Category: Arts & Culture

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MBaby: From the beatles to cock-fights

October 17, 2001

By Claudia De Simone The three members of MBaby tuck themselves into a corner of lead singer/guitarist John Cubrt’s aqua-blue kitchen. One takes a gulp of beer, one dunks some olives in a martini and they begin strumming their guitars and beating their bongo drums.

Lecture series kicks off with stellar lineup

October 10, 2001

By Erin Kobayashi Come one, come all to the 26th annual Kodak lecture series. But make sure you come early.

Clubbers on wheels shake some sporty ass

October 10, 2001

By Amanda Factor Remember the good old days when couples went out dancing together? Charles Khabouth, owner of the Kool Haus and Guvernment nightclub complex, is trying to recreate that time every Sunday night.

Ladies drive stick at the Mocambo’s queer nights

October 10, 2001

By Jen Belanger I never knew how sexy a female Elvis impersonator could be until I went to a drag king show called The Men of Club Casanova.

Gallery a goth’s sci-fi fantasy

October 10, 2001

By John Gemmell If you’re intimidated by the pretentious aura of “hardcore” art-type in downtown galleries then here’s a safe haven: the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, tucked away in the wilds of North York.

Students sleep to their way to fame

October 10, 2001

By Erin Silver Ryerson students jumped into bed with U8TV.com Lofters stars Jennifer Hedger and Tre Smith last week during on-camera auditions, hoping to snag a spot on the reality show’s second season.

Play exposes Toronto’s seedy underbelly

October 10, 2001

By Amy Kenny What comes to mind when you read the words “Toronto’s seedy underbelly”? Sherbourne and Shuter? Any corner on Yonge Street? How about the Ryerson Theatre School?

Wok, don’t run, but walk the other way

October 3, 2001

By Jordan Heath-Rawlings When Manchu Wok opened its kiosk in The Hub last Wednesday, students may have thought that they’d finally be able to buy good, cheap Chinese cuisine on campus.

Beauty in a jar of mayonnaise

October 3, 2001

By Stefanie Polsinelli Blender, check. Tea kettle, check. Forks and knives, check. Big bowls, check. Not only are you all set to make a cake, you also have the perfect tools to create a facial mask. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Online journals are a voyeur’s delight

October 3, 2001

By Caroline Pelletier There are certain titillating websites that will give you an illicit thrill, and someone behind those websites is probably sitting next to you in English class.

Peddlers hawk atwood, tape dispensers

October 3, 2001

By Robert Ballantyne Once a year book lovers gather to rub shoulders with famous authors and score great deals on tape dispensers.

This ain’t the Ryerson bookstore

September 26, 2001

By Jordan Heath-Rawlings Are you a part of a subculture so small that it’ll never appear in Spin magazine? Do you worship or idolize a specific genre of film or music that everyone else ignores? Do you have something to tell the world but don’t know how to begin?

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