When the How to Train Your Dragon film crew finally emerged from their studios and The Hidden World was no longer just a title, nostalgic Berkians rushed to the cinemas to experience what would be the last official movie of the decade-long franchise. Like its predecessors, the third HTTYD film was wonderfully crafted, inspiring, exciting,ContinueContinue reading “Why the Light Fury is Infuriating (and Other Problems with How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)”
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Submissions are OPEN for Winter 2018!
Are you interested in submitting to The Spectatorial? Well, you’re in the right place. We are accepting submissions until FEBRUARY 17, 2017 for Volume VIII Part two. Please read our Journal Submissions page to ensure that your piece meets our requirements. Sign up on our Facebook Event page to get our alerts and notifications! We’re lookingContinueContinue reading “Submissions are OPEN for Winter 2018!”
Submissions are OPEN for Fall 2017!
Are you interested in submitting to The Spectatorial? Well, you’re in the right place. We are accepting submissions until OCTOBER 30, 2017 for Volume VIII. Please read our Journal Submissions page to ensure that your piece meets our requirements. We’re looking for: Short Stories Novel Excerpts Poetry Graphic Fiction Academic Papers Articles Interviews Visual ArtContinueContinue reading “Submissions are OPEN for Fall 2017!”
Calling all Bloggers!
It’s that time of the year again: summer is over, school has begun, and The Spectatorial Blog is looking for more writers! If you are interested in writing for the blog, or if you have written for it before and want to submit again, then check out our updated Blog Submissions page to know exactlyContinueContinue reading “Calling all Bloggers!”
Cringe Fest 2017 Is This Friday!
CALLING ALL WRITERS AND CREATIVE MINDED PEOPLE! Ever felt excluded from the high brow poetry slam crowd in your hip local coffee shops? The Spectatorial & UC Gargoyle team up to present Cringe Fest, a FUN-draising event for all, as we celebrate the trials and tribulations you faced in becoming the artists you are today.ContinueContinue reading “Cringe Fest 2017 Is This Friday!”
AGM and Elections Info Meeting this FRIDAY!
Do you want to be on The Spectatorial’s staff next year? Do you want to make a difference in our constitution? Then this is your chance! Come join The Spectatorial for our Annual General Meeting and Election Information night! Date: Friday, March 10 Time: 5-7pm Place: Hart House South Sitting Room At the AGM, we willContinueContinue reading “AGM and Elections Info Meeting this FRIDAY!”
The Old Gods and the New: Religion in Westeros and Beyond
Just as George R. R. Martin draws inspiration from real-world history and politics to add depth to his world in A Song of Ice and Fire (or, as HBO would prefer, Game of Thrones), so too does he look to real-world religions. Religion, a central aspect of medieval culture, is also an important theme throughout A Song ofContinueContinue reading “The Old Gods and the New: Religion in Westeros and Beyond”
A Step in the Right Direction: A Review of Disney’s “Moana”
We are slowly entering the age of the reinvention of Disney. Disney has boasted about including diversity in their films for a few years now, but still, Moana came as something unexpected to me. I suppose I didn’t actually expect anything from the big talk of how Disney was trying to push boundaries, and finally strive forContinueContinue reading “A Step in the Right Direction: A Review of Disney’s “Moana””
3 Movies To Change Up Your Holiday Viewing List
It’s that time of year again when people are pulling out boxes with Christmas ornaments and fairy lights, and getting into the spirit of the holidays with nostalgic, classical holiday movies. But while some might say they grew up watching movies like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Elf, or even The Nightmare Before Christmas,ContinueContinue reading “3 Movies To Change Up Your Holiday Viewing List”
Homestuck: The Future Of Fiction
Let me tell you about Homestuck. Homestuck: the monolithic webcomic that inspires eye-rolling in some, fond nostalgia in others, and confusion in all the rest. Reactions to Homestuck are as varied as the content and history of the piece itself. Clocking in at over 8,000 pages, it is perhaps the first piece of great literatureContinueContinue reading “Homestuck: The Future Of Fiction”
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