For two days this month, over 120 heritage sites in Niagara will open their doors and invite the public in, free of charge, to explore the region's rich history and culture. Now entering its fourth year, Doors Open Niagara (DON) had its origins in Europe, where the first doors open event, "La Journée Portes Ouvertes" took place in France in 1984.
Since the release of their much-anticipated full-length debut, indie rockers Emanuel have been making a lot of noise. Lead singer and guitarist Matt Breen spoke about the release of Emanuel's new album, Soundtrack to a Headrush, as well as their new tour.
Though the practice of tattooing has been around for centuries, only in the past 15-20 years has it blossomed into an industry. Many tattoo artists have only been in the business for no more than a decade, but these artists are in high demand, some with waiting lists that are months long.
She escaped the command of the Nazis. Not only did she survive, but she went on to become Canada's youngest independent bookseller at the age of 21. When she was younger, she went up against a firing squad in order to protect her incarcerated father, the penalty withdrawn not a moment too soon.
First things first; One: I am a Firefly fan, tried and true, as well as a bit of a Joss Whedon devotee, though not nearly as much as some of the fruithats that worship all things that spew from the man's pen. Two: I was fully prepared to review this film negatively, almost without seeing it this past weekend (though I of course did see it).
With a name like Into The Blue, there are instantly tons of preconceptions of typical shark attack movies, a la Deep Blue Sea, Jaws, and Open Water, starring teen idols with hot bodies. Into The Blue, featuring the abtastic Paul Walker and the bootylicious Jessica Alba, has plenty of shark attacks, but they are merely background noise for the master plotline involving sunken planes and drug deals gone bad.
Blackalicious The Craft Two of Bay area's finest, rapper Gift of Gab and producer Chief Xcel, aka Blackalicious, come together again for their long-awaited third full-length release, this time on the very unhip-hop record label Anti. As the follow up to 2002's spectacular Blazing Arrow, The Craft isn't a better album, it's just a more cohesive and straightforward one.
