By Jesse Shulman IB and life outside IB keeps me busy. So instead of new fiction, I present you with some things I find interesting. 1. George Burdell The man who nearly became TIME Magazine’s […]
House Hockey Day
By James Macfarlane
This year’s House Hockey Final pitted two longtime foes – Mowbray’s and Orr’s – against each other. After tying their regular season meeting, they were looking to settle the series with one final rubber match.
Heads of Houses Announced
White jackets were awarded in assembly Friday. Find results below. Head of Bremner’s – Shashwat Koirala Head of Howard’s – Patrick Smit Head of Jackson’s – Francois Kenny Head of Martland’s – Pearce Wildi Head of McHugh’s – Cole Fleming […]
The Sartorialist – Race for Dignity
By Aaron Boehlert Today is the Race for Dignity – an event in which participants raise funds in support of AIDS research by riding a stationary bike in teams. Every team member who rides helps […]
To the Bay and Back
By Jonah Freedman For my birthday I asked for a G-Shock. It’s the sort of thing that’s so ugly that it’s kind of cool. Often worn merely as an accessory, it is a staple of […]
Review of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
By Gavin Elias There are musicals, and then there are Musicals – the second being arbitrarily defined here as those rare theatrical events that flood the senses, seduce the ear, and invigorate the soul, even […]
Animal Advice
By James Klein (Original picture of Cookie Monster by Angut Pederson)
Winterfest Photo Contest Winners
The winners for the 2011 Winterfest Photo contest are… Connor Cimowsky: Best Close-up of a Logo Angut Pederson: Best photo of the Cookie Monster Simran’s Mom: Best Blue Army Photo Many congratulations.
Steward Questionnaire: Ryan Manucha
Our new head steward Ryan Manucha plays volleyball, is Facebook friends with Bob Rae, and is a decided liberal. He enjoys Michael Bublé, Up in the Air, and long walks on the beach. What is your […]
On Politics, Culture, and Architecture
By Aaron Boehlert Last weekend I went to see Nixon in China at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The opera was fantastic, but beforehand we stopped at trendy eatery Nota Bene for dinner […]
The Blue and Weekend: Saturday
Blue Army fan section at the CISAA finals at St. Mike’s. (Photo by Henry Vehovec)
The Blue and Weekend: Friday
Harry Jarvis (IB2 Martland’s) on the runway. Friday night was the Art Without Limits fashion show, organized by girls from BSS, which raised money for Doctors Without Borders. UCC students attended for “a night of […]
Steward Questionnaire: Max Ledger
Creativity Steward-elect Max Ledger plays varsity squash and has attended every Taylor Swift concert in Toronto. He sat down with TBAW Friday for a few questions. What is your greatest fear? My mentee. Four foot […]
WACpocalypse Now
By Mohammed Niaz Every year there comes a day when, for some reason, Upper Canada College finds that the number of sick students dramatically increases. Parents are jamming the attendance hotline, the office assistants are scrambling […]
Steward Questionnaire: Nick Deng
Community Service Steward-elect Nick Deng is an ardent servant of the community. His Facebook interests include Mythbusters, football, and fountain pens. In the afterglow of victory, Nick Deng sat down with TBAW to answer a […]
One Acts
Every year, the Grade 12 BSS drama class holds a festival of one-act plays. Auditions for this event will be held March 2 at lunch (12:10-1:00) and after school (3:45-5:00), and after school March 3, […]
Chicken No More
By Alex Romoff It seems that this site has recently been dominated by the likes of Aaron Boehlert and Gavin Elias. Sorry – I’ve been pretty busy with film and whatnot. Now without further ado, […]
He Raids the Refrigerator and Reflects
The Miami Heat are 43-17, the second best in the East, and Lebron is still scoring at will. With the NBA playoffs not far off, James Macfarlane (brother of Cole Macfarlane) reflects on the Decision […]
Steward Questionnaire: Peter Hannon
Athletic Steward-elect Peter Hannon plays Varsity football, JV basketball, and Varsity rugby. He was recognized as one of the GTA’s top 20 high school football players to watch. What is your greatest fear? Alex Malone. […]
Portfolio Stewards Announced
The new white jackets were just announced. The portfolio stewards for 2011-2012 will be Academic – Lucas Farewell Athletic – Peter Hannon Creativity – Max Ledger Community Service – Nick Deng Sustainability – Louie Kraschinsky […]
Review of ‘The King’s Speech’
By Gavin Elias With ‘The King’s Speech’ having been nominated for 12 Academy Awards, it seems almost redundant to point out that the historical drama is a sharply effective film – one able to effortlessly […]
The Sartorialist – Pink Day
By Aaron Boehlert So today was Pink Day – a casual dress day in support of anti-bullying – and I was pleasantly surprised by how many people actually wore pink. I figured it would be one […]
TBAW Artwork
By James Klein
The Indecisive Viewer: Comments on Portlandia
By Jonah Freedman By Jonah Freedman Some say that Carrie Brownstein has the ‘midas touch.’ And this may be reflected in IFC’s new show Portlandia, produced by Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels, which features Fred […]
How is Our School Paperless?
By Aaron Boehlert I was sitting at dinner this evening with my parents and my (paternal) grandparents, off the road for the night – taking a break from our New England college visits. My father […]
Review of ‘No Exit’
By Gavin Elias Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic work, ‘No Exit,’ is surely one of the more challenging plays to produce at the secondary school level, with its intimate cast, weighty themes and a plot whose power […]
Reflections on a Mind Heist: Review of ‘Inception’
By Gavin Elias There are a great deal of adjectives that could be applied to ‘Inception’. Perhaps the most pithy is ‘masterful’. Striving to construct what has been trumpeted as an ‘existential heist film’, director […]
Crystal Meth: Michael Lee Chin and the ROM
By Aaron Boehlert The ROM is one of Toronto’s last remaining buildings built before the 1970’s, or at least it was before the addition of the Michael Lee Chin Crystal, which would appear to be […]
Hogtown Enlightenment: The TIFF Lightbox
By Aaron Boehlert The new TIFF Bell Lightbox, located on King Street about three blocks east of Spadina, is a cultural and architectural revelation. Designed by architectural firm KPMB, the five-story complex houses an atrium, […]
Review of ‘Lysistrata’
By Gavin Elias Vetoed Productions’ ‘Lysistrata’ is undeniably a curious beast – on one level, it is the type of crass play that puts one in mind of small child who is constantly pushing the […]
Review of ‘Avatar’
By Gavin Elias ‘Avatar’ is perhaps the quintessential Hollywood blockbuster; produced and directed by industry king James Cameron, and snatching the title of most expensive film ever made, the movie is one tuned superbly for […]
Review of ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’
By Gavin Elias It was with uncertainty and intrigue that I set off on a blistering Saturday night, adorned with gloves and hat, to see the UCC Fall Show for 2009. I admit that I […]
36 Hours: Manhattan
By Aaron Boehlert Stay: First things first when it comes to New York: the hotel. New York is one of the most diverse cities in the world, and it has hotels to match. There are […]
The Picture of John Colborne
By Connor Taylor Little Johnny walked south on Forest Hill Road, on his back, of course, his backpack, which contained, of course, his laptop. The canopy hovering over the road had turned an ominous brownish-yellow, […]
