Coen Devlin
Why local newspapers still matter
June 25, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer I picked up my first copy of The Georgia Straight on a crisp fall afternoon, wandering through the East Vancouver neighbourhood I had just moved into. The air smelled of damp leaves, a woman was singing from the second-floor balcony, and I still didn’t know where to buy the good dumplings. Tucked into a rusty blue box near Victoria Drive, the paper felt like a time capsule and a relic. Thick with classifieds, live music listings, and bold headlines about local parks and politics — I couldn’t believe they were distributed for free. Holding that…
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Postcards from Congo is an artful graphic history
February 27, 2025By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: brief mentions of slavery, child soldiers, and war. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa, yet its rich, enduring history is often overlooked. Postcards from Congo is an…
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Jane’s Walk Vancouver invites conversation and change
May 22, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer From May 2 to May 5, Vancouver’s Jane’s Walk Festival held citizen-led walking tours through Canadian neighbourhoods. Jane’s Walk honours late Canadian writer, urbanist, and activist Jane Jacobs by promoting her idea that “cities have…
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MENA Film Festival is a cinematic journey of Middle East and North African narratives
January 23, 2024By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of war and genocide. The awaited 2024 Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) Film Festival is set to captivate audiences from January 27–February 1 at the VIFF Centre. The fifth annual selection…
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VPL writer in residence discusses identity, culture, and representation
September 26, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Content warning: This article contains mentions of Nazism and violence. Aren X. Tulchinsky is a novelist, screenwriter, and the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) 2023 writer in residence. As a queer, Jewish, and trans writer, Tulchinsky…
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