Articles by Katie McGroarty
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Spoke, Line & Sinker
To Catch a Bike Thief Seeks Stolen Rides—and Answers
Just like choosing between fixed-gear and 10-speed, or between vintage and new, how you lock your bike—U-lock or chain, key or combination—is just as important.
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Found Footage Films Showcased
Instead of debating the advantages or merits of different schools and styles, as film students typically do, Concordia’s Advanced Montage class decided to do something a little different—they’re going to combine them.
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Burlesque Gets Brainy
“I don’t understand why the job is illegal—there’s just something about that that drives me fucking mental,” said sex worker, activist and performer Alex Tigchelaar. Her cabaret-style multimedia theatre production, Les demimondes, which debuts March 30, aims to show you why.
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Walking Out on FASA
Quorum Not Met, Strike Continues
Fine Arts students waited for two hours on March 16 before quorum was reached at their Special General Meeting, which was called to discuss the ongoing Fine Arts Student Alliance strike mandate and to decide whether it should continue.
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Quiet Space
The Unending Silence of Space Wants Us to Pause
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, sometimes it’s best to take a moment for yourself. To some, that might mean getting a coffee in the middle of the day, or doing nothing for an afternoon without feeling guilty about it.
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Greek Life
McGill’s Gay Fraternity a Canadian First
Let’s face it: the frat boy/sorority girl stereotype was born in the movies.
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Canvassing the Masses
Aquil Virani Wants to Show You That You’re an Artist
If you’ve ever felt intimidated by an art show, alienated by performance art or just like you didn’t understand, Aquil Virani wants to teach you a thing or two. “Being an artist is a mental attitude,” he says.
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Catering to Concordia
Students Deliver Home-Cooked Meals to Classmates
“If you’re a student and you work [for] minimum wage, you’re on a very tight budget,” said kitchen manager Marco Carbone. “We make it easy. We provide hearty, healthy meals that we deliver to your home at a very reasonable cost. It’s win-win for everyone.”
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The Way of the Freegan
A Beginner’s Guide to Montreal Dumpster Diving
To most, sustainable shopping is bringing your own bag. But to some, footprint-free groceries means a little more effort—and getting a little dirty. If you’re annoyed with the rising levels of food waste, looking to make a political point or maybe just want some fresh bread, what’s sitting inside Montreal’s dumpsters could be a treasure waiting to be unearthed.
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A Musical Education
No Half Measures for Toronto’s Dinosaur Bones
Dinosaur Bones are the real thing. Not in the regenerated-from-fossilized-amber sort of way, but rather a group of guys from Ontario roaming the country sharing their not-so-Jurassic sounds. Armed with a slightly haunting brand of guitar-driven indie pop, these guys are in it for the long haul.
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How ConU Stole Christmas
Holidays Were Stolen Say Employees
Concordia University is heading to court to settle a case with support staff who say the administration stole their holidays.
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More Than Meets the Eye
RE: Process Investigates Deceptively Complex Art
When you first look at a piece of art, the process that was required to create it is not always obvious. Sometimes, something that looks intricate and endlessly complex was the result of an hour or two of work.
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Weekly Spins
Teen Movie Soundtrack
Snævar Njáll Albertsson is a cute, bearded Danish guy who makes music under the moniker Dad Rocks! He plays happy-go-lucky folk-pop that could probably pass as a children’s album if it wasn’t for the occasional profanity.
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Inspiration in Isolation
Malajube Come in From the Cold With La Caverne
The cover of Malajube’s most recent album depicts a weird, glowing geometric house. Maybe not as strange as the lung-butterfly creature on the cover of their Polaris Prize-nominated 2006 album Trompe-l’oeil, but it’s still a little odd.
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Ribboned for Your Pleasure
Literary Publication Ribbon Pig Debuts First Issue
The question of whether or not physical publications will continue to exist with the rise of the Internet is one that has been asked a million times over.
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Forty Years of Cheap Thrills
Montreal’s First Used Record Store Throws Birthday Bash
Generally, any event where mingling is encouraged in a room full of strangers has the potential to be awkward. They often seem reminiscent of the scene teenage movies where the protagonist gets invited to the “cool” party, but eventually realizes they would have rather stayed home with their friends.