When I first stepped onto the BCIT campus, I had no intention of falling in love. Neither did he. His name is Tai. We’re both taking a two-year broadcast journalism program. He instantly caught my eye on orientation day. He asked for my number, and since then, we’ve texted each other non-stop. We dated for…
The hip-hop artist’s posthumous album dropped on January 17 Mac Miller’s death in 2018 sent shockwaves throughout the entire rap and music industry. Before his accidental overdose at age 26, he collaborated and befriended some of this generations’ greatest artists like Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, and Lil Wayne. Many artists including J. Cole, G-Eazy, Anderson…
Marriage Story pits the two ideas of falling in and out of love against each other. A stage director, Charlie, (Adam Driver) and his actor wife, Nicole, (Scarlett Johansen) endure a grinding divorce through the film that brings out the best and worst of them. They ping pong from coast to coast, while fighting for…
The Steamworks Espresso Stout is a light-bodied heavily malted beer perfect for the winter season and for lovers of both coffee and beer. Steamworks infused this beer with 7,000 shots of espresso per batch (that’s a lot), this is very obvious in the flavour as it tastes more like a coffee than any stout I’ve…
‘Parasite’ and Joaquin Phoenix topped headlines during Hollywood’s biggest night. The 92nd Academy Awards recognized (and snubbed) the best film achievements of the year on Sunday.
Born in West Texas, Greyson Chance got his start in the music industry 10 years ago. Some may remember him as the kid who went viral after he played his rendition of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi,” for which he went on to appear on Ellen. Today, he’s known as the confident, electronic pop artist that uses…
PuSh is a three-week festival featuring an emotionally honest, politically daring program of visually arresting dance, eclectic music, and genre-crossing theatre. This is the 16th annual edition of the festival, and it will run from January 21 to February 9, 2020, at various venues across the Lower Mainland. There are 27 works from nine countries…
Divorce As a Catalyst for Intergenerational Mental Health Concerns Can mental illness be passed down genetically, or is it influenced by our social surroundings? This is an ongoing debate between scholars and scientists. This excerpt explores the theory of “the intergenerational transmission of mental illness” using divorce as a catalyst for negative mental health symptoms…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez takes us back to the 2000s through an 18-track nostalgic love story on his new album Chixtape 5. The singer, songwriter, and record producer continued with the same theme from earlier mixtapes in his collection, with a few skits sewn in. By love story, I mean cheating, lies and threatening phone…
What: BOOZE ‘N’ SCHMOOZE – An Independent Filmmakers Meetup When: Every last Tuesday of the month Where: The Blarney Stone (Gastown) How Much: $10.00 for non-members If you’re aiming to work in the film industry, networking is an essential step to land a gig. The industry can seem small and closed, and even if you’re…
Director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit Broadway musical is a litter box full of nightmares. ‘Cats’ is the ravaged corpse of a backyard critter that Hollywood fat cats dragged in theatres. Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer once said, “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and…
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho satirizes class warfare in his Cannes Film Festival-winning black comedy. ‘Parasite’ is set to sweep the Best Foreign Language Picture category in the upcoming awards season. Bong Joon-ho writes and directs his films similarly to how an architect blueprints a building—with devotion to structure and precision. Among film industry circles,…