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Current Issue Sara Stoppel Current Issue Sara Stoppel

Song of the Summer

The Lockyer Boys have an exciting summer ahead of them. The musical duo of brothers Will and Charlie Lockyer hit the local pop music scene in 2021 and quickly gained traction. Now, after two years of working on a batch of songs, their new single “306” releases today.

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Current Issue Abigail Heron Current Issue Abigail Heron

Teenage Mechanisms

Even in this day and age, the topic of youth mental health can still be considered taboo, typically discussed through euphemisms, if at all. So what is unveiled when a snapshot of 10 young people’s mental health and their ways of coping with it is not hushed up or downplayed, but instead proudly displayed for all to bear witness to—unadulterated? In Teenage Mechanisms, Kamryn Woloschuk seeks to answer that question.

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Current Issue Kelsey Raynard Current Issue Kelsey Raynard

SABLE, fABLE: Bon Iver

Bon Iver is hard to categorize but easy to recognize, with a distinctly unique sound and immediately identifiable voice. His latest album, SABLE, fABLE, is a 12-track collection of emotive, introspective songs guaranteed to get you in your feels.

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Current Issue Julia Jimoh Current Issue Julia Jimoh

Hometown Anthems

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery will host the debut exhibition of local photographer and filmmaker Laura-Lynn Petrick, Hometown Anthems, running until June 8. The show will focus on highlighting Petrick’s experiences growing up in the rural outskirts of Thunder Bay, and provide a behind-the-scenes look at her family traditions and country life, blending her Finnish roots with the unique aspects of life in Northwestern Ontario.

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Current Issue Sidney Ulakovic Current Issue Sidney Ulakovic

For the Love of the Pets and Their People

The hours are long, the responsibility is huge, and the number of cases in NWO far outnumbers the veterinarians. It’s hard to hold boundaries, but it’s so important to be off the clock. It’s a huge toll on mental health, and people in this profession have a three times higher risk of suicide. To put the stats in perspective; I moved back to Thunder Bay 15 years ago. We have lost three veterinarians here to suicide in that time. 

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Current Issue Jack Barten Current Issue Jack Barten

Off the Menu: Bay Village Coffee

Did you know that the most important meal of the day can also be the best? Bay Village Coffee, located in the heart of Port Arthur, has been slowly perfecting this concept since opening in 2018—and now, it’s fully realized with their own breakfast sandwich.

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Current Issue Kris Ketonen Current Issue Kris Ketonen

My Friend Saabe

A new short film has gained international attention after its premiere in New Zealand. My Friend Saabe, directed by Morningstar Derosier and Victoria Anderson-Gardner, was filmed in Migisi Sahgaigan (Eagle Lake First Nation), Derosier says, and screened in late March at the Māoriland Film Festival.

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Current Issue Abigail Heron Current Issue Abigail Heron

Idiopathic: RHOADS

Add a splash of guitar, the essence of Circle Jerks, and a whole lot of angst, bring it to a roaring boil, and voila, there you have it: scalding punk anger—or in other words, RHOADS’s first official release, Idiopathic.

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Current Issue Sidney Ulakovic Current Issue Sidney Ulakovic

Slow Stitch: The Embroidered Landscape

“It was a good opportunity to push my art practice in a new direction,” says textile artist Mary Jane MacDonald of her upcoming debut solo exhibition Slow Stitch: The Embroidered Landscape. “I wanted to experiment with embroidery and textiles and show other ways of doing it.”

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Current Issue, Features, Food Sidney Ulakovic Current Issue, Features, Food Sidney Ulakovic

Off the Menu: Station 22

Take a moment and imagine this: a horrifying world where the birds cease to sing, and artists refuse to create new works for lack of a muse. That’s the dimension where hot dogs were never invented. Thankfully for all of us, Station 22, located inside Dawson Trail Brewery, is making all of our dreams come true with their Chicago Hot Dog.

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