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.

Culture

  • By November 16, 2012

    Before Whose Line is it Anyway? brought improv comedy into the mainstream, the Saskatoon Soaps was making Saskatchewan laugh with its on-the-spot dramas.

  • University student showcases her art at SCYAP

    By November 16, 2012

    As a child, Di Decaire’s speech impediment made it difficult for her to communicate. Drawing became the best way she could express herself. She attended speech therapy for 13 years. Now, the current bachelor of fine arts student at the University of Saskatchewan is getting ready to showcase her acrylic paintings at the SCYAP art centre and gallery.

  • Saskatoon-based comic artist Kurtis Wiebe’s Peter Panzerfaust picked up by BBC

    By November 15, 2012

    It’s not uncommon for comic creators to dream about seeing their work on the screen, whether large or small. For local writer Kurtis Wiebe this dream is about to become a reality. On Oct. 11, BBC Worldwide Productions and Quality Transmedia announced that they would be producing a motion comic based on his historical fiction series, Peter Panzerfaust.

  • Death Grips release No Love Deep Web

    By November 14, 2012

    Death Grips, in my not-so-humble opinion, are the single best thing to happen to rap since “Party and Bullshit” by the Notorious B.I.G. The experimental hip-hop trio from Sacramento, Calif., makes rap sinister and abrasive in a way I have never heard done before, with a noisy, heavy electronic beat.

  • Wreck-It Ralph, more like drink-and-ralph

    By November 10, 2012

    The movie may have been primarily made for children but it’s enjoyable for people of all ages and can easily be abused for all sorts of adult fun (a.k.a. a movie theatre drinking game.)

  • These Hands gets creative in the Aquatic Blue

    By November 8, 2012

    Mike Hanson, who performs under the name These Hands, released his new album Aquatic Blue on Oct. 30. The product is a collection of 12 tracks that took Hanson, along with a few collaborators, eight months to produce.

  • Star Wars Episode VII: Return of the Mickey?

    By November 7, 2012

    Whether you’ve grown up only vaguely aware of the films or were born with a lightsaber in your hand, it’s hard to deny the impact George Lucas’s Star Wars franchise has had on the entertainment industry. Now, 35 years after the release of the first film, the series has a new hope.

  • Bird Radio exhibit juxtaposes nature and technology

    By November 2, 2012

    Bill Burns is known for work with themes of nature and mankind, as in his exhibit Safety Gear for Small Animals. His new exhibit, Bird Radio and the Eames Chair Lounge, now open at the Mendel Art Gallery, is no exception.