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It’s times like these, when tragedy and devastation are felt so fully as they are right now in Japan, that my interests and passions seem irrelevant. Film, literature, music—in the wake of so many deaths, how can such pastimes be anything more than passing indulgences? This is the gut response, and it isn’t entirely misplaced. … Continue reading
When my wife and I moved in together, we decided not to buy a TV—we figured we could do without, what with most of our favourite shows available online. It’s been more than a year now, and I really don’t miss the old boob tube. Well, that’s not entirely true—I do miss the commercials. Don’t … Continue reading
Sunday night’s Academy Awards show was the pits. Co-hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway did all they could with the material they were given…well, Hathaway did; Franco seemed a little disinterested (or, rather, high). There were no surprises as far as who took home an award, though Melissa Leo’s acceptance speech raised a few eyebrows. … Continue reading
It’s an old story: arts and entertainment is nothing but fluff. Real journalists are supposed to stick to current events: politics, health, technology, perhaps even environmentalism. They inform the public about issues that matter, and as such serve an obvious purpose. For many, arts and entertainment critics do little more than give advice on how … Continue reading
When I was fifteen, I self-identified as a punk: bleached and spiked hair, absurdly large wallet-chain, a few piercings, and, of course, a permanent scowl plastered on my little boy face. I was the “Real Thing,” or so I thought, which really meant that I was nothing of the sort. Still, I was earnest and … Continue reading
Have you been following this year’s Canada Reads? The annual battle of the books competition (broadcast by CBC radio) is a popular event in the Canadian literary scene, wherein five celebrity panellists defend what they believe is the most essential Canadian novel. Over a five-day period, the books are debated and voted upon until the … Continue reading
A dog is a man’s best friend, or so the story goes. True or not, the saying’s stuck, and many of us would argue—and passionately so—that there is far more fact than fiction underlying that sentiment. And, as life is often imitated in art, that sentiment has been expressed in film, poetry, prose, music, and … Continue reading
Many of us enjoy going to the movies—hell, some of us (myself included) love it. Sure, we all know that filmmaking is a rarely mastered art form, but even a film that is mediocre by most standards can resonate deeply with its audience and earn the ten or so dollars each of them spent to … Continue reading
All of us express ourselves creatively, and many of us choose to express our creativity through one artistic form or another. Perhaps you write, or maybe you’re a musician. Perhaps the stage is where you express yourself, or maybe it is on a canvass, with a paintbrush in hand. You might be a photographer, or … Continue reading
Welcome to zsroe.com, a pop culture blog created and written by Z S Roe. Each week will feature a Tuesday opinions column, Rowing For Pleasure, and a Saturday week-in-review column, The 168 Turnaround. My tastes vary, and so too will the subject matter of each post. Here, authors such as Stephen King and Orson Scott … Continue reading
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