Album Reviews: Janelle Monae, The Pixies, and a throwback to Elliot Smith

Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady The Electric Lady continues Janelle Monáe’s ambitious seven-part concept series, loosely based on Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, in which she...

SFU grad film premieres at TIFF

It all began in a monastery. Devan Scott, an SFU film studies graduate, was helping out a friend with a documentary being shot at...

Peak Week September 9 – 14

Eats Looking to make summer last a little longer? Earnest Ice Cream’s brick and mortar location on Fraser and King Edward has finally opened its...

Every poet is a Force Field unto herself

Poetry: the polarizer of literature. Most people I know either adore poetry or cannot fathom the appeal. To be honest, I don’t know what...

Sneak Peak: Welcome back!

The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival This festival runs until Sept. 8 and is sure to heat up your first week of classes. Featuring over...

Album Reviews: Volcano Choir, Earl Sweatshirt, and a throwback to Sonic Youth

Volcano Choir - Repave By Max Wall On “Perth”, the opening track of Bon Iver’s self-titled second album, Justin Vernon proclaims, “This is not a place.” Indeed,...

Get caught in the Fringe

The shows are literally drawn out of a hat. With a “theatre for everyone” mentality and a truly fair and open-minded approach to programming...

Paradise where?

What is paradise? The Pacific Islands are often thought of as a permanently idyllic place full of white sand beaches, palm trees, and tourism....

The World’s End ties up trilogy

Arriving as the third installment in the critical and cult “Cornetto trilogy” started by Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, The World’s End...

Author Profiles: Spoken Word

Barbara Adler first became interested in spoken word after hearing Buddy Wakefield perform at Café Montmartre during the Thundering Word Heard series. She then...