Where you can wear Wear’s wares
Magalsal, Alison Wear’s downtown clothing store offers Peterborough residents an opportunity to be fashionable and environmentally conscious. For years we’ve recycled paper, pop cans, and plastic. Now...
Author: Nathaniel Christopher
I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
The evolution of the all-important piece of paper
Most of us at Trent University are here to earn a degree. When it comes down to it, we invest thousands of dollars and three to four years of our lives in our post-secondary education to get a piece o...
[Satire] Camilla Parker-Bowles visits Trent over Christmas break
On Friday, December 19, Camilla Parker-Bowles paid a brief visit to Trent University. The long time mistress of Prince Charles was in Toronto for a fundraiser at the Princess Margaret Hospital. After ...
Ask Nathaniel with Nathaniel Christopher
I hate my family gatherings, and I particularly dread Christmas. My uncle is an alcoholic, my aunt is psychotic aunt, and my grandmother is oblivious to the fact that the British Empire is no longer e...
Trent University needs a coat of arms!
Next year will be Trent University’s fortieth anniversary. This will be a momentous school year that ought to be marked with celebration and reflection. We could get a special cake, or put up another ...
The 24 Hour Project
Whenever I am given an assignment for class I always stress about it until the night before it is due. I have three weeks to do my research, topic development, writing, and proofreading. Usually this ...
Stuffing
Go get stuffed! It’s all about material and stuff at Artspace right now. The show ‘Stuffing’, which is on from November 7 until December 14, is a provocative, stimulating perspective on our materialis...
Korea: The Unfinished War
There seems to be a “Kool Aid” formula in most documentaries: original historical footage (water), historical re-enactments (Sugar) and interviews with people such as survivors (Kool-Aid powder). With...
There is a municipal election on November 10, but is it art?
Margeree Edwards You are running for mayor but is it art? “Oh definitely. I think there’s an artist in all of us. I am an artist for the same reason I am a good leader – I have the ability to see thin...
If you could be one Spice Girl which one would it be, and why?
Cheryl Harrison I would be Scary Spice because it’s like Halloween every day! Cathy Probert I would be Baby Spice because she can get away with everything. She appears to be so sweet and innocent but ...