New Music Revue: Time Spent Driving deliver playlist-worthy emo/indie

Time Spent Driving Lost Leaves (Thirty Something Records) 4/5 After releasing an EP and two full-length albums in the early 2000s then taking a nine-year hiatus from 2003 to 2012, Time Spent Driving—an emo/indie rock band based in California—released two more albums in 2015 and 2023. Now, signed with a new record label, they’re ready […]

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Closing the Interurban Math Help Centre hurts students

As the summer term switches over to the fall term, the weather won’t be the only change at Camosun College. One loss students will face is the closure of the Math Help Centre at the Interurban campus. So, I have a question: should the School of Arts and Access be renamed to the School of […]

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Open Space: When it comes to adulthood, there is no timeline

Somewhere along the way, we were handed a very specific timeline for adulthood: graduate high school at 18, finish college or university in your early 20s, and get a job to start building a career. By your mid-20s, you’re, apparently, supposed to know exactly what you’re doing. But walk around a college campus and that […]

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Gallery screening compelling documentary about reclusive BC painter

Art depicting the rugged west coast of Canada in all its boreal rainforest beauty has been thrust into the public eye by a recent documentary chronicling the life of one of British Columbia’s most cherished painters. The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes premiered at the 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, shining light on the life […]

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Trill’s Recipes: Soft scones

Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup white sugar 1 egg 2/3 cup cream 2 tsp vanilla extract 8 tbsp or 1 stick butter There was a thunderstorm a couple days before I put together this recipe. This summer has been cooler here in Victoria compared to the […]

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The best drinks to help beat the heat this summer

The warmth of the summer is back, and I’m looking forward to spending my time outdoors under the sun with a barbecue, going to the beach, relaxing in a pool, or simply wanting to spend some time with family or friends. Having the right drink on hand can make this experience even better and more […]

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Evil Dead Burn third-degree disappointment

To most people below the age of 40, Sam Raimi’s most iconic film franchise is the first Spider-Man trilogy. However, Raimi gained a reputation two decades earlier for a different franchise: The Evil Dead. The film that put Raimi on the map was The Evil Dead (1981), involving supernatural demons that possess a group of […]

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