Buckle up. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Brad Pitt is going to space. Ad Astra finds Major Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) thrust into most distant family dispute ever, spanning light years across the planetary system. McBride gets pulled from his Space Command job to pursue a lost project (called the Lima Project) that…
Ingredients: • 1 celery stalk, diced • 1 medium white onion, diced • 2 carrots, peeled and diced • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 tbsp grated ginger • 1 bell pepper, diced (doesn’t matter what colour) • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped • 1 can lentils (washed) or 1 c2up of dried…
Vancouver is a city that screams vibrancy and culture, and the only place that 21-year-old photographer Sydney Wong has called home. Naturally, artistry runs in Sydney’s family; many of her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents enjoy photography. Wong continually finds ways to expand her artistic palette, not only with the taking photos around her city,…
The response we were looking for but not the one we need… So much for respecting your elders. In November of 2019, Chlöe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old member of New Zealand’s parliament, stood before the Speaker of the House to comment on the Zero Carbon bill. A fellow MP—an older man—then heckled her mid-speech. Her response…
The newest exhibit at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology features 11 BC-based artists who use ceramic sculpture to comment on social phenomena in the world around them. “Playing With Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary” will run until March 29th, 2020. DTES Hotel Bowls by Judy Chartrand [huge_it_slider id=”9″] This installation is called “if this is…
Photos by Eric J.W. Li Last week, I visited the Vancouver Christmas Market for the very first time. I was ecstatic. A cozy, rainy date night enjoying German fare at Vancouver’s gorgeous waterfront—what’s not to love? Upon entering, I felt like I was in a mock-up straight from Western Europe. The smell of dried lavender…
Words Sherry M. Lai My first ever online purchase was a white lace bodycon long-sleeve dress from Forever 21. That was back in 2012 when Instagram was still growing, Justin Bieber was in trouble (as always), and Forever 21 was reaching its peak, not its downfall. After filing for bankruptcy on October 3, 2019, Forever…
Zach Whitbread is a twenty-something-year-old frog who’s a complicated mess of music, scribbles, hopes, and horrors. He’s currently a fourth term computing student, but when he’s not dying at BCIT, he spends his time writing, drawing, and creating. Lately, his focus is on pixel art and custom cassettes for video game soundtracks. For a short…
The holiday season is approaching and WorkSafeBC is reminding workers, employers and the public to use ladders safely, both on the job and while decorating at home. Last year there were 1,138 accepted claims as a result of falls from ladders across all industries in B.C. “Falls from ladders are a common source of injury…
Comparative analysis reveals the cities emerging as leaders of smart urban development The Norwegian capital scores almost full marks for Clean Energy. Bergen ranks second, scoring particularly well for the overall Standard of Living. St. Petersburg, Russia, ranks 100th, with relatively high scores for Digitalisation. EasyPark has released the Smart City Index 2019, uncovering the cities emerging…
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC presents the exhibition, “Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary”, on display from November 22, to March 29, 2020. Showcasing a group of 11 highly celebrated BC-based artists — Judy Chartrand, Ying-Yueh Chuang, Gathie Falk, Jeremy Hatch, Ian Johnston, David Lambert, Glenn Lewis, Alywn O’Brien, Bill Rennie, Debra Sloan,…
French director Céline Sciamma’s historical lesbian romance paints a transfixing and emotional portrait. Characteristic of its title, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a romanticist painting in cinematic form. Céline Sciamma’s directorial style channels the hypnotic allure of a painting. Audiences are invited to immerse in the mastery of its composition—from the interwoven cinematographic…