Arts

If you have ever found yourself wondering if Luke Skywalker died a virgin, how one could disarm a chimpanzee or why we should ban the word “moist” from the English language, then there is a place for you on the Internet.

These stories, along with many others, were written by Daniel O’Brien, senior writer for humour website Cracked.com.

In an email interview, O’Brien said he has been a part of the Cracked team since its inception on the web in 2007 and has since played a critical role in the website’s success.

“You know what, yesterday I had a great apple.”

Wait, what?

Actor, writer, director and producer of infamous movie The Room, Tommy Wiseau is about as unique and offbeat as the film itself.

In this particular instance, Wiseau was responding to a challenge to his self-proclaimed ability to improvise a scene with one word provided. Apple was the word of choice.

Toronto-based indie quintet Dinosaur Bones is on its way to Ottawa April 8. Made up of vocalist and guitarist Ben Fox, bassist Branko Scekic, keyboardist Dave Wickland, drummer Lucas Fredette and guitarist Josh Byrne, the band has been together for just over three years.

Fox said most of the band’s members met during high school, with the exception of Fox himself. Fox said he grew up in Cabbagetown, in the heart of downtown Toronto.

The Carleton contemporary music ensemble performed an improvised experimental score to Metropolis that focused just as much on the music as it did on the silence, pianist Emily Lynes said.

“It’s as though we’re united like one creature,” said Lynes, a first-year music student. “We sound very organic responding to each other.”

Rolling Papers
Wiz Khalifa
Atlantic Records and Rostrum Records

Wiz Khalifa’s third studio album, Rolling Papers, is probably one of the most highly anticipated hip hop albums of 2011.