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STAR WOES: Once upon a time, in a living room far, far away…

October 4, 1995

If you love someone, encase them in carbonite

The Campus Centre is dead, long live the Campus Centre

September 13, 1995

The long inane life and abrupt death of a student government dream. After years of obsessive bickering, RyeSAC has shelved the Campus Centre – at least until the next century.

Spider-Man to Eightball

August 30, 1995

More colour in a black and white world

The Simpsons: How they changed the world (or at least make a really good half-hour of television)

I think we would all like to be Homer to some degree but the Lisa in us is always afraid of the consequences.

Arts & Culture Features

Pulp Fringe

What causes a young boy to kill his mother and grandmother for an inheritance he was soon to get anyway? How does a Vaudeville clown take control of a family’s destiny? Ever get a chance to look at the seamy underbelly of the puppet world?

Your Average Country Boys

You drink at school, at home, in your car. You drink in shacks and fields. Then you find out who’s up for some crop-dusting

A royal pain: The life and medieval times of a wench

For three or four hours on weekend evenings, my home is Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament at Exhibition Place.

Who is the happiest guy in T.O.?

People look down on them and ask why they don’t just get a “real job,” but Ben Kerr and other Toronto street performers say they love their work

Socialism in the “special period”: April 12, 1995

On a trip to Cuba, a Youth Brigade member found that reports of socialism's death are greatly exaggerated

Is the rave scene getting cheesy?: April 12, 1995

As the burgeoning Toronto rave scene experiences growing pains, some longtime party-goers are concerned about commercialization

The world’s biggest street party: April 12, 1995

Trinidad's Carnival is two solid days of "getting on bad"

You pays your money, you takes your chances…: April 12, 1995

But many worthy causes—and the provincial government—are cashing in on charity casinos

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