Arts and Culture Pitches

⚡Arts and Culture Pitches⚡

September 10, 2019

What time is it? IT'S ARTS 'N CULTURE PITCHES TIME!

Hey everyone!

It's Ashlynn, the Arts and Culture Editor. Welcome back, I hope you're first week was great! Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting yesterday, It was really nice to meet you all! Now for pitches!

As usual, we have our ongoing columns and some interview and review opportunities. And if you have a pitch of your own, send it my way at: [email protected]

And now, as always, the recurring columns:

  • *NEW* Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Pair up with a photo volunteer and share it on this recurring segment.

  • *NEW* Exploring Edmonton: Do you know any cool places around Edmonton that people should visit? Write about them in this new series!

  • Lunch Break: An Arts & Culture series where we share fun recipes with humorous commentary. It's wholesome and lowkey, and personally, I love anything about food, so check it out and send an installment over if you feel so inclined!

  • Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, 150- to 350-word review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverage of choice.

  • Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles. Write 450-500 words on your favourite noodle (ramen, pho, other long stringy flour-y food) haunts for this column.

  • Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our all-new column on the world of legal weed.

  • Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column.

  • Lunch Break: Share your favourite student-friendly recipe with some down-to-earth commentary.

  • DatApp: Have an app that’s been a game- or life-changer? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in a short 150- to 350-word installment for this column.

  • Top 5: Top 5 study spots, places to cry in public, late-night post-exam diners...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it! 50-200 words per Thing In The Top 5.

  • Diss Track: Are there 3-4 songs that grind your gears in the worst way possible? Diss the crap out of them in this column.

  • Emoji of the Week: This one’s self-explanatory. Trawl your recently used emojis and sing praise about it and why other people should worship it as The Best Emoji too.

  • Fashion Streeters: If you love walking up to people and asking them about their cool outfits, this one’s for you. Q & A format. Consider pairing up with a photo volunteer or taking your own pics!

  • Doin’ You: Everyone has something they do exceptionally well. Wanna teach others your wizardry? Walk us step-by-step through the process of a master for this column.

  • Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.

  • Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!

  • Double Take: Love spitting fire-hot takes on pop culture? You and a friend (or foe) can team up to write opposing takes on some piece of art/entertainment/media.

  • Social Intercourse: A weekly round-up of cool, local cultural events compiled by Arts & Culture writers.

  • ...AND MORE! You can also pitch me your own column ideas if you want to write your own or if you've seen any awesome movies or performances/heard any music/read any books/played any games/eaten any food etc., let me know.

Design For Good: Master of Design Graduate Show 2019

Virtual reality, uniquely designed furniture, and innovative solutions to community food sources are just some of the creative exhibits to be found at Design for Good, the Master of Design (MDes) Graduate Show.

The shows runs from September 3-20th, so it'd be cool if someone could check it out for us!

Mosquers Film Festival!

The Mosquers Film Festival is film festival that aims to educate, entertain and build bridges through showcasing the talent and the diverse Muslim experience.The Mosquers Film Festival is next week (and I will send a pitch for that one later), but we do need to someone to interview the student organizers at the UofA ahead of that! So please let me know if you're interested.

Jollibee!

Jollibee opened up in Edmonton this summer! Have you tried it or are you already a massive fan of Jollibee? Write about it !

KOY Gear

AN UofA Alumni started a clothing brand

! It'd be cool to get someone to write a review on these products (socks and t-shirt), so let me know if you're interested. It's a men's clothing brand (but gender is a social construct, so anyone can try it)!

Back to School!

Do you have an awesome back to school playlist or fun app to share with students? Anything other students should know about it? Write about it here!

For this article, I would like something back to school related and it can be any topic (food, clothes, books etc.). It's a very broad topic, so go wild!