20 years ago in NexusWild times: I’m beginning to think the ’90s were a more radical, strange time than we think. In our event listings for the February 22, 1993 issue, phrases such as “comedic feminist terrorism” and “the 5 White Guys” and “their rocking R&R band, Simply White” were casually dropped, as well as a notification that we […] Continue Reading |
Spoken-word fest on the cutting edge“If you want to hear a poem about riding a unicorn, I’m going to write that poem and it’s going to make you cry,” says Missie Peters, director of the Victoria Spoken Word Festival. Poetry written on the fly, or instant slam, is just one of the many manifestations of spoken word art showcased at […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna a business-world successManjit Bains knows what it’s like to start from the bottom, and she worked hard to reach the top. Bains, now the vice-president of Consumer Protection BC, started off at Camosun College in the ’80s and graduated with three business diplomas, in finance, accounting, and general business. From there she trained in leadership and corporate […] Continue Reading |
Eye on campus: February 20 – March 5Monday, February 18 Chinese immigrant film screening Celebrate Chinese culture and enjoy a lunchtime screening of the National Film Board’s From Harling Point. Through interviews with two Chinese Canadian women, the film tells the story of Chinese Canadians and the significance of the Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point. The event takes place at the Greater […] Continue Reading |
local, Live, and Loud: February 20 – March 5Wednesday, February 20 The Pharcyde, Cityreal, DJ Verse, DJ Squantos Club 90NE9, $18, 9 PM I drank with a Quebecois in the Canadian Navy for my birthday one year. He was trying to keep up but I could tell it wouldn’t end well. We had to drive from Sidney into town for a dance party. […] Continue Reading |
Noms!: Pudding cookie sensationToday I bring you another recipe: pudding cookies. They’re relatively easy to make, and delicious. I call them pudding cookies because they are made using an instant pudding mix, making them extremely soft and extra delicious. They do, however, have such high butter/sugar content that it may be best not to think about it. Here’s […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus Rob Fleming looks ahead as MLABefore he was an MLA, Rob Fleming was a student politician. Representing the Victoria-Swan Lake area as a New Democrat MLA since being elected and re-elected in 2005 and 2009 respectively, Fleming has had a natural interest in politics that started in high school (he was later elected a student union representative during his post-secondary […] Continue Reading |
Artists take a crack at Carroll classicFor those looking for a journey down the rabbit hole, the upcoming show at the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective is sure to scratch that adventurous itch. Curiouser: Contemporary Responses to Alice in Wonderland is a collection of works from over 15 BC artists that explores some the iconic imagery found in Lewis Carroll’s famous stories. […] Continue Reading |
Albert Herring funny, poignant, inspiringWhat did Benjamin Britten, one of the central figures of 20th-century British classical music, want to tell us through the satire Albert Herring? Come find out when Pacific Opera Victoria performs Herring, one of Britten’s greatest pieces. Here’s how the quirky story starts: the town of Loxford needs a Queen of the May, but autocratic […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Public losing sight of pipeline’s true detrimentIn order for BC residents to get some bucks back in their pockets, they need an oil spill. If you think about it, logically, there would be several benefits for residents in the case of an oil spill. Think about all the homeless and jobless people that could be given work and taught better values […] Continue Reading |
