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REVIEW: THE NOT SO WONDERFUL, MUCH LESS POWERFUL OZ

by Kaitlyn Dougon
Looking forward to see the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz?  Don't. Just don't.  Why?

The writing is the most horrible, contrived trash I've heard in a while. The script contains practically no original statements. Everything spoken was directly related to a physical action that was happening and then reiterated several times over for each character. The word choices were terrible and the mix of formal and informal speech was painfully obvious and intrusive. 

The plot meandered and didn't adhere to itself. Children under 8, don't fear. the story might actually hold up to your standards but certainly not mine.  There is little to no character development.  For example, Oz goes from a lady-killer jerk to a 'good hearted man' virtually overnight and for no reason. The Wicked Witch blames him for her wickedness, despite knowing him for hours - at best.  ...more...

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Redefine possible

Imagine climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest point on the continent of Africa. Now imagine doing it with no legs.

Spencer West is a motivational speaker with MeToWe and Free The Children. He was born with a genetic disorder that made it impossible for him to use his legs. Eventually, they amputated everything below the pelvis to allow him mobility. He was told by doctors that he would not lead a full life, that he would not be “a functioning member of society”. With the support from his family, Spencer refused to believe what they said.

Spencer did everything he could to be a normal person. He joined his high school’s cheerleading squad and they won their State Championship! As an adult, he had a successful job like every other person but this wasn’t enough for Spencer.   ...more...

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THE RIGHT STORY NEWS

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We're not The Daily Show or Onion, but this news spoof covers various aspects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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NEWEST SHOWS

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Why is it important for our society to allow public art?

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Gary Duquette Performs his latest poems, "I Handed this in Late" and "An Ode to Spartan Youth Radio"

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Gary Duquette lights the fuse of SYR's latest show, Poetry Bomb.

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Tanner Tallon sat down to chat with folk musician, Peter Katz.

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Veteran rock reporter Gary Duquette chats with Aaron and Ian from Billy Talent before their concert in Sudbury.

SPARTAN YOUTH RADIO ROCKEY MONTAGE

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Spartan Youth Radio staff go through vigorous training to ensure we are tip-top shape for any opportunity!

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Ashleigh ball from hey ocean!

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Ashleigh Ball is a multi-talented Canadian creative phenomenon: musician, actress and My Little Pony voiceover artist.

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SHOW OF THE WEEK:
CHRIS HADFIELD: SPACE ODDITY

When Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was training in Russia, he took time out of his busy schedule to chat with our very own science reporter Emma Piche.  We haven't loaded that interview to our new site here but here is something from Chris Hadfield himself...the one man who, single-handedly, made being an astronaut the coolest job on (and off) the planet.

COMMENT

REVIEW: REAL STEEL IS THE REAL DEAL

by Jimmy Stata
Real Steel is one of the few movies I actually saw in theaters. How was it?

Do you like robots? Do you like boxing? Do you like Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)?

Well this movie gives you Wolverine controlling robots that box each other.

Well, Hugh Jackman, but I find it's funner if you consider him Wolverine.

Now, it's been a while since I've seen it, but here's basically how it goes:

Wolverine is an old boxer trying to make his way in the new sport of robo-boxing. He goes on a life changing adventure with his estranged son and they build a relationship around their love of robo-boxing. Wolverine and his son find an old robot in the dump, fix it up, and enter a series of robo-boxing matches. Do they have what it takes to the best father-son robo-boxing team the world has ever seen? see Hugh Jackman and some kid in the number one father-son underdog boxing robot movie of 2011!   ...more...

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REVIEW: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA BITES

by Jimmy Stata

So, I saw Hotel Transylvania.

Aside: Oh my gosh!  Castlevania is a mix of "castle" and "transylvania".  It all makes sense now.

It was... okay. It had some funny parts, a lot of jokes for the parents. I didn't like the kid though.

In Hotel Transylvania, there was this part where Dracula puts in some ear buds and it plays LMFAO and he's all like "Aaaaaghh! It's sucking out my soul!" An appropriate response, actually.

the film sort of does the "liar revealed" thing, but they really don't mope or dwell on it that much. Dracula immediately decides to fix the problem he caused rather than mope about it for ten minutes.

You know, Dracula had a good reason to lie about the humans: they murdered his wife. He was trying to protect people.

After this plot reveal, the movie got kind of stupid. "They zinged!" what? "You only zing once in your life" #YOZO! I'm sorry.

The overall message of the story was pretty much "If your first love doesn't work out, you may as well get 40 cats right now 'cause your life is over."

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ON THE SET OF THE LESSER BLESSED

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A rising star, a Degrassi kid and a Twilight werewolf were in Sudbury, Ontario. We got to sit down with them to talk about their newst film: THE LESSER BLESSED.

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BORN WITHOUT LEGS? CLIMB A MOUNTAIN!

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Spencer West lost his legs as a child and was told he couldn't do much with his life.  Now he climbs mountains and hangs out with Nelly Furtado.

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