20 Years Ago In Nexus: January 21, 2015 issueInterurban gets equalized: There’s lots of talk these days about how Interurban is no longer a male-dominated campus, with plenty more females taking courses on that campus. But that’s exactly what we were talking about in our January 23, 1995 issue as well: the main news story detailed some changes going down at the campus, […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: The future’s not so brightCES 2016 recently went down; over the years the electronics event has become one of the biggest for tech companies to showcase their upcoming products. Like last year, many of them were still prototypes, and many of them were disappointments. Here are some lowlights of the show: Next-gen TVs are only as good as the […] Continue Reading |
Bite Me: My Thai Café saves the day… almostIt was a while ago now, but my New Year’s Eve was a fun night of drinking games and dancing. I happily woke up late the next day with only a minor fuzziness in my head. The first thing on my mind was the fact that I needed food, and since I wasn’t around for […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: January 21 to February 3, 2015Friday afternoons Magic in the Young building Camosun’s Magic: The Gathering Club is a place where club members (and newcomers) can test their skills and duel their decks. The club will be handing out Magic starter decks to new members and everyone is welcome. The club takes place every Friday from 1 to 4 pm […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Papa Roach brings out the high-school quarterback in everyonePapa Roach F.E.A.R. (Face Everything and Rise) (Eleven Seven Music) 4/5 It’s tough to believe that Sacramento, CA-based hard rock band Papa Roach (yeah, the “cut my life into pieces…” nü-metal-lite guys, led by singer Jacoby Shaddix) are already on the eighth album in their seemingly one-hit-wonder careers. Truth is, the band has consistently put […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Young Ejecta’s The Planet a fresh interpretation of electronic popYoung Ejecta The Planet (Driftless Records) 4.5/5 Juxtaposing the bittersweet melodies of Leanne Macomber (Neon Indian) and potent, atmospheric dance-pop synths of Joel Ford (Oneohtrix Point Never), collaborative project Young Ejecta is a fresh interpretation of electronic pop. Opening track “Into Your Heart” skips in on plucky eight-bit arpeggios and digital violins, characteristic of Macomber’s […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Gay Nineties fail on Liberal GuiltThe Gay Nineties Liberal Guilt (Fontana North) 2/5 The worst thing an album can do for its audience is not offer anything artistically different or honest. Liberal Guilt sounds tired before it even starts; I found myself wanting it to end by the first song. I’m sick of the same “indie-pop” band hitting the scene […] Continue Reading |
Cameron Kidd’s new exhibit pushes boundaries through instinctLocal artist Cameron Kidd says that art is something that’s integrated directly into his life. Kidd has been highly involved in perpetuating the youth-art movement in Victoria, and his works have been displayed proudly in many places around town. Polychrome Fine Arts has recognized his skill and will be hosting Wag, which is an exhibit […] Continue Reading |
The magic of the theatre evoked in PeopleMagic: is it a mystical force that can only be harnessed by witches and wizards? Or is it a kind of power that anyone can evoke? Tony Cain, the director of Alan Bennett’s People, now playing at the Langham Court Theatre, delved into the idea that magic can happen right here in the city of […] Continue Reading |
Artist Carlos Colín brings language exhibit to VictoriaThis month, talented artist Carlos Colín will be dedicating an exhibit to the impact of language in our daily life and the definitions that surround it. Definitions will compare, well, definitions from the English language and from his first language, Spanish. Colín’s exhibit will stress the importance and power of language. “Philosopher, poet, and writer […] Continue Reading |
