SHOWSTORM: An interview with Etchos

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On August 6, Vancouver-based Filipino artist Etchos will debut SHOWSTORM at the Vancouver Black Library, accompanied by Couch Jams. The...

Crip Trip: a road trip against institutionalization

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Crip Trip is a docu-series about two friends and filmmakers, Frederick Kroetsch and Daniel Ennett, who set out on a...

Vancouver punk’s role in creating community in an introvert’s city

By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate When spending time in Vancouver’s public spaces, I notice it is common practice to avoid eye contact. Instead of engaging...

Aurafarming the military through popular songs is ironic and wrong

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Macarena by the Spanish band Los del Rio has been an iconic piece of pop culture since its release in...

Four book recommendations for Disability Pride Month

By: Phone Min Thant, Arts and Culture Editor knot body by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch knot body is a collection of poems, short stories, and letters...

SFU artists bend reality in Report on the Thing exhibit

By: Katie Walkley, Peak Associate From July 3–26, the Audain Gallery is displaying six SFU artists’ works inspired by Clarice Lispector’s short postmodern text, Report...

We are the folk: the 48th Vancouver Folk Music Festival returns to Jericho Beach

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer From July 18–20, the salt-kissed shores of ʔəy̓alməxʷ / Iy̓ál̓mexw (Jericho Beach Park) will become a living, breathing experiment in...

SFU alum challenges the stigma towards death

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On Sunday, June 29, Ava Quissy, a recent SFU political science graduate, hosted a Death Café at Slice Vancouver that...

Three films that challenge our perception of war

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer  Come and See (1985) Elem Klimov’s film tells the story of a boy named Flyora living in what is now Belarus....

Despair and devotion: a review of Fairy Creek

By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer The year is 2025, and the world is in chaos: marked by economic instability, growing authoritarianism, ecological collapse, and an...