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Video killed the radio star, but in the Internet age the album lives on
By Brian Huntley
Video may have killed the radio star, but reports the Internet would assassinate the album appear to be unfounded.
The album, cultural icon and artistic package, was not expected to survive the Internet age with its downloaded digital singles.
In fact, the digital medium appears to have resurrected the album to new prominence.
Much of the [...]
Emergency planning: A not-so-dry run at surviving an apocalypse
By Melissa Vasey
Despite hours of preparation and planning for the end of the world, nothing prepared me for having to pee. It seemed certain that urinating in my pants was mere moments away.
My roommate and I were sitting in our cold, dark basement, trying to get a feel for what a real emergency situation would [...]
Eating local in Kamloops means looking in the right places
By Mallory Johnson
There are more options than meet the eye for local food from Kamloops and the surrounding area. Finding what’s available only takes a closer look in the right places. It’s easier than it sounds!
Eating local food has a wide range of advantages that benefit the local economy, the environment and a healthy personal [...]
Denomination disintegration: Believers break religious barriers in Kamloops
By Leyla Valois
Local Christians are tearing down the walls between Kamloops churches and bringing what they call “revolutionary faith” into a once-traditional religious community.
In a city where Christians used to define themselves by their denominational affiliations — Baptists were Baptists, Anglicans were Anglicans — a rise in local interdenominational services has once cut-and-dried denominations blending [...]
Kamloops musician Ben Nielsen sings to his own tune
By Jessica Scharien
Fresh from a yoga class, wearing torn jeans and drinking a chai latte at a local Starbucks, Ben Nielsen is in his element. Just hand him a guitar and the scene would be ideal.
With a studio album under his belt, a guitar strapped to his back and a humanitarian trip to Cambodia planned [...]
Local hammer thrower embarks on a four-year journey
By Kelley O’Grady
It may seem crazy to devote four years of your life to travelling 10 more metres, but that’s exactly what Megann Vandervliet is doing.
Those 10 metres are what separate Kamloops hammer thrower Megann Vandervliet from her dream — to throw 70 metres and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
Despite having [...]
Local zebra aims to earn NHL stripes
By Percy N. Hébert
Nick Swaine was your typical Canadian kid. He loved hockey and cheered for the Vancouver Canucks. He got his first pair of skates when he was five and started playing Peter Puck hockey a year later.
But things changed for Swaine when he was 12 years old and was “looking for a way [...]
Punk culture on the rise in Kamloops
By Glen Aitken
She sits in a crowded café. Her dyed hair, tattoos and piercings seem out of place, as patrons stare and gossip. Her name is Alison Grant and she’s a punk, battling myths about punk culture every day.
Kamloops stereotypically isn’t known as a hot spot for radical [...]