arts // no. 10 theotherpress.ca

Non-holiday songs that
are perfect for the holidays

» We can’t listen to Bing Crosby all the time (but we can still try)

Sonam Kaloti
Arts Editor

 

here are parts to the holidays that are the complete
opposite of the merry, cherry, joy you always hear
about. There’s snow, rain, cold, finals, big crowds,
family, financial stress...
Before we delve into the darkness (which begins
at 4 pm now apparently), let’s talk unusual but decent
winter experiences.

Being snowed in
“3 Nights” by Dominic Fike

We don't really get enough snow in Vancouver
but say you have to drive to school from Abbottsford
and the highway is a wreck, so you get trapped in the
slippery snowstorm trenches of New Westminster.
Well... Fike said it best. “Three nights at the motel /
Under streetlights / In the city of palms.”

Walking through snow
“Prisoner” by Dance Gavin Dance

“Do you crave a greater reason to exist?” The first
lyrics make you ponder as you begin your tumultuous
trek through the Scott Road tundra. The soft beauty in
the verses and chords reflecting the pretty snowy world
around you versus the jarring heavy distorted sound in
the chorus representing your body aches and cold sweat

Metal may as well exist just to help you with
anything snow related once you become an adult. It’s
just not fun anymore. It’s tiring to walk through, you
can't wear the shoes you wanted to so your legs are
tired from wearing heavy Doc Martens all day, and lord
help you if you don’t own Docs—have fun with those
frostbitten toes and wet socks. Desgustang!

Driving in snow
“Hanging” by Nothing But Thieves

For sake of not crashing, metal may not be the best
move. However, here’s a way to feel out the vibe and
sing your frustrated heart out, seeing as you're “hanging
by a thread!”

“Some days never end!” Especially if your car slips
and you have to wait in the storm for a tow truck.

“Over Yet” by Hayley Williams
“If there’s resistance / It makes you stronger / It’s
not the end”

Whether it’s walking or driving, or simply existing

this month—it’s the last hurrah before the new year
hopefully cleanses all the bad that happened this year.
As the song goes: “It’s the right time to come alive, baby
if you wanna try to get out of your head. Yes, break a
sweat. Baby, tell yourself it ain’t over yet!” Might just be
the anthem to end 2020 on.

 

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makes fora fun walk.

‘Wayne’: righting wrongs through
a violent, yet charming fashion

» Who doesn’t love a humorous teen vigilante and binge-worthy series?

Udeshi Seneviratne
Illustrator

kek KK

t first glance, you may be baffled by

the show’s cover. The word “WAYNE”
is printed in a Walking Dead-esque font.
However, once you start to dive deeper
into the show, you realize the title is as
encompassing as it can be. The show is
about, well, Wayne.

So, who is Wayne? Take a look at this
testimonial and you might get a sense of
who he is.

“He once ate a frog in class. But not,
like, Biology class. In English class.”

“Utensils or no utensils?”

The 16-year-old is always up to no
good. The opening scene shows Wayne
shattering a glass window with a rock and
immediately he gets beat up bloodily, only
to stand up, brush it off, and break the
remaining window before storming off. All
this to take revenge on a cheating boyfriend
of his dying father’s nurse. Throughout
the series, you can look forward to more
instances out-of-the-blue vigilante brute
force from Wayne—such the crucifixion of
a xenophobic driver to his van and beating
up a bully with a trumpet. Even the kids in
his high school are more terrified of him
than their own principles.

The show surrounds the journey of
Wayne (Mark McKenna) and Del (Ciara
Bravo), a foul-mouthed 15-year-old that

 

gets looped into the
chaos when she sells
Wayne some cookies.
Del’s mirroring
brashness and
aggression adds to the
show's hyperbolism,
triumphantly showing
her nearly cut off a
kidnapper’s foot with
a chainsaw. The two
hop onto a bike and
makes their way down
to Florida to retrieve
his father’s stolen ’79
Pontiac Trans Am. We
see the intriguing and
ridiculous events that
unfold as three search
parties are conducted
in search of the two
rebellious protagonists.
Wayne has
immaculate character
development. Among
the three search parties,
we see Del’s father—
who had his nose
bitten off by Wayne
(yes, actually bitten
off)—go to great lengths to search for his
beloved daughter and is accompanied by
her two bickering brothers. We also see
a police officer take pity on the boy and
cashing in some holiday time to join in
on the search. The final party consists of

Wayne's principle and the only friend he
has at school, Orlando. Each episode along
the series crafts us a glimpse into all the
character’s lives, allowing us to see their
own tinted motivations behind finding
Wayne and Del.

If you are not easily discouraged by

Deadpool-style violence, thick Boston
accents, and a heavy metal soundtrack,
this show was hand-made for you.

Wayne is addictive, engrossing, and just
dysfunctional enough for you two to be on
the edge of your seat at every twist. Wayne
is currently streaming on Prime Video.

  

Illustration by Udeshi Seneviratne