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.

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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

Ottaw’s newest cross-town rivalry

 



Kevin McKerrow, Carleton footballer from 1983 to 1986, said he hopes to be back in the stadium once again, only this time as a spectator.



McKerrow has experienced his fair share of Ottawa pigskin heartbreak.



He watched the Carleton football team close in 1994.

CD Review: N.A.S.A.

 

N.A.S.A.
The Spirit of Apollo
Anti-Records

4 stars

When the going gets tough, musicians collaborate. Or so the saying goes these days in a music industry struggling to stay fresh and relevant. Fortunately for audiences, this means unions of all kinds, as we saw years ago at the Grammys when Elton John took the stage with Eminem, and perhaps more disturbingly and recently with the Jonas Brothers playing alongside Stevie Wonder.

Heroes get help

 


Imagine being an up-and-coming band asked to do a cover of your favourite classic rock song by the original artist. This is the concept of the fourth new charity album by War Child called Heroes.

War Child was started in 1999 to help children in war-torn nations such as Sudan, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Lisa Zbitnew, the executive producer of the record, said War Child has always had a close tie with the entertainment industry.

Switzerland’s Happy export comes to capital

 

Heidi Happy performed at Café Nostalgica on March 17 ( Photo: Christopher King )

 

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