THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 17, 2009
As if 2009 wasn’t already a rough year for capitalism, now Michael Moore has set his sights on our venerated economic system.
But the last thing we need is Michael Moore’s latest propaganda flooding multiplexes.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 12, 2009
Immaculate Machine released their latest album High On Jackson Hill in April. Since then, Gallupe and his fellow bandmates have been touring sporadically around North America promoting their new material.
“I think that people who are coming in with an open mind are loving it. To me it’s objectively a big step up; it’s sounding great. I’m really excited about playing the new stuff,” said Gallupe.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 10, 2009
After years of minority governments, people have gotten used to constant talk of elections. But whether or not Canadians go to the polls this fall, the recently formed Pirate Party of Canada is vying for voters’ attention.
“A lot of people hear ”˜Pirate Party’ and assume that it’s all about ”˜get your content for free,’ ” said Tim Fretz, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 4, 2009
Today, almost 80 per cent of searches in Canada go through Google. As a result of their dominance in search, the company makes billions per year in advertising sales.
Google’s success has its drawbacks, though. For those paranoid about privacy, any company that has such vast stores of information on its users is bad news. In more practical terms, however, Google’s invincibility threatens to undermine the innovation and competition that have made the Internet what it is.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 2, 2009
Horst Zoller is a horologist, a member of a shrinking group of people skilled in repairing timepieces. He has been fixing watches for almost five decades, starting as an apprentice in 1960.
Zoller’s store, House of Time, mostly serves people over 30. And with the rise of cell phones and other technologies, he has noticed a decline in business.
“In the last five years, I’d say it’s probably down by 20, maybe 30 per cent,” he said.
By Ishmael N. Daro August 26, 2009
There are few people who would dare revise the history of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Luckily, Quentin Tarantino is not afraid to get his hands dirty.
The 46-year-old director of such films as Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction is at it again with his latest film Inglourious Basterds. Whereas his previous efforts have been homages to crime, martial arts and blaxploitation genres, war films are a sacred genre of film few have dared to mess with. Tarantino handles the genre with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer…
By Ishmael N. Daro July 21, 2009
The sport of ultimate, sometimes referred to as ultimate Frisbee, was invented in 1968 in a New Jersey high school as a way to pass the time at school activities.
It combines features of sports such as soccer and football, but is played with a flying disc instead of a ball. Few people could have predicted that some 40 years later this unlikely game would be played by thousands of people around the world.
By Ishmael N. Daro June 25, 2009
Yves Engler has laid out a difficult task for himself. Although most Canadians believe Canada’s foreign policy is built on peacekeeping and resolving conflicts, Engler is out to disprove such notions.