Comic Connoisseur: Annihilator is an outlandish and peculiar odyssey

Ray Spass is a Hollywood screenwriter with a penchant for hard narcotics, wild parties, and black magic. Tasked with writing the most important screenplay...

Cinephilia: James White showcases a different side of New York City

If cities are character actors, New York usually plays one of two roles: the wingman for romances with cultured hipsters, or a desolate backdrop...

Once is a powerful love story told through music

The music of Once is powerful. It has the special quality of leaving you feeling transformed, uplifted, and inspired when you leave the theatre,...

Why British Columbia may not be the best place on Earth

Andrew MacLeod’s new book, A Better Place on Earth: The Search for Fairness in Super Unequal British Columbia, is a fearless stab at our...

TEDxVancouver 2015: big ideas in a bigger venue

This year’s TEDxVancouver theme of identity fits well with almost any topic. When it comes down to it, almost everything shapes and has an...

Hofesh Shechter Company returns to Vancouver with Barbarians

By way of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, Hofesh Shechter is now based in the UK with his own contemporary dance company. It’s been six...

Album Reviews: Mariana’s Trench, Eli et Papillon, EL VY, and Bleachers cover album

By: Rebekah Chotem, Gemma Lee, Miranda Macfarlane, and Courtney Miller Marianas Trench - Astoria Astoria is Marianas Trench’s fourth album and a further showcase of their...

Cinephilia: The Secret in Their Eyes proves remakes aren’t easy

At their worst, remakes appeal to popular laziness and an unwillingness to read subtitles, submerge into foreign cultures, or watch older films with slower...

Food Fight: tantalize your taste buds at Salt Tasting Room

Tucked away in the alley just across from Blood Alley Square is a gem of a restaurant, Salt Tasting Room. While not new on...

Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza bedazzles under the big top

It is could be argued that Quebec’s best contribution to the world is poutine. I would call Cirque du Soleil a close second. What started...