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American energy company Kinder Morgan is planning a large expansion of its Trans Mountain Pipeline, and the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has signed off against it in a letter to the federal government. CCSS external executive Rachael Grant says she is disappointed by the federal government’s decision to approve the pipeline expansion and was […]

There is pain involved in losing loved ones, but there is also the realization that from that same pain creativity can arise. At least that’s the idea behind A Broken Hallelujah, a new art exhibit featuring works from locals Miles Lowry and Georgia Angelopoulos. (The exhibit is on display online only, at Love & Liberty, […]

As an old-time radio lover, I adored this local performance of Miracle on 34th St., even though it was about Christmas (still a Grinch). It was everything I hoped it would be; it was amazing to step under the old Roxy marquee and into the theatre, to sit in the seats where—if a tall person […]

For comedians Alastair Knowles and Aaron Malkin, who play the British comedy duo James and Jamesy in O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy, there is no better time to pretend to be British than the holidays. “We’re British Columbian,” says Knowles with a laugh. “The show has been described as ‘walking out of a Monty […]

I’m the first to admit that I’m a Grinch when it comes to the holidays. Holiday music and plays don’t reflect modern broken families or hard times; it’s all about Christmas cheer and good will. The trouble is, it’s usually just to family. This Little Light, playing at the Belfry Theatre, shows a story a […]

Neil Young Peace Trail (Reprise Records) 4/5 What always sticks out most for me about Neil Young is his lyrics. On his 37th studio album, Peace Trail, Young’s words don’t shy away from the political, the spiritual, and, especially, the human. Peace Trail, which is only slightly more electric and modern than what all Young […]

Manchester by the Sea 4.5/5 I’ve seen few films throughout my cinematic-junkie career that jar the viewer and pick at the can of worms we all try to keep shut inside us the way Manchester by the Sea (2016) does. It delves into the deepest and darkest trenches of the fragile human heart while making […]

The Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome (Interscope Records) 4.5/5 The Rolling Stones’ new covers album Blue and Lonesome challenges me to appreciate remakes in new ways. The album’s opener, “Just Your Fool” (which was originally recorded by Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra in 1953), has fresh New Orleans jazz undertones combined with good old-fashioned rock, […]

Camosun College students pay $1.11 per month to be members of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). But what help or benefits are Camosun students getting from the CFS at this point? I think Camosun College students should leave the organization. First of all, money should be used for more important things. If the Camosun […]

Even though I had no idea what the audience found so funny about Shockheaded Peter – A Junk Opera, I still found myself enjoying this production, which is based on a German book of cautionary tales for children. Given that the book was published in the 1800s, the tales do not beat around the bush, […]