Though it’s a chronological precursor to another Kingston music festival, Skeleton Park Music Festival gains recognition all on its own.

By Jessica Chong
Blogs Editor
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, and Baz Luhrmann’s movie adaption can hardly be compared -– while entertaining and elaborate, the film doesn’t stay true to the text.

By Jessica Chong
Blogs Editor
Finding the right mix between business casual and office chic can be difficult. Summer is all about dressing up in form-flattering outfits and eye-catching shades, and there’s no reason why office wear should put an end to this.
Outfit 1: Light silk blouse and indigo cropped pant

By Jessica Chong
Blogs Editor
With almost every type of food establishment surrounding my workplace, I’m usually more inclined to eat out. When packing snacks for the office, I’ve found the presentation of food plays a significant role in my willingness to curb food spending.
Cubicle life nearly jeopardized my weight last summer, so this summer I’ve resolved to maintain a healthy diet. In addition to the staples of yogurt, fruits and veggies, there are a lot of creative ways to dress up healthy eating.
Here are a few of my favourite ideas:

By Jessica Chong
Blogs Editor
It’s often you’ll find yourself on Highway 401 hoping for the shortest trip home from Kingston to Toronto. The weekend after I had finished exams called for a much needed trip to Montreal, and of course, the quickest route from Toronto to Montreal is the 401.

By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor

Over 150 people responded to the annual Best of Kingston survey, giving you a wide array of Kingston’s finest. Here are the results of our 2012-13 call for the best of the Limestone City.

The Journal Editors in Chief sound off on volume 140.

The Arts editors look back at the best the Queen’s and Kingston arts scene had to offer this year

The cannabis debate of the 1930s gets an over-the-top and contemporary punch in the stage show Reefer Madness.

Who wants a boring band T-shirt from a merchtable when you can get a candle shaped like the musician’s head?

After an accidental summer hiatus, Sweet Jets are ready to launch their newest album.

Something in bloom is neither in conception nor its prime.

The Journal’s Arts team narrows down their list of the top 10 musicians we’ve interviewed this year and our favourite songs from each of them.

By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor
Summer seems just steps away but before you’re able to get to that you still to have to get through a little thing called exams. The exam experience can seriously vary depending on your study approach; I know first hand the power of planning ahead. As a schedule-fiend, I signed myself up for Learning Commons’ workshop on making a study schedule. Here are some tips I took away from the workshop that I found really helpful during my December exams.

By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor
Three ingredients and no oven required? Sounds like the ideal exam-season dessert. This dessert takes no time at all and is lactose-free. You can easily also make this gluten-free! So pick up some chocolate chips, some almond milk and some rice krispies and enjoy!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups of unsweetened light coconut milk or almond milk
2 cups of rice crispies (or brown rice cereal if you’re going gluten-free)

By Veronica Saroli (ArtSci ’14)
Staff Writer
House of Cards is corrupting in every sense of the word. I will admit to feeling a little mischievous myself after starting and ending the series over the span of a single weekend (no shame). I found myself strangely beginning to smirk and think in a sinful Southern accent, à la Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey. But alas, I’m not a corrupt politician in Washington but rather am one of the many Netflix viewers fulfilling the Netflix prophecy of binge-consumption when it released all 13 episodes at once.

By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor
Take a road trip, go camping and see live music for a weekend? Bonnaroo, one of the most anticipated music festivals of the summer takes place in Manchester, Tennessee on June 13-16. Although the price of $269.50 before tax may seem steep, the festival makes it a worthwhile experience.

By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor
There’s no doubt that Instagram has taken over the social media world; posting albums on Facebook seems like a thing of the past when you can simply ‘insta’ photos on your nights out or as you travel abroad. Instragram has lead to the development of photo-editing apps that can make your photo that much better. Here are a iPhone apps to check out.

By Katherine Kopiak (ArtSci ’14)
Contributor