Julie Doiron gets over fear of recording, finallyBelieve it or not, Canadian singer-songwriter Julie Doiron had a fear of recording her music until now. That’s eight full-lengths she recorded while combating that fear. But after recording her ninth, she’s finally really starting to enjoy it. Doiron’s fears weren’t conjured up the way most people’s are. She didn’t imagine her albums growing fangs […] Continue Reading |
Foreskin activist to speak at CamosunVancouver’s Glen Callender loves his foreskin. Callender, founder of the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project, just loves foreskin in general, actually, and he’ll be on campus talking all about it on November 16 when he brings his What a Dick! A Men’s Sexual Health Workshop to Camosun. But there’s a cause behind what he’s doing: he’s […] Continue Reading |
Speaker’s Corner: Finding your speaking stylePopularized in the ’90s by Neil Fleming and Colleen Mills, the VARK (Visual, Audio, Reading/writing, and Kinesthetic) modality is a system of describing learning styles. The idea is that teachers can theoretically optimize their students’ performance by understanding how they learn. Briefly, the categories can be described as: 1. Visual: Thinks in pictures, prefers visual […] Continue Reading |
Comedian talks serious about robots at Tedx conferenceMany hats can be worn in the world of entertainment and performance art. Local comedian, playwright, and musician Wes Borg will be changing his chuckles to a more serious tone when he speaks at the upcoming Tedx Victoria conference. Borg will talk about the importance of resistance in all human growth and how we stop […] Continue Reading |
In Search of Lost Time: Some lesbians have penisesAs if there’s not enough hurt out there in the world for those of us whose identities depart from acceptable social norms, or are marginalized in the process of prejudices, there also exists oppression inside the communities we seek refuge and understanding in. The term lesbian, to me, means a homosexual relationship between two women. […] Continue Reading |
Finding fashionable treasures in unlikely placesThrift-store shopping doesn’t have to be the only way to discover hidden gems. Affordable, quality clothing is hiding in plain sight, and in stores you probably walk by every day in the mall. Here are a few examples of stores you wouldn’t be expecting to be carrying the motherlode of cheap jewelry, the perfect plaid […] Continue Reading |
Sour Grapes: Hail Caesar… and clamsDid you know that the Caesar is, unofficially, Canada’s national cocktail? It’s true. One might imagine that Canada’s boozy beverage of choice would be some maple-syrup-laden concoction named with a clever play on the word “beaver.” Instead, the Great White North has proven that it’s crazy for a savoury combination of vodka, spices, tomato, and […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: November 14th, 2012 issueJulie Doiron So Many Days (Aporia Records) 3/5 The past three years have seen Canadian singer-songwriter Julie Doiron move from Montreal to Sackville to Toronto. Also, bear in mind that So Many Days is the last in a trilogy of Doiron solo records. It’s been said that good things come in threes. I […] Continue Reading |
Diamond Rings back and larger than lifeAsk most Canadian indie rock darlings who they’d like to collaborate with if they could pick anyone and the stock answer is usually someone from The Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, or that dude from the Black Keys. (I could just barf all over their hipster clothes.) But ask John O’Regan, better known as Diamond […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: On firewalls and diving helmetsIn four weeks, and against odds that would drop Lance Armstrong, I will complete my Associate Degree in creative writing. Not bad, considering for most of it I was also suicidal. My secret? I used a magical, invisible diving bell helmet, of course. Depression had stalked me for years; wanting to die was just the […] Continue Reading |
