Author name: Nikta Sadati

The Strand reviews VCDS presents Afterlife: A Ghost Story

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Photo | Teagan McCanny Afterlife: A Ghost Story is a play, written by Steve Yockey, that follows the lives of Connor, played by Isaac Lloyd, and Danielle, played by Olivia Rhiannon Nicoloff, after the death of their two-year-old son. The play is framed by a brewing storm, preparing to engulf the beach house that the couple once called home. Director, Emma Keil-Vine, left a note in the programme that served as a perfect preface to this […]

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“But, it sounds so bouncy!?”—Three upbeat songs with dark meanings

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Generally, upon the first listen of a song, the thing that sticks with us the most is the melody. If a song has an upbeat melody, something bouncy like Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” or jazzy and sultry like Mac Miller’s “My Favourite Part,” we tend to listen to it with a smile on our face,

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Why Going Platinum is Like Getting Struck By Lightning

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Some of the most praised albums of all time have gone platinum over the years. Some of these include Michael Jackson’s classic “Thriller” in 1982, The Beatles (The White Album) in 1968, and, of course every mom and daughter’s favourite, Shania Twain “Come on Over” in 1997. Going platinum in the United States was huge,

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