Dark Sounds unearths human condition through innovative flamencoDark Sounds is a series of flamenco literary performances by the members of Palabra Flamenco and poets Garth Martens and Jan Zwicky. In this unusual way of reinventing the flamenco tradition, two poets perform with a dancer and a guitarist who improvise and respond to the English-language poetry and storytelling. They dive into themes of […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: Horrors of womanhoodIt’s common knowledge among my peers by now that horror is, generally speaking, the genre I least admire. That’s not to say I don’t like creepers and crawlers—I most certainly do—however, it’s for a variety of reasons, beginning with tasteless shock and ending with the perpetual fear I already experience as a young lady, that […] Continue Reading |
Natural Selection: October 30, 2024 issue |
Camosun College Student Society Diwali party encourages diversityThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) will be throwing a big party for Diwali this year. Considered to be the most important festival in Indian culture, Diwali celebrates a triumphant moment in Hindu mythology when Rama and Sita were reunited and everyone in the kingdom illuminated the city to welcome the couple home. CCSS external […] Continue Reading |
Localtoast: The Demon That Lives at Localhost: October 30, 2024 issue |
Tile Crawler: October 30, 2024 issue |
Ruby Rioux and the Bats from Saturn: October 30, 2024 issue |
YYJ on USA: A collection of local voices talk American electionAmong all the headlines, and the interviews, and the radio talks, I’ve found a timid silence penetrating the conversations I share regarding the future, as if not mentioning the monster will cease to wake it. I say “monster” as a stand-in for human rights, climate change, genocide, and affordability because I too do not wish […] Continue Reading |
Meanwhile…: October 30, 2024 issue |
Gay as in Happy: It’s beginning to look a lot like Gay ChristmasEvery year, Halloween rolls around and a bunch of people in the queer community call it “Gay Christmas,” but what the heck does that even mean? The nickname can be traced as far back as the ’50s, so the practice is nothing new. Christmas is considered the highest holy day for a lot of people, […] Continue Reading |
