The degree of separation

For a long time, the topics in the ethos of femininity or fields that women, for the most part, choose to study within have not been taken seriously. The social sciences and humanities are seen this way: dismissed under the assumption that they add less to societies, especially compared to subjects traditionally dominated by men. […]

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New Music Revue: Aversions deliver upper-tier post-punk with Empty Century

Aversions Empty Century (Independent) 4/5 Vancouver’s Aversions have found themselves in a very particular niche on third album Empty Century, which follows up 2023’s excellently titled You Wanted the Bike. The band are firmly in the post-punk world but have found a slightly more aggressive approach, and the end result is mainly fantastic here. The […]

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AGGV exhibit looks at Indigenous ancestry, identity through nuanced lens

Meryl McMaster’s exhibit Bloodlines, which is running now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV), blends aspects of her Dutch/Scottish ancestry with her Plains Cree/Métis lineage, taking the form of an imaginative series of breathtaking photos bolstered by historical documents and culturally resonant sculptures. AGGV chief curator Steven McNeil says that the idea for […]

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25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 2, 2025 issue

Fall-ing and can’t get up: Former Nexus writer Jon Valentine’s “Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the New School Year” reads like a schoolboy manifesto. For our September 5, 2000 issue, he modelled his insight and prophesized the BC government’s end of a tuition freeze (resulting in the collective student debt of $500 […]

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Wild rescues and demon slayings: movies to look out for this fall in Victoria

Everyone is thinking about back to school, but fall is also a great time for new movies. From lesser-known productions to IMAX jaw-droppers to a spectacularly soggy film fest, there’s lots to look forward to. For all my anime fans out there, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba—The Movie: Infinity Castle will be in theatres on […]

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Open Space: Stop and smell the campus

Just last May, I, like so many other Business students, made a gruelling decision. One that would fill the preceding few months with stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. I decided to take summer courses. With the arrival of the warmth and the flourish of nature, students yearned longingly for the outside. I saw it in my […]

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New Earth Bandits 2 whimsical experience despite design flaws

New Earth Bandits 2 is the newest production from SNAFU, an alternative theatre group that focuses on unconventional expressions of theatre instead of the expected sit-down format. This approach creates a more immersive experience, often with interactive elements, and seems to be mostly based around an improv format. The immediate vibe I got from the […]

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Pieces of Performance: Cherry Cheeks helps bring Shade Burlesque Festival to town

Local burlesque performer, producer, and educator Cherry Cheeks has been working hard behind the curtain to bring together an all-BIPOC show that will soon be hitting the stage. The Shade Burlesque Festival will take place Thursday, September 25 to Saturday, September 27 at the McPherson Playhouse. “All of our headliners are going to be teaching […]

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Hurricane Faith: Why we are lying, why we are believing

It hadn’t seemed so difficult to parse through the false narratives and fabricated realities before this moment. It hadn’t felt this frictionless, as it appears today, to slip into the fringes and remain deep below. Or we had been familiar enough with the propaganda and the media bias and corporate or political control over rhetoric […]

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