NEWS

Meet Carleton’s “niche internet microcelebrities”

The pandemic era of university life at Carleton University has been defined by an influx of quirky Instagram accounts targeting students, which seem to...

OPINION

Do NOT try this at home: Dangerous and weird TikTok trends

I was in middle school when I tried the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. After watching my favourite influencers suck the air out of a...

I spent 24 hours in a bagel shop. Here’s what I learned.

“You have to go to Kettleman’s.”  When I moved to Ottawa for my undergrad in 2019, one of the first restaurant recommendations I received from...

The longest top-row word that can be typed on a typewriter is 'rupturewort', a type of plant, and Peru is the only country that can be typed on one row of a keyboard.

The Charlatan is Carleton University’s independent news publication. Run by students for students, the Charlatan has been providing the Carleton community with news and entertainment for more than 75 years.

SPORTS

Tennis matchmaking app fosters love of the game

Meet Rankd, the tennis matchmaking app for lovers of the game. Rankd Tennis North America aims to create matches for tennis players.

ARTS

‘Beth-Anne’ creatives horse around at undercurrents festival

For Beth-Anne, the best way to work up the confidence to ask out her crush is to turn herself into a horse. This fast-paced,...

Carleton alumna embraces ‘weirdness and uniqueness’ with Oddball Art

For Ottawa-based abstract artist Emma Maddock, art is all about presenting her unique reflections to the world. She draws and paints abstract art pieces...

LATEST ARTICLES

Ultimate inside view

The Carleton Ravens open ultimate team proved it could be one of the top teams in Canada, yet there is still plenty of room for improvement.

After only losing three players from last season’s roster and gaining a handful of potential stars and contributors, we have extremely high expectations for the 2009 Canadian university ultimate fall season.

Trailer Park Boys roll in to Porter Hall

 

Although shirtless, Mr. Lahey (John Dunsworth) showed true pride for his Nova Scotian roots (Photo: Lauren Blackburn)

 

Crushing the musical honour system


Toronto-based band Crush Luther will be releasing their album on iTunes for a pay-what-you-can price from Sept. 29-Oct. 13. The Charlatan’s Larissa Robyn Johnston sat down with the band’s lead singer, Luther Mallory, to discuss the new album, stealing music and the Jonas Brothers.

The Charlatan (TC):  What made you decide to sell your new record at the pay-what-you-can price?

Review: Russell Peters

Heading into the Civic Centre for Russell Peters live in Ottawa, scepticism was in the air.

Could Peters drum up that much new material for his 20th anniversary tour, "RPXX"?

He could.

The evening started off with a hilarious, self-deprecating opening act from Jean Paul, a Trinidad-born but Canada-bred comedian.

With jokes mostly poking fun at his relationship with his wife and her Caribbean accent, he kept the audience in stitches and had the crowd perfectly warmed up for Peters to take the stage.

Kandahar on canvas: local artist captures hospital in paintings

 
Karen Bailey’s week in Kandahar has lasted two years in her studio.
 
In 2007 the Ottawa artist travelled to Canada’s Role Three Hospital as a military artist with the Canadian Forces Artists Program. While there, she sketched the doctors, nurses and Afghan patients daily.
 
Two years after her return, the result is 20 acrylic canvases – ranging from the size of a textbook to ones that tower over the artist’s head.
 

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