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The Peak Artist Rewind 2019: The best artists of the year
January 4, 2020By Kitty Cheung, Ben McGuinness, Madeleine Chan, Zach Siddiqui, Juztin Bello, Kim Regala, Nicole Magas, Kelly Chia, Lubaba Mahmud cehryl by Kitty Cheung [caption id="attachment_112556" align="alignnone" width="300"] Screenshot via Instagram[/caption] cehryl is a Hong Kong-born artist whose work is full of dreamy, melodic sounds. I came across her floating vocals on Spotify and blew through her first two albums, Delusions (2016) and Slow Motion (2019), which were written and produced entirely by herself. These albums are slow-paced and bittersweet, sometimes moving the listener into an almost ominous lull. From Avril Lavigne punk to Jay Chou pop, it is clear that…
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What are SFU students looking forward to in 2020?
January 3, 2020By: Kelly Chia, Meera Eragoda, Victoria Lopatka, Nicky Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Kim Regala I want to live my twenties without guilt about taking time to rest. Hi there, 2020. 2019 was a year of many firsts for me: it was the…
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No. 7 Cherry Lane paints a captivating portrait of Hong Kong with unconventional cinematic choices
November 8, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate After a long 10-year hiatus, Hong Kong director Yonfan returns to filmmaking with No. 7 Cherry Lane, his first animated film. Presented in the recent Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), No. 7 Cherry Lane takes…
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Audain Gallery’s latest exhibition is a powerful exploration of the performativity of identity
November 2, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate 08/11/2019: This story has been corrected from an older version. The previous version stated that the Gitxsan Nation drum that Raven Chacon's piece revolves around was resounded by Chacon. The drum was resounded by Shabnam Honarbakhsh,…
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Cedric Bomford’s Mountain Embassy is a commentary on an embassy’s role as an authority
November 1, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate Tucked away near SFU’s upper bus loop and camouflaged by bushes that span the walkway stands a large, mysterious, box-like structure. From afar, it vaguely resembles another familiar SFU building, the W.A.C. Bennett Library, inheriting…
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The Lighthouse tells a haunting tale of two men and their tragic downfall at sea
October 25, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate Following his successful directorial debut with atmospheric horror film The Witch (2015), director Robert Eggers returns to the big screen with another haunting tale that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.…
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Boy & Bear and Stu Larsen deliver a heart-warming performance at the Commodore Ballroom
October 20, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate Following a four-year hiatus after releasing Limit of Love in 2015, Boy & Bear have returned to the music scene with a global tour to promote their new album Suck on Light, as well as…
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Phum Viphurit, The Paper Kites, Mt. Joy: Westward Music Festival Round-Up
September 27, 2019Written by: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer Photos by: Kim Regala, Peak Associate Showcasing a wide variety of music genres and performance venues, Westward Music Festival is an annual event in the Vancouver music scene that should not be missed. The…
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Five films at the Vancouver International Film Festival that you don’t want to miss
September 22, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate My fellow cinephiles, brace yourselves, because the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is back with quite possibly their best selection of films yet. Showcasing over 200 feature and narrative films, VIFF brings to light the…
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TRANSMISSIONS is an immersive exploration of futurism and Indigenous languages
September 20, 2019By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate Lisa Jackson, an Anishinaabe artist and filmmaker, received much praise (and many awards) when she released her virtual reality film Biidaaban: First Light (2018). Exploring themes of Indigenous futurism, the film immerses viewers into a…
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