Mexican Gothic reimagines colonial horror stories

Content warning: brief mention of eugenics and colonialism. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia will leave you unsettled, frightened, and absolutely horrified. Just thinking about it...

Nutritious Nibbles: Chai cookies (Tian’s Version)

In celebration of the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), I decided to make Taylor Swift’s viral chai cookies, an old recipe she shared on...

Food for Thought: Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is a magical salad. No, I’m not talking about the kind with cucumber and quinoa. I’m talking about a fresh and summery salad...

The diary of a Muslim

Salam, we mumble, as we see one another, May peace heal us, the hearts and the minds, All of the earth is a sacred space, As you...

The Bright Young Things delves into grieving youth loss and pursuing happiness

The Bright Young Things is a play about a group of eight young artists and aristocrats trying to readjust to society after World War...

Autumnal films and series

The chilly, warm-toned season calls for watching something chilling in the comfort of your own home, with a hot drink and thick blanket on...

Horror in Seconds centres BIPOC filmmakers decolonizing the genre

On a dark and stormy night, horror enthusiasts packed the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) inspiration lab. Doaa Magdy is the founder of Vancouver’s first...

Roaming accurately portrays the messy and exciting navigation of young adulthood

As a fourth-year university student, I still hesitate when referring to myself as an adult. All my peers and I appear to be at...

Forest of Truth breaks gender stereotypes in a whimsical way

Vancouver Fringe Festival is the biggest theatre festival in BC, held annually every September on Granville Island. Fringe 2023 wrapped up with over 85...

Xiao Lu and the “fight for authorship” over her art

Content warning: mentions of gunshots used for art-making.  Note: quotations taken from Xiao Lu were translated from Mandarin to English by a translator at the...