arts
American Crime uses packed visuals to describe nuanced storylines
March 29, 2018By: Zach Siddiqui American Crime is a show that focuses on deconstructing and analyzing various social issues through esoteric lenses. The first season starts with the murder of a war veteran in California, and it uses the ongoing investigation and trial to explore gender, race, and class conflicts; the third season, set in North Carolina, explores immigration and poverty through the story of a Mexican immigrant who ends up trapped in a slavish labour job which essentially goes unpaid. Because each season operates as a self-contained story — although many of the actors return as new characters —…
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Around the circumpolar world in 180 days
March 28, 2018By: Natasha Tar Let’s say you just had a baby. Would your first thoughts be “cool, now I should plan a 180-day trip to different artist residencies in the circumpolar north in the dead of winter”? Probably not, but that’s…
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Album Reviews
March 27, 2018By: Solomon Etuk, Alexander Kenny, and Winona Young Outsider by Three Days Grace With the release of Outsider, Three Days Grace mark the sixth instalment in their discography. While the album definitely has its upsides, tracks like “Love Me Or Leave…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
March 27, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, and Grace Rose Stuff We Like: Stories of nuanced marginalized peoples If these last few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that stories featuring all different kinds of people are not only needed, but greatly desired by…
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Suya Life: bringing Nigerian street food to Vancouver
March 26, 2018By: Alex Bloom In March of 2017, Suya Life began. Now, as they celebrate their one-year anniversary, they have plans to expand their services. It started as a simple love of food, and that food was suya. What is suya?…
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Must-see events
March 25, 2018By: Alex Bloom rEvolver Theatre Festival (early bird tickets) rEvolver Festival is a yearly event designed to promote the work of up-and-coming performance artists in Vancouver. As stated on the organizer’s website, the festival offers “the full range of contemporary…
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New Music Friday
March 23, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Louise Ho, Courtney Miller, Elisha Summers, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/05rrDztu3WYqdk0qZiDhLT?si=no6UApB2QxatO4Rn5jpkeQ[/embed] “Not Exactly an Overture” – Long Time No Time Elisha Summers: Fun beat, but where is the singing? The instrumentals are extensive, and the song only contains…
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Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers is a short, but powerful read
March 22, 2018By: Aaron Richardson Often during periods of mourning, the grief you are experiencing can feel almost physical in its presence. It can feel as if it is following you around, inhabiting the room with you, sitting beside you, and putting…
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Album Reviews
March 22, 2018By: Neil MacAlister The Matrix by Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Brodinski Atlanta rapper Hoodrich Pablo Juan has had some recent success in his local trap scene. His signing to Gucci Mane’s record label, and the release of his studio debut, Designer…
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Eccentric Exposition: Wes Anderson
March 21, 2018By: Jonathan Pabico Wes Anderson’s directing style brings a childlike purity to his stories. Anderson frames his films with fast-paced, but smart dialogue that resonates with our inner intellectual. Eye-popping visuals complement his innocent originality. One of Anderson’s…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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