Detroit Rising
By Mark Brown The news on Nov 7 that a bankruptcy judge approved the process that helps the city of Detroit emerge from bankruptcy did not particularly surprise me. I knew that the Motor City was resilient and could bounce
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The 2014 Municipal Elections, A Post-Mortem
by Mark Brown Citizen Columnist The voters have spoken – at least those who bothered to show up. Residents in Windsor had an opportunity Monday to have a say in the turnover taking place at city hall. A new mayor
Canadian vs. U.S. Elections – A Study in Contrasts
By Mark Brown. Over the course of the next few weeks, elections will be held in both Canada and the United States. Here in Windsor-Essex, municipal elections will be held Oct 27. Mayors, deputy mayors, councilors and school board trustees
Saints baseball ends regular season on high note
by Mark Brown The St. Clair Saints men’s baseball team posted a perfect 4-0 record to end the regular season. The sweep of two weekend doubleheaders pushed the Saints’ record to 19 wins and one loss. The almost-perfect season reached
Scotland the Brave
By Mark D. Brown Now that Scotland has voted to remain with the U.K. it brings to my mind a simple Scottish Gaelic word that I think sums everything up perfectly… A-chaoidh – Always and forever. Voters in Scotland did
We live in Canada, deal with it
By Shaun Garrity Winter has ended and spring has officially begun. However, temperatures are lower than normal and every Facebook status in North America uses graphic words to voice their opinion on the woman they call Mother Nature. Windsor, the
Horror comedy brings the laughs and the heart
by Chris Mailloux Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, directed by Eli Craig, works as a parody and a tribute to the classic slasher films of the 80s. The film stars Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) and Tyler
Is the world ready for virtual reality?
by Chris Mailloux With products like the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus in production one has to ask, are consumers ready for virtual reality? The idea of virtual reality dates all the way back to the 1950s. Over the decades,
What has happened to pro sports
by Evan Mathias What has professional sports come to when as an athlete, you are criticized for taking time off to see the birth of your first born child? That’s exactly what has happened to New York Mets second-baseman Daniel
The next generation of gaming is here, is the PlayStation 4 you?
By Chris Mailloux Sony’s latest gaming console has been released but is it truly a next generation experience? As soon as I took the PlayStation 4 out of the box I was impressed with the design of the console. The
Has there Everdeen a better movie than Catching Fire?
By Sean Previl Fans of The Hunger Games can return to the dystopian world of Panem in the latest installment Catching Fire. Things have changed since Katniss’ act of defiance in the previous Games and a rebellion has begun in
Wonderland travels to Agrabah and back
By Sean Previl Jafar (Naveen Andrews) brings viewers to Agrabah to start the second episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. As he searches for Cyrus (Peter Gadlot), it becomes clear the scene is one from the past. Like
The Walking Dead: 30 Days Without An Accident Review
By Richard Riosa Can we come back from the things we’ve done? This is the central theme behind the season four premier of The Walking Dead and will continue to be a theme explored throughout the season. The episode is
Fairy tales jump down the rabbit hole
By Sean Previl One can’t be late for this very important date. Once Upon a Time In Wonderland, the spin-off series from ABC Network’s Once Upon a Time premiered Oct. 10 with high expectations, given the success of the original
Remembering Glee’s quarterback, Cory Monteith
By Sean Previl The much-awaited episode of Glee, The Quarterback, to memorialize Finn Hudson and the actor who portrayed him, Cory Monteith, started off Thursday night by having both current and returning cast members perform Seasons of Love from RENT.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is recruiting viewers, should you assemble?
By Chris Mailloux After three long years Joss Whedon has finally returned to television with his latest work Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Right away the series shows clips from the 2012 hit film The Avengers, setting up the connection between
California knows how to party
By Richard Riosa From the minute you pick up the controller until the moment you put it down, you know you’re taking part in something truly special. Fans have been waiting over five years to see if Rockstar North
Why choose Windsor?
By Adam El-Baba Is Windsor really the Canada’s Sin City? From my experience, Windsorites who speak negatively about their city usually aren’t exploring it entirely. Windsor doesn’t stop at the city limits but some people don’t understand that. There is
A letter from the managing editor
As we grow older our perception of time changes. As children time seems to crawl as we wait for our chance to be adults. As adults years seem to tick by at the blink of an eye. This year was
Peter Parker Finds Himself In A Sticky Situation
By Jamie Adam The Amazing Spider-Man is an epic action-fantasy movie converted from the classic comic. The story takes place in modern-day New York City. Superhero Spidey is portrayed by Andrew Garfield with his love interest Gwen Stacy being depicted
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