By: Alex Bloom Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation is the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy, and it will pull you in immediately with its rich and insidious atmosphere. Lovers of science fiction and horror are sure to find themselves gripped by a compulsion to learn more about the mystery at the center of the story, much like the characters in the book. Readers may find themselves transfixed by Vandermeer’s prose from the very start. One might even call the book abrupt, throwing the reader into the increasingly strange and intriguing world of “Area X” from the top of page one.…
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By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Coffee is a university must, but answer me honestly: have you been anywhere but Tim Hortons and Starbucks for your pre-class hot bean water? If you’re as busy as me, probably not. However, I decided to challenge myself to…
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By: Winona Young, Arts Editor The line is a sea of fetish wear, messy black eyeshadow and even messier hair — this seemed to be the unofficial dress code to get into Vancouver’s newest clubbing event, the Coffin Club at…
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