November, 2014

Nebulae - The Artistic Experience

LA NUIT D’HUNTER S. THOMPSON from NEBULAE on Vimeo. 1. Tell me, who are you? What’s Nebulae’s story? It started with 4 friends who we met around a passion for art, history and electronic music. We quickly realized that our diverse background could merge to create an original project,…

The Party No One Showed Up For

These past midterm elections in the US brought about a monumental shift in the political dynamic of Washington D.C.– in an overwhelming victory, the Republicans overtook the Senate and retained their iron grip on the House of Representatives. For the first time since the Clinton administration of the ‘90s, a…

Ferguson

After three months of deliberations, and adhering to many people’s gloomy predictions, the Grand Jury deliberating on the case of the shooting of Mike Brown decided not to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed unarmed Mike Brown on the 9th of August this year. Despite a call…

This week through my headphones #5

Nile Rodgers, Funk King Master of my heart, this week my playlist is dedicated to you. About two summers ago, my dad and I embarked on an 8h road trip back home from our holidays at my grandparent’s house in the North of France. As we drove on the high…

Hidden Appetites: Café Parvis

I came to Café Parvis before writing the last final of my semester. It was one of those weird times where you don’t know if you’re eating lunch or dinner. But since dinner is always my favourite meal, I thought 5 PM would be a good time to dodge the…

Busty & the Bass to Rock McGill Nov. 24th

Busty & The Bass will be performing for the Rock Your Campus concert featuring Arkells on November 24th—for free! Today, November 18th, a limited number of tickets will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. The tickets will be distributed exclusively to McGill students, so make sure to bring your student IDs. The…

Poverty Politics: the American Debate on Living Wages

Since the ’07-‘08 financial crisis and the Occupy Wall Street protests, income inequality has become a ubiquitous part of the national conversation in the US and a global hot-button issue. A recent report by Credit Suisse has found that the top 1% of the world’s richest individuals account for just…

This week through my headphones # 4

Dear Mr Tarantino, Please let me steal all your music. As I was scurrying away with my activities this week, all I could think about was how much I would like to just sit down and watch Pulp Fiction, but how I had no time to do so. Everyone -…