Arts
Aliens and zombies on the streets of Vancouver
October 26, 2015Director Andy Thompson talks about the Virtual Stage’s latest interactive theatre experience The Virtual Stage’s Alien Contagion: Rise of the Zombie Syndrome, directed by Andy Thompson, is a not your average theatrical production. It’s an interactive show that actually takes place on the streets of Vancouver. Instead of merely watching characters being chased by a horde of zombies, you get to be the bait. This is the fourth year for…
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Take a walk with the Lost Souls of Vancouver
October 26, 2015Forbidden Vancouver’s Lost Souls of Gastown tour offers a unique experience, immersing patrons in the ominous past of early Vancouver. They offer student rates and enough knowledge of the area to brag to your friends about next time you go…
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Charles Demers presents an alphabet of horrors
October 19, 2015A collection of essays that have their subjects determined by the letters of the alphabet doesn’t sound particularly like the groundwork for an enjoyable read, but comedian Charles Demers manages to make it so in The Horrors: An A to…
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Gyoza Bar offers a new take on traditional Japanese
October 19, 2015The exposed brick wall of a heritage building makes an unlikely interior for a Japanese restaurant, but Gyoza Bar carefully captures that balance between homeliness and urban fare. Located within walking distance of SFU’s Vancouver campuses, Gyoza Bar offers fusion…
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Kolton Stewart on the set of Some Assembly Required
October 19, 2015Some Assembly Required is a Canadian comedy series created by Dan Signer (A.N.T. Farm, Mr. Young) and Howard Nemetz (Mr. Young, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), and produced by Thunderbird Films. After a chemistry set from Knickknack Toys…
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Massey Theatre celebrates 65th anniversary
October 19, 2015As part of their 65th anniversary celebrations, Massey Theatre presented an innovative new-age gala to encourage diversity and collaboration in the community theatre arts. Walking to the Massey Theatre, I realized I had no idea exactly what kind of event…
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Food Fight: IKEA makes for a surprisingly good restaurant
October 19, 2015IKEA is amazing. It is filled to the rafters with enough affordable flat-pack furniture to keep marriage counselors in business until the sun swallows the planets whole, and a showroom that can keep even those with the shortest attention span…
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Comic Connoisseur: Wayward is a supernatural atrocity
October 19, 2015Let the record state that, I, the Comic Connoisseur, have come to observe a great many a strange and mind boggling animes and mangas in my 22 years of living. From the well-known dreadful epic Akira to the nonsensical onslaught…
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Album reviews: Head of the Herd, Emilie & Ogden, The Zolas
October 19, 2015By: Courtney Miller and Justin Stevens Head of the Herd - Birds on the Roof Birds on the Roof is local Vancouver band Head of the Herd’s third album, and is a follow-up to their hugely successful 2013 record, By…
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Love Bomb is a powerful musical
October 13, 2015Shameless Hussy Productions and the Firehall Arts Centre present Love Bomb, a musical written by the ever-so-talented rising star Meghan Gardiner. This was the most incredible two-women show I’ve ever seen. I was surprised to walk into a truly minimalistic…
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