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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a moving memoir about family troubles and imagination
October 1, 2017By: Tessa Perkins This classic memoir needs no further reason to read it other than its brilliance, but now that it has been adapted into a feature film, this is the perfect time to pick up a copy and see how the two compare. Jeanette Walls writes this true-to-life story about her childhood and growing up extremely poor in rural Virginia. Her father, Rex Walls, is charming and spontaneous, but he can’t hold down a job and drinks the family further into poverty. Her mother, Rose Mary Walls, is a free-spirited artist who spends little time tending to…
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Lesser-known must-see movies
September 30, 2017By: Aaron Richardson, Staff Writer Man on the Moon (1999) — A story so strange, it’s hard to believe it’s true Based on a true story, Man on the Moon tells the story of the life of Andy Kaufman. In…
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New Music Friday
September 29, 2017By: Edna Batengas, and Ana Maria Mejia Morales [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/5CFEoujSntpPm7X5dX0nFR[/embed] “Sexy” – WizKid Edna Batengas: I think it’s safe to say that WizKid never disappoints. Keep doing what you do. The song’s such a club pumper! Ana Maria Mejia Morales: Do…
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Joey Bada$$ delivers a powerful performance at UBC
September 28, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Recently UBC held its Welcome Back Barbecue, and, along with a group of artists I’d honestly never heard of (apologies to the Strange, Harrison Brome, Shaun Frank, and Vanic), New York rapper Joey Bada$$ performed. …
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Stuff we like & don’t like
September 27, 2017By: Remy Brayshaw We Like: a good cup of coffee on a fall morning With the end of summer comes colder weather and earlier mornings, and nothing says coffee like an early morning. Not only does fall bring new school years…
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Find your silver screen gems at VIFF
September 26, 2017By: Tessa Perkins The 36th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) claims they are “expand[ing] the frame” to include more international films, more special presentations and industry talks, and more interdisciplinary events from September 28 to October 13. …
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Album Reviews
September 26, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Natasha Tar Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe by the Cool Kids The return of the Cool Kids is a fantastic thing to witness. In the 2000s, the Illinois rap duo (made up of Chuck Inglish and…
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Must-see event: Indigenous Day 2K17 Burn the Borders
September 25, 2017By: Alex Bloom This event, put on by the First Nations Student Association, will be taking place on September 28 at SFU’s Convocation Mall. As stated on their Facebook page, the event will be held “on the Unceded Territories of…
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The Vancouver Fringe Festival in review
September 25, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Scientist Turned Comedian False Creek Gym Armed with a PhD in ecology and evolution, Tim Lee infuses his comedy with scientific concepts while applying them to everyday life. Both educational and hilarious, Lee’s dry brand of comedy…
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The Secret Garden exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Vancouverites
September 25, 2017By: Yelin Gemma Lee Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), in collaboration with Le Musée Marmottan Monet, brings the well-known impressionist artist Claude Monet to our doorstep with the Secret Garden exhibit. The exhibit is up until October 1 and has been…
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