Nic’s Flicks: Black Adam appallingly handled misfireBlack Adam (2022) 2/4 I have no qualms with comic-book movies. Over the past 20-plus years, this genre has provided us with some of the most successful films of all time, and, for the most part, they’ve been very good. But there are also the overblown, nonsensical CGI fests that turn out to be a […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Tenant’s insurance and why you should consider itMy current homestay agreement ends in December, and I’ve been looking around for a new rental. One requirement I’ve noticed some landlords asking for is tenant’s insurance. It’s not something I had thought of before, so I started looking into it, and now I think that anyone who rents should seriously consider it. It’s important […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 16, 2022 issueParking at Camosun still feels like a money grab: The “joys” of parking at Camosun haven’t changed much now from 25 years ago, as a story in our November 10, 1997 issue proves. However, back then, Camosun students paid twice as much as UVic students for parking because they had no parking-pass options. Now, our […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: What is truly a full life?What is it to have a full life? According to society, it’s having a nice car, a family that doesn’t make too much ruckus in public, a house (or rather, these days, a condo), mortgage payments, a job that isn’t too ordinary but also not too unique, either. Above all, of course, you have to […] Continue Reading |
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Victoria Chamber Orchestra brings own spin to Christmas musicThe Victoria Chamber Orchestra will be having its Baroque Christmas Concert later this month; it will feature numerous classical Christmas concertos. Violinist Don Kissinger says that the concert mainly consists of music that explores famous Christmas themes like the birth of Christ. “Most of the concert’s music has to do with what are called Christmas […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Bring the Hoax bring mixed feelings with debut EPBring the Hoax Bring the Hoax (Lövely Records) 3/5 Swedish alt-rock band Bring the Hoax’s debut EP leaves me with mixed feelings. Guitarist/vocalist Karl Nordahl describes their style as “business class indie rock” but I didn’t get that impression while listening. Instead, I’d say it’s more like garage-band indie rock. In every song the bass […] Continue Reading |
Under pressure: Camosun students deal with the stresses of today“Stress” and “anxiety” have become buzzwords of sorts, thanks to an increasing awareness of the importance of self-care. Rising inflation rates, pandemics, healthcare and housing crises… it’s easy to see why stress is running rampant. And Camosun students, as I’m sure you’re aware, are not immune to stress. Students are stressed for a number of […] Continue Reading |
Local glam rocker Art d’Ecco keeps moving, keeps rockingLocal glam rocker Art d’Ecco has been anything but still since the release of his album After the Headrush earlier this year. Art just returned home from a European tour this October and is now preparing for shows here in Victoria and over in Vancouver. As a kid, spending hours in the mall at HMV, […] Continue Reading |
