So, you know when you have this friend, this awesome friend whose life you’re so in tune with and then someone moves and you keep in touch and then it’s a year later and you realize you haven’t caught up …

Julia Haltigan has stolen our Gopher hearts without even knowing it. Tune in for a heavenly experience here, the favourite is “Goodbye Cowboys & Rocket Men,” but they are all gradations of the sublime…

Freddie Stevenson, the English-born singer-songwriter is a self-taught musical genius. Freddie gives his listeners the kind of musical and lyrical experience usually reserved for the likes of Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan. When he told us he loved …

Freddie Stevenson will make your heart explode. I usually can’t get through the day without a fix. Don’t tell him I said that.

Stream his music on MySpace, or alternatively, listen and download here.

Kyra Choucroun is one of the founders of The Gopher Illustrated and a political fiend (try and stop her, we dare you!)  Her interests range from International Political Economy to Development and Conflict resolution. Fresh out of a Masters from …

_check out Romeo’s work here! We are particularly obsessed with “The Evolution of Despair.” Expect to see him and his work featured next month, and in many of our issues. Check out more of his work here. The …