It’s getting hot out there. When it starts to get into spring and summer, my family reaches for watermelon. This fruit is incredibly versatile, and you can freeze it, drink it, slice it, make it into soup, grill it, or spike it! With all these uses for this incredible fruit, it can be overwhelming what… Read more »
Artist: DETHRXNER Album: TAUNT Copenhagen-based band, DETHRXNER, has released their new EP, TAUNT. The album is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. DETHRXNER is of the metalcore/nu-core/deathcore genre. According to this Masterclass article, “Deathcore is a heavy metal subgenre that merges the hardcore punk energy of metalcore with the challenging instrumental passages and… Read more »
Dear Barb: My boyfriend and I have been together for three years and moved in together one year ago. We get along well for the most part. We spend a lot of time together, in fact, that’s why I am writing. We both work from home and basically do everything together. We have some friends… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
I’m sure we have all overdone it and “made a little too merry” at some points in our lives. Perhaps, against our better judgement, we have indulged in that second gin and tonic at the vicar’s charity lawn party. Or else we have gone out for a quick game night pint and some chicken wings… Read more »
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by deadlines and study material, there’s a philosopher to the rescue. The Greek Parmenides believed that gaps, when explored, are redolent with activity and each instant contains an infinity of information overwhelming the concept of flow so much so that to think of motion belies the reality of the universe… Read more »
Artist: SLIP~ons Single: Heavy Machinery Vancouver’s SLIP~ons have released their newest single, “Heavy Machinery”. The track is from the band’s upcoming EP of the same name. A music video for the single is available on YouTube, and the song is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. SLIP~ons are a guitar forward, power-pop band… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hey! My wife and I are in our early thirties and have been married for five years. We are expecting our first daughter in September. Everything is going well with the pregnancy, and we are so happy. The issue that is bothering me is that I am very anxious about becoming a father… Read more »
Artist: Vanity Mirror Album: PUFF Toronto’s Vanity Mirror has released their debut LP, PUFF. The album is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Vanity Mirror consists of Brent Randall (Gentle Brent) and Johnny Toorney (The Turns). The duo is best known for their previous achievements with Los Angeles based, baroque-pop group, The Electric… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »