Album Review: Shamir by Shamir
SHAMIR Shamir Self-Released Score: B Say what you will about Shamir Bailey — or his preferred stage name, Shamir — but he has a style that feels like it’s distinctly his. This self-titled album...
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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...
Charlie’s Place: A short story feature
Pablo Picasso once said, “The purpose of art is to wash the dust of daily life off our souls.” COVID-19 has flipped our worlds upside down — making daily life look more and more like the same day, every day. Picasso would agree that we need art and creativity to fuel our souls now more than ever. In response to this need, The Reflector is featuring the short story, Charlie’s Place. Charlie’s Place inspires readers to use their imaginations and delve into their creativity, at any and every age. If you’ve been in a COVID-19 slump, we invite you to unwind and immerse yourself in the thrilling adventures of Charline Pin.
Halloween tricks and treats for anyone to enjoy
By Cassie Weiss, Features Editor As a student who loves Halloween, I understand that some of the events can get a bit pricey, especially if you like to jump from haunted house to haunted...
Socially distance this Halloween with haunted car wash experience
By Cassie Weiss, Features Editor It’s spooky, it’s creepy, it’s eerie — but most of all, it’s pandemic-friendly with just a dash of squeaky clean. Confused yet? That’s okay — we are all a...
What is cultural appropriation anyway?
By Karina Zapata, Publishing Editor Ah yes, Halloween. It’s officially that time of year when everyone talks about cultural appropriation — a complex term that’s easy to understand in retrospect, but is initially more...
A brief history of Halloween during unprecedented times
By Ed Ghost, Contributor Halloween has had many faces over the past 120-something years of Canadian tradition. What started out originally as a centuries-old Celtic pagan tradition, Halloween followed Irish immigrants to our shores...
Campaign to save provincial parks set for closure, delisting swells in Alberta
By Noel Harper, News Editor You may have seen them throughout your neighbourhood — the green and white lawn signs that are popping up in front yards across the city, not unlike campaign...
Sustainable innovation: How adapting agricultural innovation could help with future water shortages in Alberta
By Christian Kindrachuk, Web Editor Western Canada is on track to lose portions of its glacial volume, which could cause water shortages in Alberta. However, mitigating the disruption this could cause may be...
