Stewed rabbits, mermaid hair, and lost U-Passes: Nexus’ 2015To help ring in the new year, we gathered a bunch of Nexus writers and picked their brains about what their favourite things of 2015 were. Enjoy! Pascale Archibald student editor 1. Jokes from my one-and-a-half-year-old niece 2. My adorable cat, who I rescued in January of this year 3. Finding out my sister’s pregnant […] Continue Reading |
Naughty-but-nice Cheesecakes return to melt icy hearts with holiday performanceHave you been naughty or nice this year? Why not both? The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue are going to prove it’s possible to be both as they shimmy on stage on December 5 for their annual Naughty but Nice Peepshow. The 11-member troupe have been performing various takes on burlesque since 2006; The Naughty but Nice […] Continue Reading |
The most boring video game in the world returns for Desert Bus for Hope fundraiserMark your calendars, gaming enthusiasts: Desert Bus for Hope returns on November 14. This unique event mixes philanthropy, gaming, and all things nerd culture. Desert Bus for Hope is an annual charity event that raises funds for Child’s Play, a Seattle-run game-industry charity focused on raising funds for children’s hospitals and sexual-assault resources. Desert Bus […] Continue Reading |
Author explores historical and cultural context of BC artistsPender Island-based writer Maria Tippett, who grew up in Victoria, has always had words in her blood. Her latest book, Made in British Columbia, is just the most recent example of a passion she’s had since she was young. “When I was a child I wrote a play,” she says. “I was about seven. I […] Continue Reading |
Laci Green tackles rape culture at UVic lectureIt was surprising how many people were at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium when I arrived to see Laci Green speak last night. The line of people waiting to get into the auditorium was so long it doubled back to the doors of the room. I was quite literally within comfortable speaking distance of […] Continue Reading |
Charles Tolman explores the history of water in VictoriaVictoria has one of the most secure water systems in North America. It is also one of only five North American cities that actually controls its water supply’s entire watershed (Victoria gets its water from Sooke Lake). Charles Tolman, a writer and retired academic, is more than happy to talk about those things. Tolman has […] Continue Reading |
Nexus looks back, through the haze, at the Great Canadian Beer FestivalThis was my first year attending the Great Canadian Beer Festival, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. I was very pleased to find when I arrived that all 65 breweries in attendance were Canadian. The crowd of people that poured onto the field when the bell rang, announcing the opening of the […] Continue Reading |
A look at two perspectives on Victoria’s sewage controversyOn Tuesday, May 12, a formal debate on the subject of sewage was held at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus. But it’s nothing new: Victoria’s sewage controversy has been stewing for nearly two decades. The last few years have seen things intensify, with plans, counter-plans, and failed proposals stacking up at the Capital Regional District (CRD) to […] Continue Reading |
Stardust in the waters: a journey through a provincial parkHalf a block past the entrance to the Butchart Gardens, the van crunched onto the side of Wallace Road. The three of us, all local teenagers, crawled out to the gravel pathway between the wall of trees and the empty road. We pulled up our coat zippers and clicked on our flashlights. Mine, a police […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Beer Week brings more cheers to another yearWith its abundance of craft breweries, it’s pretty clear that Victoria is a beer-drinking city, so a beer-specific week seems perfectly natural. Enter Victoria Beer Week. “There was a group of us that started meeting, all kinds of different people, but all related to beer,” explains Joe Wiebe, co-founder of the festival and author of […] Continue Reading |
