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UVic McKinnon Building

Exploring the legacy behind the name of UVic’s McKinnon Building

Archibald McNaughton McKinnon, better known as Archie McKinnon, was born in Scotland in 1896. He came to Victoria in 1913.
All That Breathes

Highlights from the Victoria International Film Festival: “All That Breathes”

The story two brothers explores the consequences of human existence  In All That Breathes, Shaunal Sen’s poetic mode of documentary filmmaking provides an atypical perspective on man and beast’s survival…
Enys Men

Highlights from the Victoria International Film Festival: “Enys Men”

While it’s not a film for all, clearly there is an audience willing to watch Jenkin melt time and bend reality in Cornwall's most isolated corners. Find out if you…
Popcorn for Dinner

“Popcorn for Dinner: A Podcast Sitcom” brings 90s nostalgia to a format for the 21st century 

Popcorn for Dinner takes all the tropes of the sitcom genre, paying homage to beloved shows, and translates them to a modern medium.
OVER/EXPOSED promo image provided by @over_xposed.lit on Instagram.

A new experimental publication is shaking things up on campus

OVER/EXPOSED is a new fully digital literary journal focusing on experimental work, the first of its kind at UVic. Submissions opened on March 15, and the first issue is planned…
Mojada photo provided by UVic Theatre Department.

Mojada balances classic tragedy with a unique, modern spin

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,…
A microphone on a stage, photo by Chad Stembridge via Unsplash.

In conversation with Kevin Matviw

Kevin Matviw is a Victoria kid who moved to Toronto in the mid-2000s to pursue his improvisational comedy dreams. He performed there for well over a decade. He’s back in…
Esi Edugyan

An evening with “Victoria’s gem,” Esi Edugyan

Esi Edugyan spoke at the BC Black History Awareness Society’s event titled Out of the Sun: On Black History and Storytelling.
A wall of local beers in Victoria, B.C. Photo by Brennan Shaver.

Five local beers that won’t break the bank

There’s no better way to embrace casual drinking than by immersing yourself in the wonderful world of craft beers. It’s a mystery why anyone would still buy imports, when there…

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