Arts
Resogun redefines addiction
November 25, 2013It is, perhaps, a little alarming that the most notable launch title for the newly-released Playstation 4 is Resogun: an indie release from Housemarque, the studio that developed the PS3’s addictive asteroids-clone Super Stardust HD. Like Super Stardust HD, Resogun is extremely simplistic, yet also increasingly difficult. Its addictive qualities culminate in one of the few launch titles for the PS4 that will have players compulsively returning, over and over…
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Cool Beans: a musical for coffee lovers
November 18, 2013Why are there so many people in Vancouver crowding into coffee shops only to sit alone and not talk to all the other lonely people? There might be great romances and friendships waiting to happen, if only we’d let them.…
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Tightly woven BRAIDS
November 18, 2013MONTREAL (CUP) — In a windowless one-car garage-turned-studio in Outremont, Montreal-based BRAIDS crafted their most introspective and reflective material to date. “A lot of our inspirations were changing,” said vocalist and drummer Austin Tufts of their latest record, Flourish//Perish. “We…
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The art of storytelling
November 18, 2013We probably all remember being children and listening to bedtime stories with rapt fascination; the stories seemed magical and beautiful, coming to life as our parents or grandparents read to us. As we grew older, we learned to internalize the…
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Poet’s Corner: Coffee house
November 18, 2013Pound down the pavement Rain is falling, on me, on my hair, on my face, on my back, all of me I’m soaked It’s miserable out It’s beautiful out Open the glass door to coffee house Door to another world…
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The b-sides of Vancouver
November 18, 2013When Vancouver Was Awesome first made its way onto my desk, a couple of questions immediately formed: 1) Are they implying that Vancouver is no longer awesome, that we have done something to it to make it no longer as…
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SFU prof stars in one-woman play
November 12, 2013You know those rare people who are so down-to-earth and easy to talk to that you feel like you’ve known them a long time after just a few minutes of conversation? Sarah Louise Turner is one of those people. The…
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Cool as ice: an interview with The Zolas
November 12, 2013Currently on a cross-Canada tour, The Zolas will be playing with Hollorado at The Commodore Ballroom on Nov. 14. As you might expect, guitarist/vocalist Zach Gray said that playing in their hometown of Vancouver is something they always look forward…
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All’s fair in love and art
November 12, 2013It starts as they stick candles into two mini cheesecakes for his 80th birthday. Cutie and the Boxer is a documentary that traces the relationship of husband and wife, Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, who met in SoHo at the respective…
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Ballet: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
November 12, 2013Presenting Les Grands Ballets Canadiens with their version of Sleeping Beauty, preparing for a four-city BC tour, and dealing with some injuries in the company, it’s no surprise Alberta Ballet’s artistic director, Jean Grand-Maître, had a busy week. We finally…
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