Cadre is an award-winning play about struggle during the apartheid

In early February, it struck me that I had been in Vancouver for three years and had been blessed with the opportunities of attending...

Local hip-hop duo No Regrets discuss their musical philosophy

No Regrets is an up-and-coming rap duo based out of Vancouver, having opened shows at various venues around the city for artists including Riff...

Cinephilia: Karl Marx would have hated Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella

Recessions, terrorism, and 9/11 have left a firm imprint on the kinds of films that have been produced in the last 15 years or...

Art collection in AQ North Concourse illustrates BC colonialism

Several years ago, on a brisk and sunny autumn morning in Montreal, I walked up to the top of Mount Royal. The view of...

Starlight kicks intergalactic ass

In Starlight: The Return of Duke McQueen, we follow the story of Duke McQueen, an aging 62-year-old who once saved a distant galaxy from...

The Cribs prove that growing up is tough on their new album

It’s been three years since The Cribs released new material on In the Belly of the Brazen Bull, giving them plenty of time to...

The Village is a powerful one-woman show about depression

“Hello, welcome to the psychiatric hotline! If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press one repeatedly. If you have multiple personality disorder please press numbers, 3,...

SFU Masters in Fine Arts grad Casey Wei makes things happen at Kingsgate Mall

In June 2014, Casey Wei, a graduate of SFU’s Masters in Fine Arts program, bravely engaged Kingsgate Mall to explore the intersection between art,...

Tu Dors, Nicole is a captivating film about a banal life

Summer. The temperature is hot. Nicole awakes from a one-night stand. She is about 20.  The parents go away. The house is left to...

The surprising story of SFU’s blue pyramid

When a person turns 100, they become a centenarian. But what is it called when they reach the halfway point? This question led me...