when you’re reading this over the course of the holiday season, you’re either about to be bombarded by familiar Christmas standards being blasted out of every retail...
Mythbusters: the family edition
Chances are, at least once in your life, you’ve raised your eyes skyward to ask, “Why am I the only normal one in my screwed-up family?” Turns out you’re not alone in questioning your...
