With the rise of multiplayer video games and the use of Internet as a channel for work, play and communication, simpler forms of entertainment are needed. When it’s pouring rain, freezing cold or scorching hot outside, families once looked to…
In September of 2015 former Sputnik staff Chandler Berardi and Meghan Gauvin interviewed the owner of the Starving Artist Gallery Café, Christina Hajiioannou, about opening up her business last year in the heart of downtown Brantford. Having been open…
With !!!Star Wars: The Force Awakens making waves, and superhero films, like the recently released Deadpool, making hundreds of millions of dollars, it only makes sense that, from a business standpoint, these movie studios take advantage of their massive markets. Consumers…
With the ever-growing popularity of video games, and increased amount of accessibility on various platforms, rather than acknowledging their largest demographics, unfortunately, the video game industry predominantly seems to ignore one of their biggest demographics, women. According to research done…
[starbox] The line, “advertise your virtue like nothing’s ever hurt you” from Cory Mercer’s song, “Manifest” is the perfect metaphor to describe being a musician full-time in Brantford. Music is a talent, and it requires an openness to new opportunity,…
Competitive Gaming Can Make You a Millionaire With every new game release, connectivity is becoming increasingly common as a function of the game. While story mode is usually a solo adventure, to get the most out of the game,…
With all of the record setting films, not to mention the billions of dollars in revenue, it’s hard to imagine that 2016 could ever top the impact (and money) that 2015 made on modern film history. That being said, 2016…
The movie The Night Before was released into theatres last Friday. The film stars Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie as a group of friends celebrating their last Christmas together, before life inevitably changes their holiday traditions. Ethan (Gordon-Levitt)…
If your friend ever recommended a series of books to you in high school, chances are that book series has been turned into a series of movies. Of course, the last book will have been adapted into two parts, in…
On Oct. 28, YouTube launched its biggest paid for service, YouTube Red. For $10 per month, users will be able to enjoy content ad-free, as well as see videos that are made exclusively for YouTube Red users. YouTubers like Lilly Singh…
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 20% of Canadians are afflicted with some form of mental illness in their lifetime, and unfortunately, the CMHA has found that mental illnesses and disorders are more prominent in young people than…
On September 20, 2015, Oscar-nominated actress, Viola Davis, made history as the first African-American woman to ever win the best actress Emmy for her role as Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder. Not only is Davis’ character…
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre held the Toronto ComiCon on Friday, Mar. 20th until Sunday, Mar. 22nd. The three day event brought fans from all over the country and guests from all over the world. Fans from all forms of…
Rene Meshake is the latest artist to have an exhibit featured on the Yellow Brick Wall, located right here on the Laurier campus. This exhibit is called Songide’ewin: Ojibwe Narratives Art Exhibit. Meshake is a Canadian artist who draws his…
On Friday Feb. 27, Assumption College School debuted this year’s production, a stage musical adaptation of Tarzan, based on both the Disney film of the same name and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story, Tarzan of the Apes. With pre-production beginning in June 2014…
The month of February marks the time of the year when Canadians and Americans commemorate Black History Month. We take the time to celebrate significant events and people that have changed the face of history. In a piece written by…
Dipping into the art and culture of Brantford can sometimes be difficult, especially when you don’t know where to begin. The Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant is an excellent first step in getting involved in the city’s culture. The Tibor…
