Vincent Justin Mitra
The official Peak Transit survival guide
October 3, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Where will you be when the world ends? Will you be in the library, cramming for that test? Will you be using your last Poké Ball to catch that Dratini in the AQ reflecting pool? Will you be knocking back beers at the Highland Pub? Chances are, you'll be on a TransLink bus as it scrambles up or down the mountain. The drivers are trained to stick to their route and keep the busses moving indefinitely, but what will you, the discerning SFU student, do in such a situation? Lucky for you, dear reader,…
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BrainDead puts a funny sci-fi twist on American politics
September 6, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Politics in the United States have been rather extreme lately, and it is because mind-controlling space ants have eaten the brains of members of Congress. At least according to BrainDead, a show which premiered…
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New line of Dyson products announced
July 4, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Dyson, makers of the iconic ball-based upright vacuums and blade-less electric fans, have recently announced their upcoming products at a private shareholder-only event. We have managed to get a copy of just one page…
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Video games do not cause real-world aggression
June 27, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Video games have gone from being spoken of in the same breath as pocket protectors and thick glasses to becoming a pastime enjoyed shamelessly by much of the modern world. However, they still face…
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Recent blackouts caused by campus-wide pre-crime system
June 24, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate The Father's Day blackout — which occurred at 4:30 p.m. and affected the electrical systems and phone lines across Burnaby Mountain — has been determined to have been caused by the installation of a campus-wide crime…
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Five reality shows that deserve a comeback
June 20, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Reality shows tend to get a bad reputation. They're called repetitive, vapid, self-indulgent, and inauthentic; shallow popularity contests for the simple-minded. While that may be true of some or many of the reality shows…
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Dwarf Fortress lacks strong visuals, but that isn’t a bad thing
June 6, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Dwarf Fortress is one of the most open and ambitious video games out there. Players can build complex structures that stretch high into the sky or far below ground. They can be a wandering…
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Once Upon a Time drinking game
May 30, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Once upon a time, a show called Once Upon a Time aired the finale to its fifth season on May 15, and there was mild celebration. Evil was defeated (mostly); the curse was broken…
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How Person of Interest resisted falling into the post-9/11 TV trap
May 9, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, SFU Student When Person of Interest first aired in September of 2011, I was immediately hooked. A response to the American War on Terror, Person of Interest follows John Reese (Jim Caviezel), Harold Finch (Michael Emerson),…
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Limitless: more than just a TV sequel to a movie
March 29, 2016By: Vincent Justin Mitra, SFU Student Limitless is a show about a man who takes a pill to become a genius and works with the FBI to catch criminals. It is as weirdly brilliant as its premise. The series is…
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