David Vertesi sets sail with ‘Sad Dad Cruise Ship’ May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 Kirsty Chan It’s shaping up to be a busy year for Vancouver musician David Vertesi. He hosted the final Sing It Forward fundraising concert in January, released his sophomore solo album, Sad...
Thanks for playing: the weird legacy of ‘Homestuck’ May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 Rebecca Peterson This story was originally published by The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper, on May 4. It has been analyzed as a modern epic, a work of philosophical genius, and over...
Events Calendar May 12–June 09 May 11, 2016 Myles Sauer ART Art Café at the Victoria Event Centre It’s not the first time we’ve featured this event in our calendar, but that’s because it’s such a cool thing to check out (or...
The Martlet Podcast—Episode 3 April 25, 2016 Georgia Hennessy Jackson and Cormac O’Brien Who the hell cares what critics have to say? Well, Carl Wilson, music critic for Slate and Billboard and UVic Writing's 2016 Southam Lecturer, might. We caught up with Wilson...
Hometown Hero: Chatting with Aidan Knight April 25, 2016April 27, 2016 Cormac O’Brien Getting in touch with Aidan Knight is no easy feat. Not that that’s his fault — after finally getting through to him after four straight hours of countless missed calls and voice messages,...
Journal launch celebrates UVic undergraduate writing April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 Cormac O’Brien Writing is a solitary art — as a writer, I know that we, by nature, are shy, introverted creatures, often appearing only at night and very rarely in groups of more than...
Dirt bag geniuses: How planting trees gives artists room to grow April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 Cayden Johnson [pullquote] Tree planting culture is basically kind of like that group of kids from Peter Pan who throw the colourful goop at each other, but with a couple grumps [in the...
Poe Dameron #1 earns its high-flying namesake April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Myles Sauer There’s no better time to be a Star Wars fan than right now — and better still if you’re into comic books. Marvel’s unprecedented partnership with Disney and Lucasfilm has allowed them...
Events Calendar April 14–April 28 April 13, 2016 Cayden Johnson ART I Thought I Was the Only One Concocted by Kerri Flannigan and the Youth of Island Sexual Health, this collaborative show has been in the works for six months. Art illuminates...
Victorious Voices festival champions spoken word talent April 12, 2016 Sarah Lazin No props, no musical instruments, no costumes. Those rules aside, anything can happen onstage at Victorious Voices, a spoken word festival taking place right now. From April 11–13, the festival will...
