Culture

UVic thrift market highlights Victoria’s vintage fashion scene

Entering the Michele Pujol Room in the Student Union Building at UVic, one would expect to find white walls covered with old displays from corporate events. Last month,  2nd Degree…

Extra special peanut butter cookies

Consuming edibles can be a great way to enjoy cannabis. It avoids the lung damage that comes with smoking and the high lasts much longer while using much less product.

“Vinegar Tom” reveals the twisted logic of witch trials

Vinegar Tom, the story of a community in 16th century England, shows how a seemingly thoughtless comment can snowball into a witch trial.

Smut Slam is back, and Victoria is getting in on the action

Smut Slam, a global network of sex-positive, dirty storytelling events, has returned to the Victoria Events Centre.

A Zillennial’s guide to the lesbian world in media

I’m a Zillennial. On the Millennial and Generation Z cusp, this means I remember when the Jonas Brothers all wore matching purity rings, and when Miley Cyrus's song “Can’t Be…

What not to watch with your parents

Sex and TV go together like popcorn and candy. Popcorn’s great on its own, but with a little candy on the side, the flavours really pop out. Whether or not…

OUTstages: A queer celebration

2023 marks the ninth year of Victoria’s OUTstages, a theatre festival with a focus on Queer Art by Queer Artists.

Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” reveals a life steeped in luxury and loss

Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, leaves a chasm of distance between the Royals and little hope the Prince will ever return.

The name behind the McPherson Library

The McPherson Library is a focal point of our campus — located at the head of the quad, it is a building that almost everyone passes coming or going from…