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A scene from Do I Know You From Somewhere? Courtesy of TIFF Last year proved to be an exciting and engaging time for filmmakers and other visual artists in New Brunswick and the Maritimes at large. The Silver Wave Film Festival, hosted in-person across Fredericton from November 7 – 10 with streaming online continuing until …

By: Emu Devine  Within the last several years throughout the western world, there has been a noticeable uptick in polyamorous or otherwise non-monogamous relationships. Anecdotal observations of polyamory’s rising popularity are increasingly commonplace, and these kinds of relationships are more accepted than ever before. Yet is that the only factor responsible for its growth? Cultural …

By: Daniel S. Burton Charles M. Schulz’s A Charlie Brown Christmas is beloved worldwide by children and adults alike. The question is: why? The studio, in fact, nearly cancelled the film in fear of its melancholic tone, amateur voice acting, and use of religious allusion. As it turns out, the film’s melancholy through children is …