The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies impresses at IMAX despite flawsThe Hobbit trilogy has come to an end with The Battle of the Five Armies. Director Peter Jackson received a lot of criticism breaking the story into three separate movies, but I have no problem with three three-hour films depicting The Hobbit. The movies are visually stunning; watching it on an Imax 3D screen is […] Continue Reading |
Journey to Space delights with informationI was pleasantly surprised by the amount of information that Journey to Space, playing at the Victoria IMAX in the Royal BC Museum, provided in its 45-minute run-time while maintaining the ability to capture its audience. With an impactful delivery and full of historical and emotional material, Journey to Space speaks to many audiences. Having […] Continue Reading |
Recent debate at Camosun brings issues of capitalism and climate change to lightA debate was held on Camosun’s Lansdowne campus on Thursday, February 5 regarding the role of capitalism in climate change. Camosun instructors Becky Mason and Bijan Ahmadi argued that capitalism can resolve climate change; Peter Ove and Larry Hannant, also Camosun instructors, argued that capitalism cannot solve the environmental shift. “I think in general I […] Continue Reading |
Globetrotters please crowd with variety basketballSince the late 1920s, the Harlem Globetrotters have entertained audiences worldwide with their unique combination of basketball, theatre, comedy, and audience participation. The world’s most recognizable basketball team recently gave Victoria an energetic show at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, full of all the elements that make them entertaining. This included an almost tied, but eventually […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: The right to die with dignity is long overdueI have seen torture. And I am overjoyed that laws enabling that torture were just eliminated in Canada. With the Supreme Court having recently struck down laws against assisted suicide, the controversial topic of euthanasia has risen to the surface of public debate once more. Arguments against the legalization of doctor-assisted suicide often come from […] Continue Reading |
Sin City’s space edition gets off to rollicking startThe Victoria Events Centre was laid out exactly how I was hoping: cabaret style. I was pleased that didn’t have to cringe at the typical theatre seats, always set up row-by-row, forcing me to trip over old ladies just to get to my seat in the middle of the theatre. A young and boisterous crowd […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Big-box shopping detrimental to society as a wholeShopping at big-box stores like Walmart contributes to our society’s increasing poverty. When money is spent at big-box stores owned by corporations instead of local businesses, cash flow is being ripped from the local economy. Unfortunately, prices at big supermarkets are often lower than at the local grocer, making it difficult for students to afford […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Russian poet Joseph Brodsky believed in literature“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” So said the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who had more claim than most to know about books and crimes. Brodsky got his start writing in St. Petersburg during the heyday of Soviet oppression. In 1964, at age 23, he was arrested […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: The struggle to walk in peaceWomen have come a long way in battling inequality and gaining rights as individuals; however, many of us are still unable to walk down our own city streets without feeling objectified. A simple wert-whirl whistle has the ability to remove decades of progress, and forces women to remember that men still have the upper hand […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College begins search for new presidentCamosun College has started the search for a new college president. Utilizing executive search consultants Davies Park (who have four offices in Canada, the closest one being in Vancouver), the college hopes to select the new president by March of 2015. At a recent meeting held at Camosun to seek input from the college community, […] Continue Reading |
