New Music Friday

By: Edna Batengas, Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Sera Akdogan, and Neil MacAlister https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6H6otCauxY4ycKwmN65mcl “2U” – David Guetta, Justin Bieber Edna Batengas: Wow, David Guetta, haven't heard that name...

It wouldn’t be summer in Vancouver without Bard on the Beach

By: Tessa Perkins There’s nothing quite like taking in a classic Shakespeare play while enjoying the beautiful scenery that is visible through the back of...

Must-see event: Cinema Paradiso at the Rio Theatre

By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales The Rio is celebrating Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver by bringing the absolutely fantastic Italian film, Cinema Paradiso, to its...

Wonder Woman: the DCEU finally gets something right

By: Vanessa Romein As the fourth film in the dubiously successful DC Extended Universe (DCEU) lineup, Wonder Woman is perhaps the first to merit any...

Latest VAG exhibition tells the story of Vancouver photography

By: Oscar Alfonso This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery presents Pictures From Here, a survey of photography in Vancouver from the 1950s to the present....

Smino, a name you probably don’t know, but won’t forget

By: Neil MacAlister In recent years, Chicago’s rap scene has come to join the ranks of New York, LA, and Atlanta for generating scores of...

The Hunger Room is a play full of surprises

By: Tessa Perkins Two male high school teachers share a whiskey and discuss the challenges of working with young girls who sometimes look older than...

American War by Omar El Akkad: terribly topical fiction

By: Gabrielle McLaren Published in April 2017, Omar El Akkad’s American War narrates the events of the second American Civil War of the 2070s as...

Album reviews

By: Neil MacAlister and Ivan Premovic Teenage Emotions by Lil Yachty Review by Neil MacAlister Lil Yachty is a divisive figure in hip hop, a herald of...

Children of God is a heart-wrenching musical we all need to see

By: Tessa Perkins “We’re trying to make you better,” says a priest to a little boy, implying that everything he is — his culture, his...