Author Miles Smith

This year there will be 11 million people who will be single on Valentines Day in Canada. For many, this spells a death sentence: another day absent of companionship and the very companionship they are missing ...

February is the month of love, and I love great movies. So, in recognition of Black History Month, and my love of great movies, here is a list of five examples of excellent movies by black directors.   ...

The newest instalment in the Star Wars saga is out in theatres, and it has been…thoroughly underwhelming, and to many, disappointing. The two-and-a-half-hour movie has, at the time of writing, grossed 1.2 bil...

The hero's journey is evolving and changing as time goes on. Art by Neha Sekhon Call to adventure. Meeting the mentor. Road of trials. First Threshold. Ordeal. Second Threshold. Realization. Third Threshold...

"Memes" are the internet's inside jokes - people outside looking in don't get it, and the people from the inside looking out don't get why everyone doesn't get it. Art by Neha Sekhon The Internet is a wonde...

The Yellow Brick Wall features Exhibition No. 5 from January 5 to February 15. Photo by Christina Manocchio Jack Jackowetz shows us the extraordinary beauty of the Brantford commonplace in his new addition to...

American Sniper has come under a lot of fire lately (my comedy career hasn't lifted off the ground yet). American Sniper didn't sit well with everyone. Art by Nathanael Lewis & Neha Sekhon Whether it...

Editor’s note: Miles took part in the Brant Rant. Poets from every corner of Brantford came together at Rockling’s Tap and Grill for a poetry slam, courtesy of the Brant Rant. Poets from every corner...

Students spend plenty of time on their computers writing essays, watching movies, researching information, and connecting with friends.But it turns out that not all students are as addicted as they seem. Th...

Carriages and horses filled the streets of Brantford last week as Murdoch Mysteries set up a shoot on Darling St. The shoot involved dressing up Laurier’s own Carnegie Building to look like a 1890s Toronto co...

Local Brantford activist, Joan Minnery, released her first book entitled Walking My Way Back To Me this week. Minnery hosted a book-signing at St. Mary’s Hall on November 3, offering copies of her book and th...

We’ve all heard about it, it’s kind of hard not to when every major North American news network covered the story since its emergence. I am talking about the recent Ottawa Parliament attack. At this point, ...

What is Hollywood really? Is it the big brother that comforts us when we feel down and out, or is it the school bully, pointing out our flaws and magnifying them to a humorous degree?  Personally, I see Hollyw...

Between making friends, writing essays, assignments, lectures, and generally making sure that you live in passable conditions, one might find it hard to believe that a university student has any time to watch a...

“The two most important days of your life is the day you were born, and the day you figure out why”                    – Mark Twain. Welcome to The Equalizer a new fresh kind of action m...