Amanda Bath shares her Disaster in Paradise

Amanda Bath’s 2015 book Disaster in Paradise recounts the devastating 2012 landslides of Johnson’s Landing, BC. Written in a biographical, creative non-fiction style, the...

Comic Connoisseur: Moose perfectly encapsulates the cruelty of bullying

High school is typically depicted through a superficial lens in books, television, and film. What is often showcased is a glammed up and hyperbolized...

The Wonders is an idyllic coming-of-age story

As someone who spends most of his day in front of computer, TV, and cell phone screens, I felt a magical connection to the...

Daniel Wesley’s “beach music” comes to Shorefest

Vancouver’s Shorefest kicked off on July 25, and I had the opportunity to catch up with Daniel Wesley, a BC artist playing at the...

Teenage dreams and orphan adventures at Theatre Under the Stars

Hairspray The sixties are brought to life in all their colourful, flamboyant glory in Hairspray. Peppy songs, bouncy dresses, and a feel-good story make this...

1D in Vancouver: even better than before

Friday July 17 proved to be a turning point for Vancouver Directioners as One Direction played their best and most energized Vancouver concert to...

Frost/Nixon is a battle of wits

Before adapting it to film in 2008, Peter Morgan wrote Frost/Nixon as a play in 2006. It is based on the 1977 interviews between...

Out On Screen presents diverse cinema at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival

With the mandate of “illuminating queer lives through film,” Out on Screen’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival plans to celebrate its 27th year of building...

Comic Connoisseur: Copperhead is the best sci-fi Western in stands

Since the resurgence of the superhero genre, Westerns have taken a back seat in the medium of comics. Audiences are more likely to see...

A foodie’s paradise at the Vancouver Food Cart Festival

Vancouver’s Food Cart Festival blasts groovy, retro tunes and really brings the beach to you. With False Creek only a stone’s throw away, there’s...