All posts by Bradley Metlin
Speakers seek souper sustainable solution
“People come together and [are] basically surrounded by a local, sustainable bowl of soup,” says Shannon Kamins of LondonSOUP, a new, local event Kamins is a recent Western graduate and an organizer of the local, micro-funder business incubator event. LondonSOUP ... Read More »
Don’t put The Call on hold
The Call Director: Brad Anderson Starring: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin While some might argue Halle Berry should have put her hairdresser on hold—if your friend is phoning and asking to see The Call, you should pick up. The film follows Jordan ... Read More »
Health Canada in need of new label style
The year was 1983. Michael Jackson first did the moonwalk, the last Star Wars movie was dominating the box office, and McDonalds introduced the McNugget. It was also the year in which Health Canada last performed a nutritional evaluation for their food ... Read More »
Restaurants a-salting health of Ontario, study finds
When thinking of the stereotypical university student’s diet, many quickly conjure images of ramen noodles and microwavable macaroni and cheese. Food like this, while quite economical, is chock-full of sodium, and might be endangering our health. “Close to 80 per ... Read More »
Preparing to run in the chilly outdoors
Avid runners who love jogging around their neighborhoods during the dusk of summer might fear making that trek outside when the snow starts to fall—but wait. Ever thought about running in snowshoes? It’s a new fitness fad that’s quickly taking ... Read More »
Alice to teach audiences about theatre
Western’s Faculty of Education is putting on a production of Alice Through the Looking Glass, a story most people know fairly well. A young girl named Alice ponders what life would be like behind a mirror and, to her surprise, she ... Read More »
Gypsy Ghosts float through styles and genres
They used to call themselves The City Ghosts, a name conceived around the concept of various people or “ghosts” within cities who are present—but are they really? Once the band grew closer, they realized they all had something in common ... Read More »
More than possible
The Impossible Director: Juan Antonio Bayona Starring: Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Ewan McGregor On Boxing Day 2004, the coast of the Indian Ocean was ravaged by one of the worst natural disasters in history. The Belon family faced a horrific ... Read More »
Oh Geronimo crashes into London
Some bands have a deep meaning behind their name—a story, a deep meta reference or an inside joke that left the band giggling. Oh Geronimo, however, is not a band that thinks the name is important. Banjo player and songwriter, ... Read More »
Facebook fallacy: Less use by students than expected
That lecture starts to drag on and you slowly feel the will to pay attention drift away from you. “Why not creep people on Facebook?” you ask yourself. While this might seem like a logical choice, it turns out students ... Read More »
Warning: Movie 43 is an offensive wreck
Movie 43 Starring: Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Kate Winslet, Emma Stone Director: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken People walked out but others ... Read More »
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