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Waiting and Departing

In the southwest corner of Saskatchewan, there exists a rural municipality known to Statistics Canada as Reno No. 51. It lies six hours south of my hometown, Calgary, which, in the vast expanse of the Canadian Prairies, is but a short jog away. Neither is it particularly far away from the various population centres inContinue reading “Waiting and Departing”

A Black Mile to the Surface – Manchester Orchestra’s Beautiful Claustrophobia

Manchester Orchestra’s ‘A Black Mile to the Surface’ is less of an album and more of an auditory film. It’s soulful and visionary tracks were designed from conception to flow smoothly into one another as if it were a single continuous movement, carrying the listener through a harrowingly beautiful narrative of life, love, darkness, misery,Continue reading “A Black Mile to the Surface – Manchester Orchestra’s Beautiful Claustrophobia”

The Brutal Insanity of War

An analysis of All Quiet on the Western Front and The Bridge on the River Kwai All Quiet on the Western Front and The Bridge on the River Kwai are, unquestionably, two masterpieces of film and storytelling. Beneath their grandiose cinematics and virtuoso camerawork lie two harrowing and introspective tales that grapple with such weighty,Continue reading “The Brutal Insanity of War”

Vive le Québec libre

A Commentary on Québécois Separatism ‘The nationalist petty bourgeoisie is incapable of leading this revolution or even desiring it, because it is completely dependent on American imperialism, in whose hands – in the framework of Canadian Confederation, or in the future framework of a “sovereign” republic – it is only an obedient puppet … ForContinue reading “Vive le Québec libre”