Events: Sept 10–Sept 23 September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 Myles Sauer Art Anna Banana: 45 Years of Fooling Around with A. Banana I’ve had a love-hate relationship with bananas for quite a while. Sometimes it’s like, dang, these are so good. And other...
The Book of Souls a stunning return to form September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 Myles Sauer I’ll admit that when I heard the news heavy metal stalwarts Iron Maiden were releasing a new album — and a double album at that — my excitement was laced with trepidation. For all...
Come & Go makes for upbeat #tbt September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 Riley van der Linden When I hear a track on the radio, or a friend suggests a song for me to listen to, my first thought is to wonder where this music comes from....
Fringe Fest: Shakespeare gets ‘wyrd’ September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Riley van der Linden I never thought that William Shakespeare's plays would be told well through contemporary dance and collective movement theatre, but in the case of DamnSpot Theatre’s production of The Wyrd Sisters,...
Fringe Fest: Fallout leaves a mark September 2, 2015September 3, 2015 Holly Lam "Who would you bring to the end of the world?" and "What’s with the grapefruits?" aren’t questions you’d normally hear together, or questions you’d hear at all. But Markus Spodzieja...
Fringe Fest: Two has us seeing double September 2, 2015September 3, 2015 Holly Lam The Martlet recently spoke with Two's Kat Taddei and Colette Habel ahead of the show's premiere. You can read it here. This review does contain some spoilers. As I previously wrote in...
UVic duo team up for Fringe Festival debut August 24, 2015September 2, 2015 Holly Lam At this year’s Victoria Fringe Festival, two shows called Two will take the stage. The humour of this coincidence isn’t lost on Colette Habel and Kat Taddei, respectively the director...
FKA twigs’s M3LL155X an icon for sexuality, creativity, and empowerment August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 Michel Ghanem To FKA twigs’s most dedicated fans, M3LL155X (pronounced "Melissa"), or EP3, came after what felt like months of teasing, song releases, and live performances. To the rest of the world,...
Generation gap: Pondering the intricacies of Pixar’s Inside Out August 5, 2015August 10, 2015 Stephen Ross Kathleen Ross is an eleven-year-old girl, just like Inside Out’s protagonist, Riley. Stephen is a grouchy professor who kind of hates everything just as a default. The two sat down...
Graphic content to wrap up your summer August 5, 2015August 7, 2015 Myles Sauer Archie #1 (Archie Comics) Archie comics have seen a renaissance in recent years, with the 2013 launch of Afterlife with Archie and the introduction of an openly gay character being just...
