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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 …

By Crystal Keyamo The prospect of future Christmases without the scent of fresh-cut fir in New Brunswick, a tree species expected to decline and take some festive cheer with it, casts a pall on the holiday season. An iconic tree, comprising around 20 percent of this province's forests, balsam fir has faced alarming mortality rates …

By Emu Devine For readers of The Brunswickan of drinking age, your local campus newspaper is excited to provide you with some of the most pertinent, insightful reporting anywhere in Fredericton. This reporter comes to you with a review of one of the most unique establishments this city has to offer: Par 94 Golf Bar …