Photo campaign honours substance-use disorder victims

Established by the International Network of People Who Use Drugs, International Drug Users Remembrance Day is held annually on July 21, to “remember the...

Art is a path towards healing

Content warning: mention of suicide.  Art is more than aesthetics, talent, and skill — it’s a pathway towards peace and healing. The Artistic Accountant directed...

Restoring, not changemaking: highlights from Indigenous Changemakers

Indigenous Changemakers was a Zoom webinar hosted by the West Vancouver Memorial Library on July 8. This event brought into dialogue three notable Indigenous...

Video game soundtracks that capture the soul of a game

Soundtracks can completely shape the experience of playing a video game. Whether that be an intense, drum-heavy score during a fight, or a melancholic...

A taste of Tuareg desert blues

Amidst the downtown chaos of the World Cup, the annual Vancouver International Jazz Festival took place from June 19 to July 5. This year...

Rhonda Webster’s reflections on growing up with a bipolar parent

A new melancholic book written by University of Victoria student Rhonda Webster describes the realities of bipolar disorder. Please Stay With Me, is about...

Art in service of queer empowerment and resistance

The Health Initiative for Men is a not-for-profit grassroots health organization, whose primary mandate is to “strengthen the health and well-being” of queer men...

Reclaiming fractured identities in Wildhood

Content warning: mention of domestic abuse.  Where can you seek refuge when you are running from yourself? This is the question asked by Wildhood, directed...

Digital photovoice and healthy masculinity

Due to toxic masculinity, a taboo still exists around conversations about men’s mental health struggles or their ability to sustain healthy relationships. This mirrors...

Nutritious Nibbles: Chana chaat

Looking for the perfect meal-prep salad? Here’s my family recipe of a fresh and flavourful fibre-loaded Pakistani salad called chana (chickpea) chaat. This salad is...