New Music Revue: Aversions deliver upper-tier post-punk with Empty CenturyAversions Empty Century (Independent) 4/5 Vancouver’s Aversions have found themselves in a very particular niche on third album Empty Century, which follows up 2023’s excellently titled You Wanted the Bike. The band are firmly in the post-punk world but have found a slightly more aggressive approach, and the end result is mainly fantastic here. The […] Continue Reading |
AGGV exhibit looks at Indigenous ancestry, identity through nuanced lensMeryl McMaster’s exhibit Bloodlines, which is running now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV), blends aspects of her Dutch/Scottish ancestry with her Plains Cree/Métis lineage, taking the form of an imaginative series of breathtaking photos bolstered by historical documents and culturally resonant sculptures. AGGV chief curator Steven McNeil says that the idea for […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: September 2, 2025 issueFall-ing and can’t get up: Former Nexus writer Jon Valentine’s “Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the New School Year” reads like a schoolboy manifesto. For our September 5, 2000 issue, he modelled his insight and prophesized the BC government’s end of a tuition freeze (resulting in the collective student debt of $500 […] Continue Reading |
Wild rescues and demon slayings: movies to look out for this fall in VictoriaEveryone is thinking about back to school, but fall is also a great time for new movies. From lesser-known productions to IMAX jaw-droppers to a spectacularly soggy film fest, there’s lots to look forward to. For all my anime fans out there, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba—The Movie: Infinity Castle will be in theatres on […] Continue Reading |
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Open Space: Stop and smell the campusJust last May, I, like so many other Business students, made a gruelling decision. One that would fill the preceding few months with stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. I decided to take summer courses. With the arrival of the warmth and the flourish of nature, students yearned longingly for the outside. I saw it in my […] Continue Reading |
New Earth Bandits 2 whimsical experience despite design flawsNew Earth Bandits 2 is the newest production from SNAFU, an alternative theatre group that focuses on unconventional expressions of theatre instead of the expected sit-down format. This approach creates a more immersive experience, often with interactive elements, and seems to be mostly based around an improv format. The immediate vibe I got from the […] Continue Reading |
Pieces of Performance: Cherry Cheeks helps bring Shade Burlesque Festival to townLocal burlesque performer, producer, and educator Cherry Cheeks has been working hard behind the curtain to bring together an all-BIPOC show that will soon be hitting the stage. The Shade Burlesque Festival will take place Thursday, September 25 to Saturday, September 27 at the McPherson Playhouse. “All of our headliners are going to be teaching […] Continue Reading |
Hurricane Faith: Why we are lying, why we are believingIt hadn’t seemed so difficult to parse through the false narratives and fabricated realities before this moment. It hadn’t felt this frictionless, as it appears today, to slip into the fringes and remain deep below. Or we had been familiar enough with the propaganda and the media bias and corporate or political control over rhetoric […] Continue Reading |
Student advice for entering a new school yearFall is near; the new academic year begins as the season transitions into tints of red and yellow, decorating our campus and welcoming students into the new semester. Whether you’re in your last term of your studies or just beginning your journey, you’ll need to prepare yourself to confidently continue your education. First and foremost, […] Continue Reading |
