During the holidays, I returned to my mother’s homeland for the second time, to further absorb the culture I was geographically isolated from in my early youth. If you know…
Bacon jam. Upon hearing of its existence, every meat-eating man or woman begins a subconscious journey to taste it. You may not realize that you’ve been searching for it, but…
I find January to be a melancholy month: after the holidays, but spring has yet to make any appearances; the whole month is kind of like a bad hangover after…
On “The Great Rhyme Dropper,” the first single from Grand Analog’s new album Modern Thunder, MC Odario Williams raps, “I do the damn thing proper/I ain’t a rapper, I’m a…
Our new year’s resolutions have been set into motion, and we’re all looking optimistically towards a year of success, health, and romance. With a little help from a motivational playlist,…
Cinecenta is starting off the year with its usual eclectic mix of films, this time including Ender’s Game and the documentary My Father and the Man in Black. In the…
UVic alumna Andrea Routley’s debut collection of short stories is entertaining and deeply affecting. Her voice is contemplative, always questioning assumptions or presenting alternative ways of thinking, and it’s fairly…
The Taco Justice League food truck is most often seen in the parking lot of Wellburns Food Market, near the corner of Cook Street and Pandora Avenue. The food vendor…