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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, […]

Long after I played The Lion’s Song: Episode 2 – Anthology the melody from the first episode lingered in my brain, accompanied by the swinging, creaking, lantern (those who have played this game will know what I mean). The Lion’s Song: Episode 1 – Silence—available for free on Steam—caused my inner band geek to start […]

The love affair started the moment I walked into the University of Victoria’s Phoenix Theatre and saw the set; my heart broke the moment Les Liaisons Dangereuses ended. Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a story, set in the 1780s, of two rivals who use sex as a weapon of manipulation, unapologetically ruining many people before they themselves […]

When people face the same thing every day, it gets boring. So it makes sense that people don’t want to eat the same food every day. As far as pubs or restaurants go, seeing the same style over and over again is boring as well. Here at Camosun College, the Dunlop House Pub creates a […]