I scanned the high shelves as I walked down the aisle. Bright colours like yellow, blue, and pink drew my attention. Hundreds of smiling faces stared back at me, unblinking. I admit that you can catch me walking around in Toys ‘R’ Us once every couple of months to see what kind of new or […]
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Horror isn’t so horrible
I remember watching my first horror movie when I was five or six. My grandparents had the pay-per-view plan on their TV, and 13 Ghosts was playing continuously on one of the channels. I was just a kid, but it didn’t scare me as much as it should have. A big glass house with […]
No escape: escape room epidemic breaks out across NB
Who knew getting trapped in a room for an hour could be so fun? Escape rooms are popping up all over the Maritimes, their tricky riddles puzzling people from Cavendish to Fredericton. Ben Crouse explores the puzzle game’s ever-growing popularity, while trying to escape himself. … I walked into my first escape room not sure […]
Dope hero
Latin Americans, even here in Fredericton, can’t escape him. The notorious Pablo Escobar cast a shadow over Colombia in an unprecedented reign as the world’s richest and most ruthless drug dealer. Now in the grave, he’s casting his shadow on TV screens with the Netflix hit Narcos.
Virtual peace of mind
Walking with dinosaurs, flying through space and even psychological treatments. Danielle Elliott takes a trip into the past, present and future of Virtual Reality. What we can realistically expect of this emerging technology? Will it isolate us from humanity or save us from ourselves? Which do we take, the red pill or the blue pill? […]
Collecting for the heart
Some people collect things of all shapes and sizes; whether they are records, toys, or even brand name clothing. What is it about collecting that people like? Or even better yet, why have a collection at all? Is it something as simple as a hobby, or can it become a big part of your life? […]
Popular Smash Bros. mod dying in Atlantic Canada, players left to suffer
Project M was a once loved Smash Bros. mod in the Atlantic provinces, but since the lack of publicity through big online outlets and streamers, talented players are going back to other games in the series. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia both hold one electronic sport, or eSport dear to their hearts: Smash Bros. […]
Always in our hearts, if not on our screens
Each year our generation gets older, it seems like more and more celebrities are dying. What we don’t expect is how connected we may feel and how their deaths may hit us. Jordyn Meade-Baxter takes a look at what causes us to mourn the loss of those who we never really knew. I turned […]