Self-preservation is a powerful thing. That fact is made most evident by how much society overvalues a self-destructive attitude. Everyone wants to see a daredevil eat fire and jump a shark pool on a gas-doused motorcycle. No one wants to see him triple-checking the fine...
Nostalgia is something the nature of which depends entirely on context. Like Heroin. It can be brilliant, mythic, glory juice in the long-fingered hands of a post-punk musician. It can be hell in the hands of your pantsless unemployed father. Our present is pulling apart the...
We're in a state of flux. Or rather, the state of flux that we're constantly in has reached a chaotic zenith which has resulted in the concretion of sides with which to align yourself. There's positives and negatives to this. On the one hand, there's a potential...
It feels as though we're on the precipice of a massive societal shift and the shift itself seems to be one more permanent than whatever the Boomers felt they achieved in the 60s. Putting aside the fact that not only have the massive negative economic repercussions...
Remember when photos of crispy koalas were trending? 10) Together with Chor Leoni 18th June What: JUNO-nominated Chor Leoni presents Together with Chor Leoni, an hour of choral beauty and connection. This is a curated online digital concert event, streamed in real time, and hosted by Artistic Director Erick Lichte....
This, too, shall pass. Which should be worrying to everyone. 10) LaundryTV: Next Gen Festival 14th June What: Dezzy D, with DJ support by DJ JC King, along with 5 hip hop artists will showcase their talent through individual and group performances live on the Laundry stage, including an exclusive...
No matter the context in which you grow up, adolescence is difficult. Parts of you are growing, often in seemingly the wrong order and disproportionately to other parts of you, the walking, talking edge of your world is beginning to sound increasingly insane and you're being...
The appeal of the sideshow is one that has existed for millennia. No matter how enthralled you are to the main attraction, you aren't going to leave the fairground without getting acquainted with its weird off-brand sister. It's not difficult to understand the appeal of the sideshow....
It's difficult to pinpoint the type of psychological response that is warranted during a time such as this, when the confluence of seismic social and cultural events has the media screaming random non-sequiturs every two seconds like a cocaine-addled toddler. We all know what type of...
We could all use a little distraction right now. But, as it always has been, distraction would be used to alleviate discomfort and skate over vital issues in the name of what has come to be known as 'self-care'. The majority of us have been floating around...