Lit Matters: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s flights of fancy‘‘All grownups were first children, but few of them remember it,’’ wrote Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French novelist and pilot who is best remembered for his moving children’s fable The Little Prince. Saint-Exupéry was an aviation pioneer in the 1920s and 1930s, flying at a time when being a pilot was a rough and adventurous […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: April 1, 2015 issueUsually bathroom graffiti is much more intelligent: The main cover story in our April 3, 1995 issue, “Hate graffiti sparks student outrage,” was about how graffiti targeting “people with disabilities, women, ethnic groups, and homosexuals” had been popping up around campus. “It’s scary that people have these ideas,” said student Nick Yaremchuk, who brought the […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: April 1, 2015Saturday, April 4 Volley for funds Don’t miss the Camosun Business students’ volleyball tournament fundraiser for the Victoria International Development Education Association. The fundraiser is one of the students’ final assignments, testing their newly learned project management skills. The money raised will be donated to help Zambian youth attend the Teen Vision Conference in Lusaka, […] Continue Reading |
The Prodigal Planeswalker: Embracing the Two-Headed GiantTwo heads are better than one. This is true for Magic: The Gathering as well. While most players rely on a well built, 60-card deck and a bit of luck to pull out a win, one of the newer formats in recent memory that has found a foothold on the competitive scene is Two-Headed Giant, […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: Men’s discussion needed on violence against womenWhy should men be talking about men’s violence toward women? Because, men hearing stories of women suffering domestic violence doesn’t actually change the lived-in reality that women face. In fact, it’s a process of re-victimization having to share a story of abuse or violence, often knowing that the perpetrators are likely to be never charged […] Continue Reading |
Bite Me: Lacey-Lou more than the sum of its partsLacey-Lou Tapas Bar is a quirky, distinctive restaurant located at 1320 Broad Street. Lacey-Lou has a fine balance of art, food, and entertainment. Lacey-Lou considers itself an art lounge, tapas bar, and an entertainment venue. It’s a one-stop shop. The red brick walls showcase local artistic talent, displaying graffiti, comics, tattoo art, pop surrealism, and […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Joseph Campbell and the rapture of being alive“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are,” said Joseph Campbell, an American philosopher, lecturer, and writer best known for his work in comparative mythology. Campbell’s books about mythology, like The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Masks of God, have had a large popular influence on artists, writers, philosophers, and even […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: March 18, 2015 issueInterurban Walk Safer’s tough start: We reported in a previous installment of this column that 20 years ago marked the start of the Walk Safer program at Interurban. Unfortunately, our March 20, 1995 issue had a story updating readers on how things were going… and they weren’t good. “People aren’t as interested in volunteering [at […] Continue Reading |
Bite Me: Stage a Fernwood tapas gemThe wonderful neighbourhood of Fernwood has a unique restaurant called Stage Wine Bar. It’s located right in the heart of the Fernwood Village, at 1307 Gladstone Ave., and the hours are Sunday to Wednesday, 5–10 pm, and Thursday to Saturday, 5–11 pm. I frequent this establishment because I live about a five-minute walk away. The […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Hermann Hesse the original beat poetHermann Hesse, a German writer best known for his novels The Glass Bead Game, Steppenwolf, and Siddhartha, received the Nobel Prize in 1946. He had a troubled childhood and didn’t do well in school, so most of his education as a writer came during the evenings while he was apprenticing to become a bookseller. Working […] Continue Reading |
