VLAFF’s Queer Pix short films tell compelling stories of resisting oppression

By: Michelle Young, News Editor   Vancouver’s Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) ran from August 27 to September 6, featuring a variety of programs available for...

Monday Music: Tunes to romanticize your grocery store runs

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer If you’re anything like me and you find grocery shopping an incredibly mundane chore, I assure you, the way to...

Sounds Like Growth tackles food sovereignty and encourages engagement with land

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor This year’s Vines Arts Festival took place from August 5 to 15 in various parks across Vancouver. According...

New Westminster plant talk digs into historical roots of local humans and plants

By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer In my current home on W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) land on Vancouver Island, I’m surrounded by trees, flowers, and trails as far...

Fionn’s new EP, Everyone’s A Critic, solidifies their sound and examines societal expectations

By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Vancouver-based Fionn released their second record, Everyone's A Critic, on July 17. The folk-pop duo consists of twin singer-songwriters Alanna...

Too Spirited for the 2020 Queer Arts Festival

By: Kelly Chia, Features Editor Too Spirited, an Indigenous burlesque show performed for the Queer Arts Festival, was an amazing reminder of why burlesque is...

Contemporary dance festival Dancing on the Edge features two world-premiere pieces through Edge Six

By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Known as one of the Lower Mainland’s oldest contemporary dance festivals, Dancing on the Edge (DOTE) did not let a...

Outsider Tattoo Collective is as clean and comfortable as ever before

By: Molly Lorette, Peak Associate Before social distancing was in full swing, I was in the process of planning my latest tattoo. I had been...

Music Monday: Socially Distanced Neighbourhood Strolls

All Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on...

Dimension 20’s A Crown of Candy shows the sweet and sour sides of nobility

By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor OK, imagine this: Game of Thrones as a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) campaign, except it’s coated with Candy Land-inspired main...