Crafting crosswords July 12, 2018July 13, 2018 Cormac O’Brien How one former cartoonist confounded people in both the Martlet and the New York Times For student journalists who have written for the paper over its 70-year existence, the Martlet is often...
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival gets nautical in its 28th year June 25, 2018June 27, 2018 Josh Kozelj Two of Shakespeare’s works set to take place on the grounds of Camosun College To watch The Tempest, Pericles, or both — for Shakespeare fans in Victoria, that is the question. Returning for a...
Local youth string ensemble fundraising for an Emerald Isle excursion June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Emily Fagan Group hoping to travel, commit random acts of violins A two-time Canadian Folk Music Award–nominated group of local youth musicians have their sights set on Ireland, but they need community support...
New book humanizes health care in Canada June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 Jakelene Plan Andrew MacLeod’s “All Together Healthy” offers accessible criticisms for an all-too-often inaccessible health care system The joke goes like this: the premise of Breaking Bad would never work in Canada. That’s funny, right?...
Bill Gaston’s latest book has fish, family, and feeling May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Juliana Rupchan If you want to learn a lot about fishing without looking like you’re reading about fishing, this might be the book for you. I read Bill Gaston’s new memoir, Just...
Grade school science students show off April 22, 2018April 20, 2018 Devon Bidal It’s a grey Sunday afternoon and the quad is fairly quiet, but the Elliot lecture wing is buzzing. UVic is hosting the 57th annual Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair for...
Relics in Catholicism April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 Brianna Bock Five hundred-year-old arm of St. Francis visited Victoria earlier this year On Jan. 27, St. Francis Xavier’s arm arrived in Victoria at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church. The relic had travelled across...
The real star of Black Panther April 10, 2018April 4, 2018 Angel Manguerra The Wakandan technology, its symbolism, and the female character behind it all Just a warning, there’s some spoilers ahead. I’d strongly suggest you go and watch the Black Panther movie soon — I...
Confabulation pushes the power of stories April 8, 2018April 10, 2018 Angel Manguerra Victoria’s live storytelling series is raw, real, and winning hearts People love stories, and listening to a good story told well is time well-spent. However, it happens too often nowadays that...
Killy delivers a short but sweet performance at Vertigo April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Eden Da Silva In the constantly evolving new generation of hip-hop music, a rapper's live performance can make or break their career. On Thursday, Toronto rapper Killy proved that he was here to...
