The latest live-action take on Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered in February this year, and while it’s not the exact 1-to-1 reimagining fans were anticipating, it isn’t entirely hopeless either.
Featuring eye-catching artworks based on South Sudanese Shilluk peoples, the exhibit brings abstract designs and striking portraits to life. “I’ve gotten comments on the fact that this is sometimes a scary painting because of how real the eyes look as if there really is a soul behind them,” said artist Chudear Oyual. “It’s comforting knowing that in the creation of my art, my ancestors are with me.”
Grand River Transit finally revealed the design for their electric buses as they prepare to put them into service. This is the latest step in the region’s plans to cut their carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.
Exam season is fast approaching, and with that comes student burnout. Thanks to a busy work schedule and social media distractions, it can be harder than ever to focus on studying. Here’s how these Conestoga students keep their cool without failing their classes.
The games studio behind the beloved Batman Arkham games, Rocksteady, dropped their latest venture into the live service games genre, Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, eight years after their last flagship release of Batman Arkham Knight in 2015.
The annual Festival of Neighbourhoods celebrated its 30-year anniversary recently at Kitchener City Hall. Neighbourhood representatives from around the city of Kitchener attended the event, showcasing their contributions to the community.
The much-anticipated sequel to developer Insomniac Games’ 2018 Marvel’s Spider-Man and 2020’s Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales is finally out. Taking on the iconic symbiote storyline from the comics, the game holds its own unique twists and turns to keep newcomers and diehards on the edge of their seats.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s latest 2023 feature release, “Jawan,” with Arun Kumar “Atlee” in his Bollywood directorial debut, has people cheering, whistling, and dancing in the theatre.
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A local environmental charity in Kitchener-Waterloo, Green Reeps Solutions, invited the community to enter their “Reep House for Sustainable Living” to educate homeowners about green energy as part of the Doors Open Waterloo Region event.
“We’re going to have to adjust,” says computer science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, David Brown, comparing AI tools to laptops or calculators, and that new technology often had critics in its early stages before finding its place in the education system.
Have the presence of several streaming services, such as Netflix and Disney+, made movie theatres unnecessary? Theatres have had to adjust their business strategy over the past few years to keep up with direct-to-streaming movies and shorter theatrical windows for the latest releases.
