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Halloween Horrors: What’s hot and what’s not

Peak Web October 27, 2018

By: Michelle Gomez, Jonathan Pabico, Natasha Tar, Samantha Manalac and Winona Young   WHAT’S HOT     Friday the 13th (1980) The original Friday the 13th movie has sparked a long-lasting franchise, including the making of a TV series, a movie remake in 2009, a novel series, and a comic book series. This iconic movie has everything that you need in a classic horror film: the creepy masked villain, the stupid and coincidentally slutty young adults, and the mysterious yet wise-looking old person who initially warns the stupid sluts. These sluts, of course, inevitably ignore such warnings.        …

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Album Reviews

Peak Web October 20, 2018

By: Ethan Woods and Kitty Cheung   Indigo by Wild Nothing Returning with his fourth LP, Indigo (2018), Wild Nothing still proves to be a driving force in the realm of dream-pop and alt-rock. Even if it's been eight years…

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Beyoncé and Jay Z: On top with On the Run II tour

Peak Web October 15, 2018

By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer   On October 2, at BC Place, Beyoncé and Jay-Z brought their album Everything is Love to Vancouver with their On The Run II tour. While watching Beyoncé effortlessly sing some of R&B’s most defining…

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All Night Gas Bar illuminates the hardships of a working Vancouver class

Peak Web October 9, 2018

By: Jill Mandrake, SFU Alumni   The collection of memoirs called All Night Gas Bar began its its journey in the mid-1970s: author Ernest Hekkanen sent it around to dozens of publishers, only to receive just as many rejections.  Then…

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Mac Miller in memoriam

Peak Web October 3, 2018

By: Neil McAlister, Peak Associate   Since September 7, one line from “Jet Fuel” — a track on Swimming, Mac Miller’s final album — always makes the breath catch in my throat: “Well Imma be here for a while, longer…

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88rising to come to Vancouver in October

Peak Web October 1, 2018

By: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer   Back in 2015, South Korean rapper Keith Ape’s “It G Ma” blew up the Internet, closely followed by Indonesia’s Rich Chigga (now known as Rich Brian) with “Dat $tick.” They were followed by a…

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Album Reviews

Peak Web October 1, 2018

By: Winona Young, Arts Editor   Iridescence by Brockhampton 2018 so far has been filled with many notable events for Brockhampton, like being signed to RCA Records, or dismissing former band member Ameer Vann. But the hip-hop group has since…

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Staying In: Lilyhammer

Peak Web September 25, 2018

By: Maxwell Gawlick Best For: Fans of “problem characters”; Gangster sympathizers; Comedic drama-philes         Lilyhammer is your next best binge. The story centres around Frank Tagliano, an infamous New York mobster turned confidential informant. Tagliano enters witness…

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Food Fantasy is fantastic but frustrating

Peak Web September 25, 2018

By: Michelle Chiang        With stunning graphics and anthropomorphized food items, Food Fantasy is a mobile game that is both fun and engaging. It combines aspects of two common gaming genres, RPG and restaurant management, into one game,…

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Hunt for the best: Bubble Tea

Peak Web September 24, 2018

By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate   Bubble 88 Location: 10209 King George Boulevard Walking time from SFU Surrey campus: Three minutes Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 12 a.m. / Friday–Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 1 a.m. Price: $2.95–5.45 depending on flavour…

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