Arts
  • 5 months 2 days ago

‘Midnights’ is a synth pop masterpiece

When fans met Taylor Swift at midnight, they received a sleepless night conceptualized, a whole lot of Jack Antonoff, and the sentiment “life is emotionally abusive.” It was the perfect formula.Continue...
  • 5 months 2 days ago

Skye Wallace to perform at the Broom Factory

With a new album on the horizon, Toronto-based artist Skye Wallace is set to perform in Kingston at the Broom Factory, a new, up-and-coming live music venue.Continue...
  • 5 months 1 week ago

Vivek Shraya takes the Grand Theatre

When The Journal entered the Baby Grand theatre to watch Vivek Shraya perform, it wasn’t sure what to expect.Continue...
  • 5 months 1 week ago

The sound of musicals

Musicals are a powerfully evocative medium for artistic expression and telling stories, yet they are all too often bemoaned by the public.Continue...
  • 5 months 1 week ago

Book review: ‘We Spread’

Talented Kingston-based author and Queen’s alumni Iain Reid published his third novel We Spread on Sept. 27 via Simon & Schuster.Continue...
  • 5 months 1 week ago

‘Close to my Heart (Near & Dear)’ art show debuts

Francisco Corbett is pairing up with friend and housemate Alan Harman for an art show that infuses chaotic good with irony at Hoopla Press & Gallery on Oct. 26.Continue...
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago

Three-part concert takes the Mansion by storm

Live performances cultivate a connection between audience and performer like no other.Continue...
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago

Surrealism walks the runway

From real-life pixelation to the spray-on dress, the international fashion world is undoubtedly embracing the surreal.Continue...
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago

MUSE hosts Tiny Desk concert

On Oct. 1, MUSE hosted their first ever Tiny Desk Concert at Clark Hall Pub and the turnout
was remarkable.Continue...
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago

Stitching together art and grief: A community project to heal and honour

When news broke in mainstream media regarding the discovery of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools last May, Deborah Young was not surprised.Continue...
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago

WritersFest connects authors and readers in Kingston

Kingston WritersFest returned this past weekend, hosting a wide variety of authors and events for the Kingston community.Continue...
  • 5 months 4 weeks ago

The art of reviews

It’s easy for us to criticize art.Continue...
  • 5 months 4 weeks ago

The nuances of the true crime genre

Netflix’s latest original chronicles the story of Jeffrey Dahmer, notorious serial killer and cannibal, in a ten-part series that claims to honour the families of his victims.Continue...
  • 5 months 4 weeks ago

New exhibition ‘of longing and songbirds’ coming to Union Gallery

Union Gallery is set to open a new exhibition, of longing and songbirds to the public on Oct 4.Continue...
  • 5 months 4 weeks ago

Basia Bulat to perform at the Isabel Bader Centre

Basia Bulat, renowned Canadian folk singer and lyricist, is being welcomed on stage this Friday by the Isabel Bader Centre to perform her new album, The Garden .Continue...
  • 6 months 3 days ago

The Mansion welcomes New Friends

The Mansion, one of Kingston’s many venues for live shows, is hosting the band New Friends on their Locals Only tour.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

What’s your medium?

Storytelling through film is something we all enjoy, whether it be going to the theatre to see a new movie or rewatching one you hold close to your heart.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

TIFF 2022 coverage: upcoming releases to watch

Every September, the film industry sets its sights on Toronto. Featuring a wide variety of films, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) allows both the press and the public to watch the industry’s newest releases.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

Posthumous releases and life after death

The end of an artist’s life does not signal the end of their career.Continue...
  • 6 months 1 week ago

Logos are art too

A great logo shouldn’t just sell you something—its purpose shouldn’t end with its function as a strategic tool.Continue...

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