Weaving through the world of hair
There’s a hair-raising film coming to Ottawa this week.
It features an issue is so widely discussed, so socially relevant and so fascinating, it won the Special Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
It is a documentary about hair.
Good Hair, opening Nov. 27, is a deeply funny and insightful documentary, which examines the love-hate relationship that African-Americans have with their hair.
Game Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Infinity Ward
As one of the most anticipated games of 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 needs little introduction, and suffice to say, it lives up to every bit of the hype it generated.
MW2’s developer Infinity Ward has done a spectacular job in sticking to the formula that has made the Call of Duty franchise successful, while at the same time innovating the game to offer something entirely new to veteran players.
Art Exhibit
On Monday night, art in Canada’s capital took on a meaning beyond simply aesthetics with the exhibition Back Burner.
Back Burner is a collaboration of 29 local artists who have come together to celebrate Yann Martel’s vision of stillness in his work, What is Stephen Harper Reading? Surrounding Martel as he addressed his readership, art in many different media from artists of many different backgrounds expressed this common theme.
Wrecking Ball a smash for arts lovers
The Wrecking Ball swung through Ottawa for its pre-election event to break down politics and build awareness about headlining issues through art Nov. 16 at St. Brigid’s Centre.
The Wrecking Ball is an event that asks volunteer artists to create pieces in no more than two weeks so that it reflects the urgency of current situations locally, nationally and internationally.
It was founded in Toronto in 2004 to address what organizers said is “too much theatre in our politics, not enough politics in our theatre.”
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, from Yann Martel
On an evening of anecdotes and artists, Canadian writer Yann Martel’s visit to Ottawa was one of prose, intrigue and above all, stillness.
Martel, who won the Booker Prize for his first novel Life of Pi, officially launched his newest work, What is Stephen Harper Reading?, at a picture gallery in Ottawa Nov. 16.
Reading several extracts from his book and discussing literature in general, he left the crowd in deep contemplation and jubilant laughter.
