Acting
Etchos is in for more than just a “Good Run”
March 25, 2024By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Just in time for reflective spring strolls, Vancouver-based artist Etchos made her singer-songwriter debut with “Good Run.” The soulful track is about moving on from someone while being grateful for the memories. With a laid-back melody that compels finger snaps and swaying, Etchos’ honeyed vocals and honest lyrics shine. I met up with Etchos and The Peak’s photo editor, Gudrun, at Monaco, a cozy café on Water Street. She likens her name’s pronunciation to “nachos” but it’s more than just fun to say — Etchos comes from Tagalog slang prevalent in queer communities,…
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All about drama: SFU needs a theatre club
July 12, 2022By Swagi Desai, SFU Student Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” But for most SFU students, that line can’t literally be the case. Our school is an outlier in the academic…
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Famous actors and actresses from Canada
July 3, 2017By: Alex Bloom and Edna Batengas Michael J. Fox: Best known for playing Marty McFly in Back to the Future, this Edmonton, Alberta-born actor has gone on to play significant roles in TV series such as Spin City, Rescue Me,…
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Exploring the idiosyncrasies of elections with Fight Night
October 18, 2016With the US presidential election looming, politics and democracy are on many people’s minds. Fight Night explores the way democracy works and how easy it can be to be influenced by a candidate. On the phone from Belgium, Angelo Tijssens…
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Check out my Fringe show
September 14, 2015Excuse me. Excuse me! Yes, hi, I was wondering if I could interest you in a flyer for my Fringe show. I know. You might be thinking, “Great, like I didn’t have enough Fringe plays to check out already.” Or…
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