Politically Speaking: The beasts in the eastTurns out last issue’s column on the right way to run a separation campaign struck a few nerves in Quebec. All jokes aside, the separatist PQ lost their government and handed the Liberals a majority. Even everyone’s favourite premier lost her seat. Of course, news sources editorialized everything about it. My favourite line? “Separatism is […] Continue Reading |
Pink Mountaintops’ Stephen McBean returns to Harpo’s stage in VictoriaThanks to an old friend, a familiar face will again grace a familiar stage when Stephen McBean brings his Pink Mountaintops project to a new version of Harpo’s (now known as the Upstairs Cabaret in Bastion Square). Opened in 1974 and closed in 1995, Harpo’s is revered by longtime members of Victoria’s music scene as […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Feminism is realityYou hear the “f word” on college campuses a lot these days. Between Tumblr’s social justice warriors and Social Science majors, feminism has been getting a lot of press. It’s not like that’s a new thing: the fight for gender rights has been raging for years. Still, this new breed of feminist has everyone talking. […] Continue Reading |
The Best of Adrian Raeside embodies British Columbia attitude, not much fun to readOne thing I noticed in my move from “friendly Manitoba” to “beautiful British Columbia” was the ability of BC residents to act like they live in a whole different country than the rest of Canada. Nowhere else have I met people who have travelled less outside their province or complained about their province while still […] Continue Reading |
Travis Bernhardt’s Unpossible! brings magic and mind-reading to Victoria’s UNO FestivalVancouver magician Travis Bernhardt’s new show, Unpossible!, may stick out on the theatre-rich lineup of the annual UNO Festival, but his one-hour long demonstration of psychological trickery was written in the same spirit of adventure as the rest of the acts in the 17th annual festival of solo stage performers. “I wrote this show to challenge […] Continue Reading |
