Tezeta, a dive into Ethiopia’s music scene and its Armenian influences

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mention of genocide. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) film festival, held at the VIFF centre, has...

Travel the world in music with International Guitar Night

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor When one mentions the guitar, you may think of it as an accompanying instrument — a twinkle...

Need to Know, Need to Go: Black History Month events

By: Manal Kashif, SFU Student February is Black History Month so here is a curated list of events everyone can attend while learning about the...

Love, intimacy, and more in The Peak’s February TV picks

By: Karly Burns, Fact Checker; Mason Mattu, News Writer; Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor; Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief A love letter to XO, Kitty —...

Cosmic glamour at The Birdhouse

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer It was a cool night in January, my new boots dug into my heels and made it hard to walk...

Monday music: Twee love songs

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief  “P.U.N.K Girl” by Heavenly Twee was originally British slang for sweet to a “nauseating” degree. Heavenly was one of the bands who...

The Book Nook: Cookbooks from Cameroon to the islands of Comoros

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor In Bibi’s Kitchen  Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen Available to borrow from the Vancouver Public Library  Published in 2020, this book...

The cure to that heartache is Strange Medicine

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Grenadian Canadian musician Kaia Kater, born in Montréal, tells the story of her roots through music. She released her first...

Need to Know, Need to Go: Black History Month

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer DIVERSEcity Black in BC: Celebrating Black Excellence When: Friday, Feb 7, 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.  Cost: Free Where: Surrey Art Gallery & Surrey Civic...

Book Nook: Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow series

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of murder and war.  Those familiar with Chinese history are probably no stranger to Empress Wu...