Victoria loses with closure of Pic-A-Flic

For some, video rental stores are a foggy memory. The weekend rituals of two-day rentals were able to fill entire nights with an on-couch cinema experience crowding living rooms. Physical media brought the advent of the modern home entertainment system; the abundant amount of tape and disc options provided lovers of film with genre-spanning variety. […]

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Not the Last Word: The gift of time

Has the world always been this dark? We’re constantly hit with news reels and reports, and if it’s not about some egotistical billionaire tycoon deciding to show off by taking a vacation into outer space then it’s the latest stories on how global warming is sweeping the earth with floods and fires, the Israel-Palestine conflict, […]

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News Briefs: November 1, 2023 issue

  Calling all artists The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has announced a design competition where the winning students will have their art featured on next year’s student agenda. The three grand prize winners of the competition will receive a $50 bookstore gift card, a Hydro Flask water bottle, Camosun hoodie, and other merchandise. The […]

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Camosun alumna Jaxxee uses music to take the power back

Local soul/trip hop artist Jaxxee’s debut single “Gone” is thematically profound and deeply personal. The song—which dropped in August, followed by the release of “so tired” this month—offers listeners a story about Jaxxee’s life journey, with a glimpse of hope. “[It’s about] letting go of relationships that don’t serve us,” she says, “and, I believe, […]

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