Victoria Film Festival 2019: the Martlet’s favourite movies February 8, 2019 Kate Korte The Martlet attended several films at this year's 25th Victoria Film Festival. Here are some of our favourites. Eternal Winter Glenn Howard Eternal Winter (Örök tél in Hungarian) is the heart-wrenching story of...
Today marks the first day of the Victoria Film Festival February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Anna Dodd It's February 1, which can only mean one thing: the Victoria Film Festival (VFF) is back for another year! Running from Feb. 1 to Feb. 10, the festival is a...
Gap year travelling won’t solve your quarter-life crisis January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Kate Korte Don’t know what to do with your life? Travel might not be the answer. Running away, or travelling, may seem like an easy way out of your quarter-life crisis. But be...
Traditional tattoos of northwest coast First Nations celebrated at Vancouver gallery January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 Devon Bidal The Bill Reid Gallery collaborated with First Nations tattoo artists from the northwest coast to celebrate the history of cultural tattooing ‘Body Language’ is an exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery...
21-year-old UVic student publishes 127000-word novel January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Anna Dodd Today — Jan. 16 — her book is being released It’s not every day that a 21-year-old can say they’ve written a 127 000-word novel, ended a publishing contract won in...
Fill in the map to learn about the First Nations territories that you call home January 12, 2019 Carina Pogoler Can you name any of the Indigenous groups who call the southern tip of Vancouver Island home? If not, why might that be? These questions stuck with me when Alana Sayers,...
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ afresh take on the classic January 12, 2019 Blaine Willick With great power comes great responsibility. I think we can all relate to that statement in one way or another. The Spider-Man movies have been a pinnacle of entertainment for the...
Seek questions, not answers December 28, 2018December 14, 2018 Truly Hunter Steven Erikson on the art of writing Steven Erikson is a prolific author and alumnus of the University of Victoria undergraduate writing program, as well as the University of Iowa Writers...
Christmas returns to The Butchart Gardens December 16, 2018 Connor Guyn Christmas lovers rejoice: twinkling lights and holiday spirit have returned to The Butchart Gardens. The Magic of Christmas, now celebrating its 32nd year, is Butchart’s annual celebration of the festive...
Meet the UVic Professor behind the new $10 bill December 14, 2018 Emily Fagan On Nov. 19, Canada welcomed a new angle — literally — to their history and currency, with input from one of UVic's very own. Over a year before Viola Desmond, a...
