by Brianna Bock | Sep 14, 2023 | Culture, Events, Theatre, West Coast Creatives
The power of theatre on full display With the school year beginning anew, another year of the Victoria Fringe Festival comes to a close. This year’s festival was a huge success, and if you’re around for the last two weeks of August next year, the Fringe is a spectacle...
by Brianna Bock | Jul 27, 2023 | Op-eds, Opinions
Have we learned our lesson yet? Every shipwreck is a morality tale. An engineering flaw. An overconfident captain, owner, or company. A bottomline valued over the safety of passengers and crew alike. Dismissal of the destructive power of nature. Hubris. Pride....
by Brianna Bock | Jun 2, 2023 | Culture, Film
Characters and performances succeed, yet some songs and plot points miss the mark The Little Mermaid (2023) is the latest in Disney’s line-up of CGI-drenched live-action remakes. These films have always seemed like a transparent business decision. They’re over-reliant...
by Brianna Bock | Apr 6, 2023 | Op-eds, Opinions
Rather than blame the parents, it’s time to hold gaming companies accountable On March 17, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, by a Vancouver parent identified only as A.B. Their reasoning behind the lawsuit was that their son,...
by Brianna Bock | Mar 23, 2023 | Culture, Theatre
Though some performances fell flat, Mojada is a must-watch Chasing a better life, Medea and Hason have crossed the Mexican-American border and settled in Los Angeles. Hason has adapted to the new culture and his dreams are moving forward, but Medea can’t bring herself...