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“Emerge!” presents MFA students
Guelph writers read their work at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival took place on Sept. 7, offering hundreds of visitors a variety of sessions to attend. One of the first sessions, “Emerge! New and Emerging Writers to Watch” began at 10:30 a.m. in The Mill. Six Master of Fine Arts…
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A taste of culinary creativity in Guelph
The Ontarion explores the art of the table Although food has inspired centuries of great artists, it has largely been overlooked as an art form itself. Famous artworks, like Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit (1595), Andy Warhol’s Campbell Soup Cans (1962), and even Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper (1498), reflect the pronounced impact of food…
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On the stage in her heels – delivering a TED Talk in full drag
Chimaera Kameleon combines her passions for psychology and performance Chimaera Kameleon is booked and busy. She’s performing across Canada, including opening for “CTRL + ALT + DEL” singer Rêve on her Waterloo tour stop. On top of that, she’s studying towards a master’s degree and eventual PhD in psychology. Her extensive research on drag as…
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Justin Favela connects cultures through art
This AGG exhibit explores Favela’s cultural roots and invites audiences to join in Justin Favela is a Guatemalan-Mexican-American mixed media artist and sculptor. Entrelazados, his latest exhibit, was curated by Shauna McCabe and is on view at the Art Gallery of Guelph, AGG, until Dec. 29. The exhibit takes its name from the site-specific installation…
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Scandals, swinging and sinning: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
A review of Hulu’s newest trendy show If you’re a fan of scandals, drama, and reality TV, then you have probably watched The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and if not, you should add it to the top of your watch list. The show follows the lives of eight Mormon wives and moms living in…
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‘Tis the season for smut
These page-turners are turn-ons (and trending on BookTok) They’re friends to lovers. No, they’re enemies to lovers. No, it’s a fake relationship. The classic: “Whoops, we booked a hotel room with just one bed, guess we’ve got to share it!” It’s a brooding hero with something dark up their sleeve. It’s a fantasy land where…
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Guelph Jazz Festival gets Guelph grooving
Highlights of the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival, where music meets community On Sept. 13-15, Guelph held its annual Jazz Festival, where artists from all over the world came to perform and share their art and music. The stacked lineup included the Darius Jones Trio, All Wild Things Are Shy, Bodywaltz, Glass Elephant, SHEBAD, Splendid Abysse,…
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Ducktails, Drive-ins, and Broken Hearts
In his tell-all take on the decade, retired U of G professor Hank Davis shows how the ‘50s rocked (and rolled) In the 1950s, young New Yorker Hank Davis picked up a guitar and found a lifelong passion. Gone was the age of his parents’ “big-band music” – rock and roll was born, and it…
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Queerly good music
Have a gay old time with these LGBTQ+ artists When I was eleven, my best friend asked me what type of music I liked. “Tegan and Sara,” I told her. “Oh, cool, would I know any of their songs?” “They have this one that’s on the radio a lot called ‘Boyfriend’. It’s about, uh…” I…
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Using Artificial Intelligence responsibly to create art
In this era of AI-generative systems, will you use it as a tool or a weapon? With the explosion in popularity of text-to-image Artificial Intelligence, (AI), through systems such as Adobe Firefly, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E2, creating art has never been easier. The possibilities of what we can do with these systems are seemingly endless,…
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Guelph’s Mikalyn shares her journey as a singer-songwriter
We’re happy to be prisoners trapped in Mikalyn’s painted world Mikalyn Hay, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter, is making waves in the music industry with her compelling voice and storytelling. Defining herself in the category of alt-indie-pop, Mikalyn has developed a substantial following on streaming platforms with over 8,000monthly listeners and averaging half a million streams on…
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Guelph’s drag scene is all that and a fake pair of tits
Readers, start your engines: our queens are skilled, stunning standouts