When interviews go sideways, with Cowboy JunkiesMy recent interview with Cowboy Junkies bassist Alan Anton began badly. But in the easygoing way common to all bassists I’ve met, Anton didn’t seem fazed. In fact, he was so laid back it was like having a conversation while one of their songs is playing. Can’t be done. As Anton deadpanned his answers, I […] Continue Reading |
Online shopping growing in popularity, but still not foolproofYou know when you go into a store and you want to like it, but can’t? You give it more chances than a misbehaved puppy, but still nothing. The store has poor customer service, or they never have your size left, and you just can’t like it, no matter how hard you try? This is […] Continue Reading |
Camosun golfers win local tournamentThe defending champion Camosun Chargers went into the recent Bear Mountain Collegiate Golf Tournament without their top player, the injured Jarred Callbeck. Luckily, another Jared stepped up with the performance of his collegiate career to lead the Chargers to their second consecutive title. Jared Hundza, who calls Edmonton, AB his hometown, shot a 142 to […] Continue Reading |
Tosca new challenge for Victoria directorAfter, or during, an opera, singers receive applause from the audience; however, there are many people who work very hard for the show that the audience doesn’t see. In particular, a director of an opera may have a different view and perspective of it from the actors. Amiel Gladstone, the stage director for Tosca, is […] Continue Reading |
Pass it on: responsible media coverage of suicideAs a kid one of my favorite group games was Pass It On. How exciting it was to pass a message along from between carefully cupped hands (to keep anyone from overhearing) by whispering it into the ear of the kid next to you, the “rumour” making its way around the circle in moist, tickling […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes Hot dog heaven in VictoriaWith just a glance around at all the burger joints in Victoria, it’s easy to see that this town has no shortage of love for meat-on-a-bun-based cuisine. In recent years, Victoria has experienced something of a burger boom, with new restaurants like Bin 4 and Big Wheel Burger attracting lineups of hungry customers with a […] Continue Reading |
Ability’s Muse: Hello, my name is (dis)abilityIt takes no effort to see a pair of crutches or a wheelchair, to mark someone exclusively as a (dis)abled person if they meet our society’s criteria as so, but it’s a painstakingly difficult process to learn to stop categorizing and to begin the journey to look deeper. Imagine a world where we are individuals […] Continue Reading |
Family of the Year continue to grow with their musicCurrently on tour and promoting their second album, Loma Vista, Family of the Year has come a long way since they first got together just four years ago. Drummer and vocalist, and former University of Victoria student, Sebastian Keefe made a quick decision right after his first year as a student to quit academia and […] Continue Reading |
20 years ago in NexusCamosun student takes bank hostages: So the headline said on page 2 of our April 5, 1993 issue. But while that seems like an incredibly unlikely and interesting story, it only got a few paragraphs of space. As it turned out, an 18-year-old Camosun student had an eight-hour standoff with police in the Pacific Coast […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: US should look to Canada’s same-sex marriagesIn 1996, then US president Bill Clinton signed into law the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA). This act restricted federal accessibility to only opposite-sex couples and if any state did allow same-sex unions it wouldn’t be recognized across state lines. The past few weeks have seen the marriage debate in the US heat up with […] Continue Reading |
