Humour

<p>This story is satire based off of the government&#8217;s recent flavoured vape ban – none of the names or quotes are real. In New Brunswick nightclubs, bars, middle school bathrooms and the back of the bus — something is missing. The sickly sweet smell of a flavoured vape is gone. Some might assume the disappearance [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For some students, Christmas break means home-cooked meals and three weeks with no classwork. For others, it&#8217;s like walking into a war zone. But I&#8217;m here to share three ways to survive the holiday season. Welcome to Jasmine&#8217;s Declassified Christmas Survival Guide. One: Do you want to build a partner? &#8220;So, Jasmine, have you met anyone yet?&#8221; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I love lady’s night at clubs as much as the next mediocre-dancin’, lady-lovin’ person. Who doesn&#8217;t love boppin’ to music, hands in pockets, at the edge of a dancefloor? I must admit, I’ve even used the F gender marker on my license to get that S Club or Twenty/20 stamp for free. I like to tell [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Arts Editor Jerry-Faye Flatt is a performer and songwriter. So is her partner. So for the The AQ&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day issue, she decided to invade his personal writing process and interview him about his love songs While listening to my partner perform on stage at the Tipsy Muse Cafe on Feb. 7, I thought, who is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>William Cumming: Cats versus dogs is an argument as old as, well, cats and dogs. It’s not much of an argument, though, since dogs are by far the superior pet. You can’t do much better than man’s best friend. That moniker isn’t one given lightly. Our canine companions earned our friendship through nearly 15,000 years [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Robbie: All I want for Christmas is … Boxing Day. Imagine a holiday where you get to sleep in as late as you want, when you wake up your room is full of presents and what’s more, they don’t have paper and tape all over them! This magical day exists. Boxing Day is being dwarfed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>He was known for his &#8220;performative ability&#8221;, and I for my promiscuity. It was a match made in Heaven, or at least by the dumpster behind Burger King. It was a real whopper of a romp, if I do say so myself. That&#8217;s our humour we shared(shore?) a comedic sensibility, among other things. Well, our quick [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Stand-up comedy is usually not what comes to mind when picturing a graduate from a liberal arts university. Many would describe the deadbeat hipster who is more proud of their barista job than they should be, but try telling that to STU alumni Andrew Vaughan and Megan MacKay. Vaughan, who graduated from STU in 2007, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since this is my last column I thought it’d be appropriate to talk about the passage of time in comics. It’s a touchy subject. It’s difficult to suspend belief when it takes decades for Peter Parker to get through high school and college. But we also don’t want a Spider-Man who ages in real time. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Not all comics involve capes, aliens, or explosions. I enjoy reading about those things, but I can understand why some people can’t accept that subject matter as an art form. But it seems the medium is viewed as only that. That’s the most frustrating perception about comics. Not all comics have depth, but many do. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>No one’s safe from the ravages of time. Athletes have an expiry date. Musicians become nostalgia acts at a certain point. Comic writers are no exception. I don’t know how it happens. Maybe they just fall out of touch with current audiences. Maybe they just run out of ideas. Stan Lee is probably the most [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Comic companies are now multimedia empires. Blockbuster movies, video games, and toys are a few avenues comic properties are being pushed into. There are also cartoons for children on Saturday mornings. But animation has grown up in the past decade. Comics aren’t just for kids and now neither are cartoons. Animated straight-to-video films are a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Comic books have undergone some prohibitions for the sake of protecting children’s innocence but wouldn’t reading comic books beneficial? It seems as though the tales of heroes and use of the English language would be encouraged. In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published a book called “Seduction of the Innocent.” It basically said that comic books [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For most people, the big news regarding Disney’s purchase of LucasArts is the announcement of Star Wars episode seven. Although the prequels were questionable quality-wise, hopes are high that episode seven will return the franchise to its former glory. However, there are more repercussions than that. The Star Wars universe is much larger than just [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I consider comics not only just a form of entertainment, but also a legitimate art. But it’s really hard to make this argument when the giants of the industry whore their work out for quick sales. What started as an innovation has become a clumsy cog in the machine. Marvel comics has massive crossover events [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When 2008’s The Dark Knight passed the billion dollar mark, it seemed like that was the glass ceiling. Now it looks as if there is no limit. Comic companies have crossed the barriers of pop culture. They’ve gone from pandering to a niche market to becoming multimedia empires. The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I’m not sure if people hate Wonder Woman, or if they’re just apathetic to her. Maybe it’s a sign that our society’s still got some sexism in their veins. The only thing I’m sure of is that there must be some reason that every attempt to expand her franchise fails. Batman’s blowing up the box [&hellip;]</p>