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Attend the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival from your couch
By Mackenzie Mason, Arts Editor COVID-19 has opened a world of opportunities for arts events and festivals to not only bring their local communities together, but to bring their show around the globe —...
A book a day: 7 books to read this week
By Emily Marsten, Contributor As we make the transition from outdoor adventures to being cooped up inside, what better way to spend your time than taking an adventure through a book! Get lost in...
5 things to do for an artsy fall
By Mackenzie Mason, Arts Editor Ahhh, fall. September brings bulky knits, pumpkin spice lattes and caramel-cider candles. It also brings new beginnings, sparking motivation and creativity. But what do you get when you mix...
Diversify your bookshelf: 5 new books written by Black and Indigenous authors
By Karina Zapata, Publishing Editor Last year, I wrote an article listing books to read by women of colour in an attempt to support visible minority women. Since then, I have been working hard at...
Why the Goldsmith award winning book Ducks, Newburyport is worth the struggle to read
By Andi Endruhn, Publishing Editor The fact that it was glowing tomato-red from the shelf when I saw it. The fact that it was approximately the size of a phonebook (if I remember what those...
5 spots on campus to take advantage of this semester
By Isabelle Bennett, Features Editor Nearly 10,000 full-time students attend MRU during a given academic year. And every-freaking-one of them is going to be flocking to the same three spots when classes begin: the...
A refreshingly raw take on female desire
By Sarah Green, Arts Editor Three Women by Lisa Taddeo is perhaps the most important book I have ever read. Let me explain. This summer, I was wandering through Chapters in Chinook Mall with a...
Your unofficial summer reading list: The existential crisis edition
By Andi Endruhn, Publishing Editor Everyone always asks me what I did over the summer, and for at least every year of my university career, the only thing I’ve been able to tell them...
How a radical shift in the literary world is reviving poetry
By Sarah Green, Staff Writer We’ve been there — stuck in a high school English class, head in our hands, attempting to dissect the intricate words of Shakespeare, Homer or Dickinson. We’re all familiar with...
