All a Board: Pandemic

Culture

I didn’t want to write about Pandemic until I’ve played the game with more than two players. Over the break, a childhood friend of mine who had moved to Ontario, came back to Vancouver for a visit. While I was hanging out with her in my apartment, the subject of board games came up. She’s an avid…

Escaping Agra

Culture, Top Stories

What would you do if you were forced to live your life on someone else’s terms? That is a question millions of youth across the globe face as they battle stereotypes and cookie-cutter identities. For Naveen Bhat, who identifies as non-binary (and uses the pronoun “them”), the experience turned into a nightmare. In 2015, Naveen’s…

All a Board — Carcassonne

Culture

In my last board game review, I shared a list of classic gateway boardgames. This time, I’m reviewing the board game that was my gateway into the non-digital gaming world. Carcassonne got me hooked on collecting board games. The game made my head spin, but that’s also one of the main reasons why I love…

“Rules Don’t Apply” Movie Review

Culture

If you’re younger than 30, you probably don’t know who Warren Beatty is, and you probably don’t care that this film is his mighty comeback from his directing hiatus since the late 90’s. I was a little wary going into this film. Usually movies with the same person directing, writing, and producing end up being…