The best video games of 2016

By all measures, 2016 was a good year for gamers. Much as I would’ve liked to try them all, I didn’t get around to...

Best albums of 2016

If 2016 were a movie, it would be a blockbuster disaster movie with a perfectly peculiar soundtrack. Artists ignored the boundaries of genre, creating...

The best movies you probably didn’t see in 2016

Hurt and healing, dependency and recovery; these were the subjects of my favorite films from 2016, a year where cinema was not simply art...

The worst songs of 2016

“Me Too” – Meghan Trainor Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too” is the most painful thing I heard in 2016 — and that’s being nice. The chorus...

The broke-ass student’s holiday gift guide

Jessica’s present picks: $30-Netflix gift card For the poor student Every student needs Netflix. Let your favourite starving student continue to procrastinate without the cost. $30, Best Buy A...

The 10 best Christmas movies

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) I love this movie. The songs are on point, and it’s also a multi-holiday movie, which is a big plus...

The five best and worst Christmas albums

Best Christmas by Michael Bublé – The man is a Canadian treasure and his voice is angelic. His Christmas album is the only thing you...

Hacksaw Ridge is a war movie with heart

Over the years, Hollywood has produced countless forgettable war movies. Movies that in the moment intrigue the audience with intense violence, but beyond the...

Watch Dogs 2 is a much improved sequel

By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Watch Dogs 2 is the sequel to the 2014 open world hacking game by Ubisoft Montreal. It is larger...

Getting to know the communi-tea

Let me preface this by saying that, all things considered, the third annual Vancouver Tea Festival was an educational, and fun time. With a...