Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Fly like an eagleHopefully the time during your reading week break allowed you to take rest, connect with nature and friends, catch up on reading, or do whatever helps you to best manage the stress of mid-winter and school projects. A great go-to posture is eagle pose, or garudasana in Sanskrit. The posture is great for physically wringing […] Continue Reading |
Listen and Learn: Garden City Grooves celebrates 10th anniversaryThe 10th anniversary of Garden City Grooves—which took place from Thursday, February 15 to Saturday, February 17—featured a tribute to Amy Winehouse, a celebration of Black History Month, and a night of British Columbian hip hop. Once again, the Victoria Ska and Reggae Society put together a stellar music festival. A last-minute change to the […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: La noire de… (Black Girl)The white-painted walls are prison bars in Ousmane Sembène’s 1966 film La noire de… (Black Girl). They are adorned with African face mask ornaments—wooden trophies of post-colonialism. The promises of freedom will never be found here, and identity will be only lost. This is Diouana’s shared story. In 1966 Dakar, Senegal, Diouana (played by M’Bissine […] Continue Reading |
Kiryn’s Wellness Corner: Calories and open hipsIn my last column, I touched on healthy, readily available snacks like nuts and seeds and chopped fruit. Despite the nutritional benefits of “healthy” easy foods, it’s important to be mindful of their varying caloric density. Not to count calories, but for the purpose of illustrating volume, let’s use the measure of what 100 calories […] Continue Reading |
Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: The importance of sleepAt this point, we all know that sleep is essential. We’ve heard countless lectures from parents, professors, coaches, and maybe even friends on the importance of getting quality sleep. But when college life gets busy and the assignments start piling up, sleep is the first thing to go to the wayside. This is counterintuitive. Work […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: Wild at HeartI recently purchased a suede leather jacket from a vintage shop. She’s a deep orange-tan shade with stylish braided details around the seams—I’ve guesstimated it’s from around the early ’70s. The moment I tried her on I found myself. To me, she “represents a symbol of my individuality and belief in personal freedom,” as Sailor […] Continue Reading |
Not the Last Word: Childhood then and nowI really start to notice my age when I start making comments about the way children are raised today. Kids seem to be so protected that I wouldn’t bat an eye if they started to be sent out the door swathed in bubble wrap. When I was growing up we didn’t have social media to […] Continue Reading |
Listen and Learn: The Bridge Live Rap Battles stunning, hilariousFor the first edition of this, my new music column, I decided it’d be fun for me, a punk rock girl, to check out some rap battles. I have yet to really explore the musical landscape of the Victoria hip-hop scene; The Bridge Live Rap Battles presented by Set the Bar at the Victoria Event […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: Daddy LonglegsA dedication to careless responsibility. A eulogy to tangled childhoods. A tribute to bad fathers all around the globe. Daddy Longlegs (2009), directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, is a semi-autobiographical tale about fatherhood at its best and very worst. Lenny (played by Ronald Bronstein), is a father for two weeks out of the year. […] Continue Reading |
Not the Last Word: On self-actualizationSelf-actualization is a hot topic these days. Everywhere I look I see phrases like “Love yourself!” or “Only you matter!” or, the one that particularly sets my teeth on edge, “Dance like nobody’s watching!” I can’t walk down the street without passing 10 gyms offering some new yoga routine that will change my life. It’s […] Continue Reading |
