In Review: Dark Matter at Cabaret Playhouse
A review of Dark Matter’s performance at Cabaret Playhouse. Dark Matter is a new musical project created by the founder of Kalmunity, JahSun.
November, 2013
Bahrain: The Role of the Military
This paper discusses the use of military in response to Bahraini protest movements in 2011 and 2012 to maintain stability. It hypothesizes that the use of the military and the use of martial law cemented regime control during the uprisings. Bahrain: The Role of the Military By: William Johannes Wesselhoeft
Melodic Autumn Series: November
Thanksgiving has already been mentioned in last month’s Melodic Autumn Series, in honour of the Canadian date, so it might seem a bit redundant to mention another one, but I think everyone should take a minute to step back from the worries of impending finals, dooming research papers, and rushed…
In Conversation With: Temples
During sound-check at the Petit Campus, Tom Warmsley of the psych rock band, Temples, is examining his shoes. “Do you think I can sew these back together? I’m worried they’re beyond repair,” he moans. I look down at a pair of 1970s-style disco boots; they seem to fit with the…
Mexico: The Balance of Payments during the 1994 Financial Crisis and Beyond
The 1994 peso crisis in Mexico caused many observers to question the efficacy of their membership in NAFTA. With the further pressure from a communist uprising, the Bank of Mexico together with the IMF, the World Bank and the United States was able to return to the path of economic…
NAFTA: Economic Growth and the Political Spillover
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has opened the economic frontiers between the United Stated, Canada and Mexico despite their development inequities. Mexico has been especially benefited as the indicators of standards of living have greatly increased, along with foreign investment and development of industry. But its effects permeate…
Why You Shouldn’t Mourn Over 5Pointz
5Pointz — a.k.a “The Institute of Higher Burning,” a.k.a 45–46 Davis Street in Long Island City, Queens – was a rotating outdoor street art exhibit on an old factory building. After functioning more or less formally for several decades, its existence has sadly come to an end. On the morning…
In Conversation With: Chadiaben
Linda Sarvi from Graphite Publications sits down to talk with up and coming Montreal artist Chadiaben, whose unique collection of works incorporate African inspired themes and beautiful Islamic calligraphy. Chadia talks about her art, her inspirations and her most recent project-a new clothing line collaboration with Redline 101.
Privacy, Rights and Wife-Beating
Argues that a change in social conventions, rather than a change in laws, empowered women to fight off domestic violence in the nascent United States. Privacy, Rights, and Wife-Beating: Understandings of Interpersonal Violence in Post-Revolution America By: Abraham Moussako