review
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is more than just another dystopian story
March 1, 2018By: Marco Ovies Now I know what you’re thinking, not another post-apocalypse story. But hear me out, The Road is not something you want to miss out on. Cormac McCarthy takes a seemingly overused plot and through his mastery of the English language creates something unforgettable. The book follows the journey of a father and son who are travelling through a now-destroyed America. They’re heading towards the coast with nothing but a pistol, the clothes on their backs, and a cart full of scavenged food. But what really makes this story incredible is the writing style. McCarthy switches…
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Some of the best and worst examples of sex positivity in media
February 9, 2018By: Alex Bloom and Gabrielle McLaren Best: Pride (2014) In a way this movie is sex positive because it isn’t just about sex or sexuality. It’s about a group of gay and lesbian men and women who go to a…
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MiniDAYZ is not for the faint of heart
February 3, 2018By: Alex Bloom This sandbox zombie survival game put out by Bohemia Interactive takes many of the elements you would associate with console games and manages to distill them into a mobile-friendly format. In MiniDAYZ you start off…
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The Disaster Artist is the best reason to watch The Room
November 29, 2017By: Aaron Richardson, Staff Writer When The Room came out in 2003, it was heralded as, perhaps, the worst movie ever made. Directed by Tommy Wiseau, starring Tommy Wiseau, and produced and written by Tommy Wiseau, The Room is nothing…
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Stranger Things 2: stranger, darker and more grown-up than season 1
November 18, 2017By: Gabrielle McLaren Season two picks up about a year after season one ends, but the story is put together so well that you’re pulled back into Hawkins seamlessly. Stranger Things holds a special place in my heart alongside all…
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What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristin Newman is a fast-paced account of her adventures abroad
October 31, 2017By: Victoria Lopatka What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir by Kristin Newman is a debut travel memoir unlike any other travel memoir you’ve ever read. With humour and reflection, Newman leads us through her adventures in foreign…
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Album Reviews
October 31, 2017By: Monica Branch and Neil MacAlister Younger Now by Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus seems to mark each phase of her life with an album. From Bangerz, to Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, and now her newest release, Younger Now, her…
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Honour: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan is an eye-opening story of resilience
October 29, 2017By: Ashley Lee While Honour is a fictional play, the story is all too real for sex workers and their families in Mumbai. The play, presented as part of Diwali in BC, is a five-year project founded by Rohit Chokhani that…
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The Goblin Market: a stellar acrobatic performance
October 26, 2017By Aaron Richardson During the walk to your seat at the recent production of The Goblin Market you were accompanied by a half-naked man in a goblin mask fingering a cantaloupe. Far from the most sexual use of fruit in…
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Lil Yachty shows Vancouver the meaning of audience participation by starting a massive water fight
October 23, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Lil Yachty, one of the most divisive figures in hip hop, is essentially heralded as the harbinger of today’s SoundCloud rap movement. His sound is innovative and boundary-pushing, mixing together Lil B’s positivity, Soulja Boy’s performative aggression, and…
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