With the proliferation of digital media, the so-called ‘death of the physical format’ has been proclaimed for years. The seventh annual Record Store Day, which will take place on April 19, throws a wrench straight into this morbid hypothesis. The day’s sole purpose is to celebrate record stores, their customers,[Read More…]
Author: Kia Pouliot
Deep Cuts
Latch (Acoustic) Artist: Sam Smith Album: Nirvana Released: October 4, 2013 The acoustic, sans-Disclosure version of Latch should come with an advisory to pack tissues. Stripped of the synthesizers and special effects, listeners are left with just Smith’s quivering voice, the melody of the piano, a heart-wrenching violin, and raw[Read More…]
“Wait for it” no more: How I Met Your Mother gives its answer in lackluster last gasp
There are any number of ways to begin a review of the emotional How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM)finale, just as I believe there were several different tracks the writers could have chosen to cap off such a series. I was in no state to start writing until roughly 48[Read More…]
Delicious things come in small packages
What better way to eat out than to try everything on the menu? The food trend of small plates dining allows you to do just that. The culinary style is nothing new—many cuisines have long offered bite-size samplings. Cantonese dim sum, for instance, came from snacks served to travellers along[Read More…]
Montreal’s summer festival quartet
With the year winding down and the snow begrudgingly beginning to melt, thoughts of a long-awaited summer have begun to emerge. For those of us staying in Montreal over the break, it’s about time to start getting pumped for all the amazing musical happenings in the city, from weekly Tam-tams[Read More…]
Sci-Tech Summer reads
As the summer months draw near, visions of lazy days in the park and late nights take over our minds, filling us with warmth and the prospect of more free time. Whether sitting on an outdoor lounge chair or on the bus, nothing can transport you to another reality like[Read More…]
The Med School Diaries: Katherine Cole
Katherine Cole is an out-of-province second-year medical student at McGill University and originally from Red Deer, Alberta. She completed two years of her undergraduate degree in evolutionary biology at Red Deer College and the University of Alberta. McGill Tribune: What medical schools did you apply to? Katherine Cole: I actually applied for the[Read More…]
10 Things: 2014 World Cup
1 Twelve different cities will host matches this year, the most of any World Cup to date. The cities are all state capitals, which means that this World Cup will be one of the most evenly-distributed events across Brazil. For the purposes of economic development, it is important that the[Read More…]
Soaking up the scenic route with Boots & Scoops
If Jeremy “Boots” Welik and Matthew “Scoops” Chaim took away anything from their McGill experience, it’s that Mondays always suck. However, the cheerful duo refused to simply accept the morose atmosphere surrounding the doomed day—in their weekly web-based series “Mondays in the Bishi,” they defeat the gloom with humour and energetic[Read More…]
Five easy ways to use up old bananas
Do you have a bunch of bananas that are turning brown? Don’t throw them out! Here are a few quick and easy ways to use up your old bananas. Make healthy ice cream: Freeze your bananas (after peeling!) and throw them in the blender. Blend until they have the same[Read More…]
