New exhibit explores potlatch culture through artWhess Harman’s chew the bones, they’re soft exhibit is in Harman’s own “potlatch punk” style, which incorporates their own work with collaborations with other local Indigenous artists. Harman says the inspiration for their artwork comes partly from their complex interaction with the concepts of home and identity. “A lot of [my ideas] are about home […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Charbonneau / Amato offer curious exploration of minimalist synth musicCharbonneau / Amato Synth Works Vol. 2 (Backward Music) 3.5/5 Montreal-based synth duo Charbonneau / Amato is back with their second LP, following 2018’s Synth Works Vol. 1. Synth Works Vol. 2 was recorded organically in 2020 as Mathieu Charbonneau and Pietro Amato sat on their studio floor with synths, organs, and pedals facing one […] Continue Reading |
Leaving the Cave: Spring lifts the spiritThe beginning signs of spring have a wonderfully predictable ability to lift the spirit. It doesn’t matter how dark and desolate my mood is—if a cheerful, graceful mother deer with two fumbling, dancing fawns happen to cross my path, there is an inevitable feeling of grace and wonderment at the beauty that still exists everywhere, […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: February 23, 2022 issue |
Show me the Money: So you want to be a stock pickerRegularly investing in a diversified ETF such as SPY is a great strategy for most people, but picking individual stocks can be a fun and rewarding challenge. It feels great when your research and hard work pays off. In this column, I’ll briefly talk about how you can start picking stocks yourself. The discussion will […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 23, 2022 issueThe other outbreak: Camosun announced a measles vaccination clinic to open on both campuses in the February 18, 1997 issue of Nexus. This initiative was in response to an outbreak of red measles that saw 66 confirmed cases on the lower mainland in the previous two weeks. Oh, to go back to the beginning of […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: The Power of the Dog immersive, powerfulThe Power of the Dog (2021) 3.5/4 As a film lover, my favourite time of year is Oscar season. One of the greatest films out this season is Jane Campion’s faithful adaptation of Thomas Savage’s powerful novel The Power of the Dog. I’m happy to report that not only did I have a blast watching […] Continue Reading |
This System Is Broken: ACAB, FTP (part 1)Do you remember the superhero title bestowed upon police officers when you were a kid? I do. I can recall my mother befriending local cops and introducing me to them with such excitement and awe on her face. These were members of our community, people we knew, who, like Peter Parker, flocked to scenes of […] Continue Reading |
Oh How the Flowers Fly: February 23, 2022 issue |
Let’s Talk 2.0: The beauty of diversityUS national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman stated in “The Hill We Climb,” the poem she read during Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, that we live in times where “a skinny Black girl… can dream of becoming president/only to find herself reciting for one.” It was a bold move to read that at the inauguration, and […] Continue Reading |
