Nic’s Flicks: The Suicide Squad funny, entertaining, riskyThe Suicide Squad (2021) 3.5/4 My favourite kinds of movies are ones that take risks. Take a movie like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, for instance. It took a lot of guts, both figuratively and literally, to make a movie that showed someone getting their heart ripped out from their body in that […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Fragile femininityIt was a sweaty summer afternoon and I had just gotten off work for the day. Sighing in heat-fuelled exhaustion, I got in the car and turned on my summer Spotify playlist. I always listen to music in the car, and, naturally, this playlist had lots of classic summer hits. I was halfway home when […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Feeling the strain of anxiety and smokeGoogling current wildfire activity for BC is terrifying. The province is a cluster of multi-coloured dots, each one indicating a fire, with an orange flame emoji beside the ones that are considered of note. And it’s starting to become a concern close to home: outside my building, signage has been posted informing smokers to use […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Classes Abroad: Things I can’t wait to do once I get to CamosunI am writing this in a hotel in Doha. I have tested negative for COVID and there are six more days left in my quarantine. I’ve finally gotten comfortable with the idea of travelling via a third country and quarantining. I’m trying to make the most of my unpredictable and unplanned hotel vacation in Qatar. […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Putting the pants onThis is a look back to help us understand that feminism is a constant fight for the future of others. It’s the belief in a human mind that is not limited to its surroundings. We need to look back at the simplest things, of what is so normal to us today. In fact, though, brave […] Continue Reading |
Why This Word looks at issues of female labour, writing, identity through artWhether it’s a song, novel, or screenplay, nothing brings out its creator’s thoughts and emotions like the craft of writing. And this month at Deluge Contemporary Art, Jo Ying Peng has curated an exhibit dedicated to deconstructing the act of writing as a way to shape identity. Why This Word runs until Saturday, August 21 […] Continue Reading |
Camosun transition program prepares northern youth for college education20 Indigenous students in Canada’s north recently took part in a four-month online transition program through Camosun College. The program aims to prepare students for post-secondary and to help with a transition that meets their cultural and educational needs. When the students completed the program, at the end of July, they then had an option […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins a big messSnake Eyes (2021) 0.5/4 Even before the pandemic, Paramount Pictures’ G.I. Joe film franchise had been struggling to find an audience. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation didn’t do amazingly well financially and the majority of critical reception was poor for both. Now, in a desperate attempt to appeal to a […] Continue Reading |
Royal BC museum exhibit curated by Black community aims to fight racism, build relationshipsA new art exhibit that follows stories from Black women such as Sylvia Stark, who was born enslaved in Missouri, is opening on Sunday at the Royal BC Museum. Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum is being presented by the BC Black History Awareness Society (BCBHAS) in partnership with the museum and runs […] Continue Reading |
Review: Day After Day inspires through musicI’ve talked here before about my love for writing reviews of live theatre and of how distressing it was for me to have to put that writing on hold while COVID-19 took over. Finally, it appears that COVID’s disruptions might be on hold for the moment, which means that Blue Bridge Theatre is boldly stepping […] Continue Reading |
