If you haven’t noticed, television is in a period of nostalgia. Some of our favourite shows from the past are coming back and introducing us to our favourite characters once again. Classics like Full House, Boy Meets World, The X-Files and Twin Peaks, and even newer hits like Heroes, 24 and Prison Break, are being rebooted for old and new audiences alike. The big and small screens are even swapping brands as Rush Hour and Minority Report are coming to television and Baywatch is being made into a movie. What do these reboots say about where creativity is at on…
Author: Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne is the co-founder and editor of SHIFTER magazine. Born and raised in Toronto, Kevin currently resides in Ottawa with his wife Koliah and their three children. He's a big fan of hip-hop, pop culture, and urbanism and spends most of his time keeping up with the Kardashians.
J’maine Jones. If you are unfamiliar with this name now, WRIN [We Rock It Natural] assures you won’t be for long. The singer, songwriter and actor was as a semi-finalist on Canadian Idol and toured internationally with the Idol team for almost a year but upon his return to ‘The Six’, he made a bold decision to move to the US to further pursue his dreams. In 2014, J’maine walked out onto the historic stage at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem and stood before music legends Micheal Bivins, Dougie Fresh and Gladys Knight to belt out his rendition of Stevie…
Jasin Dollin is an artist and designer from Toronto, Canada, now residing in San Diego California. His motto is he “loves design, from the grand to the gritty, graffiti to fine art”. Jasin is unhindered to create in whatever tool, material or situation inspires him. As a visual artist, Jasin has learned to branch from paper and pen to an array of materials to communicate new concepts, rethink materials and bridge old ideas into new thoughts. For more information about Jasin Dollin check him out on Instagram, Facebook and at JasinDollin.com or click here to read his SHIFTER Magazine creative…
Originally published by hannahroseprendergast.com. Reposted with permission from the author. New York, London, Milan and Paris are all fashion capitals of the world and so lovingly touted as “The Big Four” when referring to fashion week. Toronto Fashion Week, although not part of the quartet, is the second largest fashion week in North America, behind New York. Founded in 2000 by the Fashion Design Council of Canada, Toronto Fashion Week has expanded to showcase over 60 designer runway shows. The semi-annual event takes place in March to show the Fall/Winter collections and again in October for the Spring/Summer collections. Toronto Fashion Week…
Name: Jeff Klarin Home Base: Los Angeles, California, USA Biggest accomplishment so far: My latest interaction with the person that is joyous about possessing something I made. What creativity means to me: Creativity is the space in our lives that allows nature to take the stage. As a species, our purpose is to expand the vision of mankind. The best method to achieve this is compassion. The second best method is wonder. My hope is that any delivery system that one uses to create wonder and illicit compassion is a beautiful expression of existence. Past and present…
Women and their role in film and television has always been a highly talked about topic. More and more people are talking about how much women get paid or whether they’re being offered good roles. So much so, it’s easy to forget about the things they have, and more importantly the strong, powerful and inspirational female characters they’ve played. In celebration of International Women’s Day, let’s remember ten strong-willed and inspirational female characters who have blessed our screens over the years. Buffy Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Life isn’t easy, even if you’re the slayer. Buffy had to survive vampires,…
The Life of Pablo is the seventh solo studio album from controversial rapper Kanye West. This is his first project since Yeezus, which dropped in 2013. Overall, it’s a very busy album, as we see shades of the old Kanye, as well as his newer, darker style of production, all with a mix of auto tune, which makes it one that cannot be neglected. The album opens up with Ultralight Beam, which features Chance the Rapper, R&B sensations The Dream and Kelly Price, as well as Gospel singer Kirk Franklin. Essentially, this song represents Kanye’s faith in God. The song…
This February, popular Ottawa radio host, Stuntman Stu, announced on Facebook that he was diagnosed with Leukemia. The community leader that he is, he decided to not only fight the disease for himself, but to use this as an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for research in partnership with the Ottawa Hospital and the Ottawa Senators. According to stustrong.ca: In February 2016 community leader and MAJIC 100 morning show host ‘Stuntman’ Stu Schwartz was diagnosed with Leukemia. He immediately began his treatment at The Ottawa Hospital and within a few short hours inspired the #StuStrong movement. Without hesitation, the…
Directed by Babak Najafi; Screenplay by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Chad St. John and Christian Gudegast; Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Alon Moni Aboutboul, Angela Basset; Music by Trevor Morris After the death of the British prime minister, the world’s most powerful leaders gather in London to pay their respects. Without warning, terrorists unleash a devastating attack that leaves the city in chaos and ruins. Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) springs into action to bring U.S. President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) to safety. Let’s make one thing perfectly clear. One does not walk into a movie…
Last September our co-founder, Joe Mebrahtu, wrote a thought-provoking opinion piece on the power of creative protest. In it he stated: “Influencers use their creative force to mold culture into their image while victims will simply protest and demand justice.” This point hit home during the recent #OscarsSoWhite controversy. At SHIFTER Magazine we typically advocate for using creativity to address issues instead of the conventional approach of protesting. Protesting rarely yields meaningful long-term results. Even in the case of the Arab Spring, celebrated at the time as a highly successful demonstration resulting in a change of leadership, crowds returned a…
On February 29th, our film section editor, Vladimir Jean-Gilles, and critic Axandre Lemours were guests on All In A Day with Alan Neal on CBC Radio One 91.5FM in Ottawa where they talked about the Oscars, diversity and Chris Rock’s monologue on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. Click on the media player below to listen to their segment. Also read: OPINION – THE OSCARS: THE WHITE, THE BLACK AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN
This morning our film section editor, Vladimir Jean-Gilles, and film critic Axandre Lemours appeared on CTV Morning Live to share their 2016 Oscar predictions. Check it out below. http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=816921 Check out Oscars Central for more Oscars coverage
