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What’s Going On: November 26, 2014 to January 6, 2015: Human nature through art, bugs through your stomach, and Canadian rock via varying generations

Matt O'Connor, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

Until Saturday, December 20 Human nature examined through art Adam Davis, a Los Angeles-based artist known for his sculpting, videography, and photography work, is bringing a four-channel video installation to the Deluge Contemporary Art gallery at 636 Yates Street. The 33-minute piece encompasses audio, video, and manipulated images inspired by quantum physics, religious devotion, and […]

As I Was Saying: Don’t forget to spread the love, Franti style

Megan Dunn, Camosun College Women's Centre

November 26, 2014

I recently saw Michael Franti in concert, and the power of his music changed the way I see the world and the way I think. I was sharing my feelings about the show and the intense emotions I was feeling afterwards. The message through the music really touched me; I’ve often heard of people being […]

New Music Revue: Vogue Dots get dreamy with their pop

Josh Traill, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

Vogue Dots Mauka (Indica Records) 4/5 Mauka is the latest EP release from Vogue Dots, a dream pop duo hailing from New Brunswick. Right from the start, I found myself being consumed with this release. “Way with Silence,” the first track from the record, sounds like drowning in electronic bliss. It’s a really great track, […]

Booze Clues: Cenote suffers from bad service

Andrea Valentine-Lewis, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

I’ve been to Cenote a handful of times and I will go again; maybe not this month, or next month, but sometime in the future. Would I recommend it to tourists or friends? Definitely not. Several bars and restaurants of similar status in Victoria are much better. The night I went Cenote, a few musicians […]

Bite Me: Lasagna perfect comfort food

Megan Dunn, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

As cold weather settles in, we crave hot comfort food. If you have a crock pot (if you don’t, you should invest in one), here’s a really easy and great way to make lasagna. Crock Pot Lasagna Total time: 4 hours, 45 minutes Prep time: 45 minutes Cooking time: 4 hours Serves: 8 Ingredients […]

New Music Revue: Noah Wall’s machine music

Rebecca Davies, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

Noah Wall Print the Legend (Driftless Recordings) 4/5 Noah Wall’s soundtrack for the documentary Print the Legend blends instrumentals with dream-like technological sounds. The songs, which aren’t longer than a minute or two, are mesmerizing. I listened to the album without any knowledge of the manufacturing and industrial elements of the film, and I was […]

Dickens holiday classic gets unique local treatment

Jacqueline Chapotelle, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

Kelt Eccleston is somewhat of a local celebrity; he’s been a local musician for “too many years to count,” he says, and also keeps busy as an actor. The last notable performance Eccleston has done was a Belfry Theatre production of the homelessness-themed Home Is a Beautiful Word, but this time he’s starring in a […]

Open Space: Stop worshipping false deities of celebrity

Jayden Grieve, contributing writer

November 26, 2014

The gods are dead. Jehovah, Zeus, Venus, Vishnu. Shadows of these once universally worshipped deities may drift through our present time, but their great influence has faded into the umbra. With the fall of these champions of immortality, we had almost escaped the basic human requirement they provided: the need to worship. To this end, […]

20 Years Ago In Nexus: November 26, 2014 issue

Greg Pratt, managing editor

November 26, 2014

Women’s Centre debate : The November 28, 1994 issue of Nexus featured the cover story “Male student kicked out of Women’s Centre sparks debate,” in which writer Bowen Moran explains how student Martin Moreau had been, according to Moreau, “in and out [of the Women’s Centre] all day, actually,” when two women in the centre […]

University of Victoria students mount entirely German play

Jason Schreurs, assistant editor

November 26, 2014

Students in UVic’s Performing German Drama class are readying a two-night run of a dark comedy entitled Der Besuchen der alten Dame (roughly translated to The Visitor), performed entirely in German. And if that sounds like a vast undertaking, it’s because it totally is, according to UVic student Caitlin Burritt, who performs two supporting roles […]