Dropping the Needle: Winners and losers of 2024

Last year was full of ups and downs in the music industry. It was marked by major comebacks, mainstream artists’ beefs, album flops, and much more that kept music fans on their toes. Here are the top three biggest winners and losers of 2024. Biggest winners: 3. Charli XCX Charli returned as a mainstream artist […]

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Pieces of Performance: Local drag performer Fierce Brosnan gets iconic

Fierce Brosnan, also known as Chelsea, has taken the Victoria drag king scene by storm. Stepping up as a ’90s heartthrob, this campy and charismatic boy can charm like no other. “Lately I’ve leaned into a more crooner, classically handsome performer—I guess to show that us old boys still got it,” says Fierce. When attending […]

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Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Supplements: cop or drop?

With the start of a new year come new ways to self-improve. For many of us those goals are health and fitness related.  As a Kinesiology student, I want to use this platform to educate Camosun students on one of the most misinformed topics in health and fitness: supplements. Here are a few I recommend […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: Real Life

Somewhere between PBS’ An American Family and E! network’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians there emerged a widespread interest in observing the private mechanics of the nuclear family, and when that became tired, we were left with endless spinoffs and remarketing to redirect our time from our own families. But before anyone had the chance […]

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Reasons to Live… In Victoria: Belfry and Stage Wine Bar a fine pairing

I recently saw and reviewed Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey at the Belfry Theatre in Fernwood Square. A mom myself, I jumped on the opportunity to abandon my husband and our two-and-a-half-year-old under the pretense of a writing assignment. The Belfry Theatre is a small and welcoming space in the heart of Fernwood—one of Victoria’s […]

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Lydia’s Film Critique: They All Laughed

In Manhattan, the air is crowded, the people jaded, and the racket tireless. But in Peter Bogdanovich’s Manhattan, crosswalks are merely optional, light jogs are city transit, and an effervescent love has swept up the city and all its citizens.  They All Laughed (1981) calls itself “a New York romance,” a nebulous summary telling very […]

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Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: To be vulnerable is to be human

Vulnerability is something that many men, including myself, struggle with. It’s hard, and it can be scary, but it’s vital in developing and maintaining deep and authentic relationships. Here’s why. To be vulnerable is to put yourself in a position, through your words or actions, where others can hurt you and trusting that they won’t. […]

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Dropping the Needle: Taylor Swift’s era

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour has come to an end with her last three shows at BC Place in Vancouver. It’s impossible to ignore the tour’s unprecedented impact on music and culture. And with this, it’s time to talk about where Swift stands as one of the greatest pop artists of all time.  The Eras […]

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Reasons to Live… In Victoria: New Year’s decadence

It’s been about a week since many of us made a New Year’s resolution. I used to set unrealistic health and wellness goals like lose 10 pounds, start exercising and eating healthy, blah blah blah. But I don’t actually want to do any of those things. It’s not that I don’t think exercise and nutrition […]

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