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“twilight” shows how abstinence is sexy
In a world where people are constantly being bombarded by images of perfect bodies and voracious, sexual tendencies, Twilight offers a remedy to this by reinventing the modern romantic relationship through the fetishization of sexual abstinence. The combination of...
2008: the year of rape and revenge in cinema
You can trace the origin of the rape revenge sub-genre from the late 1960's, when horror films began to depart from the usual gore and violence, and began to drift into the area of 'snuff.' Ever since then, the film industry has not shied away from showing the piths...
a wonderful christmas surprise
At approximately 2:30 on December 22nd, I officially became a victim of fraud. It wasn't until until the Saturday following that I noticed nearly $3,500 missing out of my checking account, showing exorbitant purchases at 7-Eleven, National Money, and even Swiss...
Transmission 08
The first night of the 3-day Vancouver rock show took place at the Biltmore Cabaret. Two years ago this was probably the most depressing, dilapidated bar along the Kingsway corridor, but since the renovations, it has been hosting some of the hottest bands on the...
les pistolets de sexe
There'll Always be an England Sex Pistols: Live From Brixton Academy a film by Julien Temple Fremantle Media Enterprises “We had a manager once too, and he was a cunt.” It's one of those bands that you absolutely must understand in order to form some reasonable...
Antiquated Defamation Laws and the American way to Insult
At the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, British Comedian Russell Brand ridiculed the current President George W. Bush by referring to him as a “retarded cowboy,” giving rise to a potentially libelous case. Brand prefaced this shocking statement by imploring the...
The Great Outdoors
Fall (DDG Records) Fall, the third EP by The Great Outdoors offers a consolation for summer lovers basking in the afterglow of the falling leaves and rustling sounds of this soft season. Belting out lyrics about ten thousand baby birds amongst a mellow plethora of...
Environment is doomed, sustainability experts say
Guest speaker Stephen Lewis told students that “this planet is doomed” at a conference advocating Students for Sustainability this afternoon at the University of British Columbia. The Nobel-Prize winning diplomat, politician, and broadcaster said that all...
Student activists note voter apathy at UBC
Despite the efforts of UBC’s student activist and political issues groups to raise awareness of the upcoming elections, the resounding message is still “apathy,” said key student activists. Co-founder of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and a well-known...