Flower Bomb
Something that lasts longer than a moment
The light outside is just beginning to fade on East Van, just in time for the end of a photo shoot. Sitting in a circle,…
Notes from the (Queer) Underground [Photo Essay]
Dostoyevsky but make it gay
Wrong Wave Festival 2022
Wooden sticks for the brave
The kick-off of Wrong Wave Festival 2022 opened with a distorted saxophone. I went by myself, and brought my book to keep me company, but…
Jodie Jodie Roger
Not a fucking boring human being
Interviewer Do you feel like the curtain was pulled back on having fans or being an entertainer? Jodie Jodie Roger No. The curtain would be…
Sunny Chen
Power puffed, totally spy, y2k nostalgia bomb
Power puffed, totally spy, y2k nostalgia bomb, Sunny Chen eminates duality via music alterego “Sad China.” They are a do-it-all mastermind, crushing it in pop…
Choose Your Own Sled Island Adventure
A real dungeon, lined with cold stone and anticipation
This review is based on my experience at the 15th year of the Sled Island Music Festival, held on the traditional territory of the Blackfoot…
On Discovering the Tomhankulous w/ Dr. Felicity Kluffman
An unfiltered look at the crisis we are in
Dr. Felicity Kluffman, a neurologist and researcher at Vancouver General Hospital, has been practicing medicine for 31 years. She recently sat down with Ruby Ravvin,…
A Taste of Music Waste 2022
pedestrians and their pedestrian activities
Music Waste Fest. Day 1 w/ Shop Cat, girlsnails, Rainbows End, and future star The much anticipated first night of Music Waste, the annual Vancouver…
What is Love?
A place for intimate conversation, not for sale
I walked right past The JAM Studios at first. A storefront hidden by red curtains in the window, with only a hand-drawn sign, embellished with…
Leaving Chang’e On Read
In relation to your poetry are you...
Leaving Chang’e on Read is author Jane Shi’s debut chapbook, presenting poems that cover complimentary yet diverse themes. Her pieces tap into troubled family histories,…
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