New poet laureate hopes to give back to arts community February 4, 2016February 3, 2016 Cormac O’Brien If anyone deserves to be “the champion for youth and the literary arts” in Victoria, it’s probably Ann-Bernice Thomas. A second-year Theatre and Creative Writing student at UVic involved in poetry,...
The Martlet’s Valentine’s Day Playlist 2.0 February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 Cormac O’Brien It’s midnight on Valentine’s Day and something’s gone wrong. After a consensual and sober-minded decision to get in bed together, you and your boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other/Tinder pity date are knocking boots, as...
Events: Feb 4–Feb 14 February 3, 2016 Cayden Johnson MUSIC Records and Cocktails: Psychedelia and Acid Drenched Nightmares with Mark McIntyre You’re in for a trippy night of dark overtones and adventurous, colourful music patterns. To accompany this aural dissolution of...
‘Describe My Lonely’ flips the script on relationships January 21, 2016 Holly Lam If you’ve ever wanted to experience a piece of theatre again to catch all the things you missed, Describe My Lonely's unique concept offers a compelling reason to do so....
Hip Hop Karaoke turns up at Lucky Bar January 21, 2016January 20, 2016 Emmett Robinson Smith The room is dim, loud and packed. Bartenders work in a blurred frenzy. Some people sit. Others stand. Most dance. Onstage, two skinny white dudes in V-necks and Birkenstocks give...
‘Stepping Out’: shaking it out in 1980s London January 21, 2016January 20, 2016 Senica Maltese The talented folks at Langham Court are grooving to a new beat in their fresh rendition of Richard Harris’ Stepping Out. At once witty and resonant, this comedy delves into...
Events: Jan 21–Feb 3 January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 Cayden Johnson ART Vic Slam: CIPS Qualifier Watch poetry get competitive as eight top poets battle to win a chance to represent Victoria at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam — taking place in Vancouver in late...
My most underrated albums of 2015 January 7, 2016January 19, 2016 Cayden Johnson Eartheater — Metalepsis Metalepsis is an album by Alexandra Drewchin that earned praise on Bandcamp and in Britain’s Fact magazine but truly deserves more recognition. The album is an ambient hybrid of multiple...
My pick of the flicks of 2015 January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Cormac O’Brien About a month ago, as I sat down to write a list of my favourite movies of 2015, I realized I hadn’t seen nearly enough films in 2015. So over...
The best decision I made in 2015 January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Jess Lin In a haze of essay-writing near the end of term, I bought a ticket to the Dec. 14 Vancouver stop on Miley Cyrus’ Milky Milky Milk tour. I’d hoped that...
