Learning from The Lesser Blessed

Learning from The Lesser Blessed

by | Feb 27, 2013 | Culture

Any story powerfully told, no matter the subject matter, has the potential to garner attention and accolades. This is true for Canadian film The Lesser Blessed. Holding the stage is the Tlicho First Nation of the Northwest Territories — a group rarely in the movie...

Houston, we want to get married

by | Feb 14, 2013 | Business | Tech

“I love you to the moon and back” is a popular phrase, but would you be able to prove it? This Valentine’s Day, a man from Paris named Sebastian will possibly come closer than any person ever has to doing so. With the help of Parisian company ApoteoSurprise, which...

The hard-muscled, gentle-hearted Teddy Bear

by | Feb 8, 2013 | Culture

Danish filmmaker Mads Matthieson directs first-time actor and former bodybuilder Kim Kold in Teddy Bear a film about a man hard in muscle, soft at heart and weak in confidence. Matthieson sweetly juxtaposes the rough and the cuddly to tell an unusual but hope-filled...

Activists show no love for Kiss in the City Contest

by | Feb 7, 2013 | News

The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA)’s fourth annual Kiss in the City Contest is meeting some opposition for the first time. A group called the Disruption Collective says the contest further marginalizes those living in poverty by actively excluding them...

Showing a little Valentine’s Day love

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Culture

The UVic Students’ Society (UVSS) Women’s Centre is taking advantage of the hype surrounding Valentine’s Day by holding its fourth annual panty drive until Feb. 10. The Women’s Centre, located in the Student Union Building (SUB) room B107, is accepting donations of...