Kaleidoscope: April 6, 2022 issue |
Magazine Issue
Classic alt-popsters Men Without Hats return, from VictoriaLegendary new wave band Men Without Hats—once from Montreal but these days based in Victoria—recently released their first album of originals in a decade. The band is best known for ’80s pop standards “Safety Dance” and “Pop Goes the World”; lead singer and founding member Ivan Doroschuk says that new album Again (Part 2) is […] Continue Reading |
The Nexus summer movie preview guideCongratulations—we’ve made it to the end of the winter semester, which means that it’s time to talk about the summer movie season. From roaming dinosaurs to interacting superheroes, these six summer flicks are guaranteed to give students good entertainment value for their money. See you all at the movies. Nope Calling all horror movie fans: […] Continue Reading |
Show Me the Money: Summer reading recommendationsI’m sure we’re all looking forward to the summer break and warmer days. One of my favourite things to do on a nice sunny day is to sit outside with a book and a coffee, so in this column, I’ll be recommending a few books for your summer reading list. First up is The Psychology […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Nightmare Alley fantastic noirNightmare Alley (2021) 3.5/4 One my favourite film genres is old film noir. I really get a kick out of watching classic noir movies, such as the John Huston classic The Maltese Falcon or Roman Polanski’s thought-provoking Chinatown. Now, Oscar-wining director Guillermo Del Toro has crafted Nightmare Alley, a movie that pays tribute to the […] Continue Reading |
The new funny pages: Camosun students prepare for this year’s Camosun Comic Art FestivalStudents in Camosun College’s Comics and Graphic Novels program are getting ready to put on the annual Camosun Comic Art Festival. Comics and Graphic Novels instructor Erin Shuttleworth says that the festival—which is happening from 4 to 9 pm on Wednesday, April 20, on the third floor of the Young Building at Lansdowne campus—will feature […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus’ new book tells endearing story about love, loss, and squirrelsLocal children’s book author Troy Wilson has just launched his ninth published work, Hat Cat, a story about an old man who loves his cat and enjoys feeding squirrels in a creative way. The book also features Eve Coy’s beautiful hand-painted watercolour illustrations. Wilson, a Y2K graduate of Camosun College’s Applied Communications Program, says this […] Continue Reading |
Oh How the Flowers Fly: April 6, 2022 issue |
Let’s Talk 2.0: We don’t talk about intimate partner violenceWe like to think that bad things don’t happen where we live, and we like to think that bad things don’t happen to the people we know. As far as we’re concerned, those things only happen to random people in random parts of the country, or in other countries altogether. This is, of course, a […] Continue Reading |
New play at Belfry Theatre takes on sexual misconduct with a twistThe complex story of a relationship between a university professor and a 19-year-old undergraduate student is being told in Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes at The Belfry. Director Michael Shamata says the play—which runs until Sunday, April 24—is a good life lesson. “It’s a good play for students to come to,” says […] Continue Reading |