Petra Chase

A collage of images and album covers from eight Canadian artists, with a grainy sky blue backdrop.
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Artists to watch this year in Canada

Peak Web January 16, 2024

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer and Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor With the new year in full swing, there are tours, new music, and new artists conjuring up high expectations for Canadian artists. Here’s a list of some who are bound to make waves. The eyes are on Hotel Mira with their new album and tour  For fans of Said the Whale, Arkells, and Dear Rouge Hailing from Vancouver, alternative rock band Hotel Mira is in for another big year. Fresh off the heels of their 2023 album, I Am Not Myself, the band is about to embark on…

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Photo of Doaa Magdy, a Black woman with a red afro wearing a T-shirt that reads “horror in seconds” in a red, gothic font. She is smiling wide with peace hand signs. She is standing in front of a TV screen that reads “60 second horror filmmaking, by Doaa Magdy, Jordan Peele’s Future Competitition.
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Horror in Seconds centres BIPOC filmmakers decolonizing the genre

Peak Web October 30, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor On a dark and stormy night, horror enthusiasts packed the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) inspiration lab. Doaa Magdy is the founder of Vancouver’s first BIPOC horror film festival, Horror in Seconds. Magdy led…

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TSSU posters which read: You are the union. You are on strike. We’ll see you on the picket line.
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Blaming TSSU for the strike overlooks SFU’s position of power

Opinions October 23, 2023

Written by: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor When the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) initiated a full work stoppage and began picketing SFU campuses to demand a fair contract, it lasted nearly a month. Uncertainty loomed for everyone in…

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Two brothers, Black young men, sit on a bench outside in front of power lines. The sun is setting and the sky is tinted orange.
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Brother is an intimately woven story of grief

Peak Web September 14, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of police brutality and racism. I read Brother in my first year at SFU, after taking ENGL 112W instructed by the author, David Chariandy. As soon as I found out…

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Two Asian women look at each other with their hands touching on a tree branch between them. They’re both wearing neutral colored shirts and they’re in a forest surrounded by trees.
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Before They Cut Down Our Tree ponders growing out of friendship

Peak Web September 5, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor An almost universal experience of adulthood is learning to accept that friendships change over time. For playwright Karter Masuhara, this unspoken realization occurred at an old friend’s bridal shower. “When I went, it…

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Someone hiding in the avocado/egg using binoculars. (basically acting like a spy)
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I Saw You: Chance encounters

Peak Web August 4, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Head ogre heels You sit in the front row of my psychology course and I know the back of your mullet like a party I’d never forget. I sit quietly in the back…

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A photo taken from the mezzanine of a portion of the interior of the Bill Reid Gallery below. There is a bright salmon-coloured canoe with rows hanging from the ceiling, illuminated by sunlight through the windows. A large board in the middle of the space that read “Bright Futures.” There are various artworks behind glass and people are walking around, looking.
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Bright Futures is a time capsule of Bill Reid’s legacy

Peak Web August 3, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor You probably know Bill Reid (1920–1998) for his grand jade sculpture at the YVR airport, an image which was also printed on Canadian 20-dollar bills in 2004: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii depicts…

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Red fireworks in the sky
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Fireworks aren’t worth the damage

Peak Web July 27, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor I’ve never been one to get excited for fireworks. While a lit up sky can be a magical sight, I can’t get past the harm fireworks cause for wildlife and the environment. I…

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A photo of two characters from Matilda, Mr and Mrs Wormsworth standing on stage in front of an illustrated landscape backdrop. Mrs wormsworth has exaggerated makeup like red cheeks and pale foundation, and fluffy blonde hair. Her arms are crossed and she’s wearing a blue formal dress, staring at Mr. Wormsworth. Mr. Womswoth wears a purple checkered suit, has puffy brown hair and mustache, and has a mischievous look on his face, holding a vintage phone out in one hand.
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Theatre Under the Stars: much to love and room to improve

Peak Web July 25, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Since 1940, Theatre Under the Stars has put on family-friendly plays in Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl, an outdoor venue equipped with comfortable seating, a commissary kitchen, bar, and emergency ponchos. This season, which…

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A photo of a small cardboard box wrapped in twine, which is woven into a bow at the top. It holds into place a small note with white text on black paper that writes “thank you.” An orange casserole dish is blurred in the background.
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The benefits of joining your neighbourhood Buy Nothing

Peak Web July 14, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Art & Culture Editor What does the jar of candied ginger on my shelf have in common with the framed painting of lilacs hanging on my wall, or my thriving potted monstera plant? They were all gifted…

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