Age of Geeks: Google rolls out new mobile toysWith little fanfare, Google recently announced every major mobile product expected from the company this year: the Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Android 5.0, also called Lollipop. Other than these, there’s also something we weren’t expecting: but also with a very familiar name, an Asus-made set-top-box called the Nexus Player. First up is the Motorola-built […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students summon up Magic: The Gathering club“I’m going to Tragic Slip your Heroes’ Bane with morbid.” “Fine, I’m going to tap four for Fuel for the Cause, counter-target spell, proliferate…” This exchange might seem a bit dense and esoteric, but it’s actually a bit of well-planned thrust and parry from the card game Magic: The Gathering. Magic is a high-fantasy trading […] Continue Reading |
America’s creepiest bunch, the Addams family, hits the stage in VictoriaWhat can a musical about America’s spookiest family teach us about our own families? A lot, says Pat Rundell, director of a new stage production of The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy. The world first met the Addams family in The New Yorker magazine in 1938. Charles Addams’ single-panel cartoons depicted a nameless, gothic […] Continue Reading |
Comedian Roman Danylo finds his way back to the stageAlberta-born comedian and actor Roman Danylo has done a lot: standup comedy, theatre, film, his own TV show… But what is Danylo’s niche? What does he like besides water sports, raisins, and some humans? The answer: performing live. After being in front of the camera with enormous pressure placed on him to not waste anyone’s […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On, October 29 to November 11, 2014: ESL paint-in, Rocky Horror spook-fest, and Fred Penner sing-alongWednesday, October 29 Bring your Strumbellas Juno Award-winning folk roots band The Strumbellas are celebrating their year of musical success and are coming to the Canadian West Coast as part of their Ride On North American Tour, which will be ending in their hometown of Toronto. The band will be playing Upstairs Cabaret with special […] Continue Reading |
The Smalls pleasantly surprised at reaction to reunion tourComing face to face with a fan of The Smalls can be a rather intense prospect. The Edmonton punk/metal/rock hybrid band, who tore across Canada with their legendary live show in the ’90s, recently kicked the tires for the first time in 13 years and decided to reform for a Canadian tour. So just imagine […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College business instructor Odette Coccola lays down the lawKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series to help you get to know the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions. Is there an instructor you want to see profiled? Drop us a line and let us know! This issue we caught up with Camosun […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Chargers Volleyball teams look forward to successful seasonsThis year’s Camosun Chargers volleyball teams are off to a flying start, but they still have a long and competitive season ahead of them and ambitious goals to reach, according to their head coaches. Both women’s head coach Chris Dahl and men’s coach Charles Parkinson have high hopes for their teams after the opening weekend […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Victoria not so bike friendlyI recently migrated to Victoria from Quadra Island and was very excited about the prospect of being able to use my bike for transportation. I’ve visited Victoria a number of times over the years and have noticed a definite increase in bicycle traffic, designated lanes, and friendly road signs that say things like “share the […] Continue Reading |
Monster truck of operas Das Rheingold hits townRichard Wagner’s 1869 opera Das Rheingold, an epic in the same vein as The Lord of the Rings, is a story of spurned lovers, stolen power, giants, gods, magic, and murder. Drawing on Norse legends of Odin (Wotan) and the gods, it tells the tale of Alberich, a dwarf who steals the Rhinemaidens’ gold to […] Continue Reading |
