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B.C. Music Fund has insiders singing a happy tune
Stephen Harper may have been known as the (embarrassingly poor) musician in Canadian politics, but a recent announcement by Premier Christy Clark will certainly be music to many ears in…The Revenant finds its centre in struggle—and DiCaprio
The internet is rife with jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar impotence. But through his recent alliance with director Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of Birdman and Babel), The Revenant star DiCaprio…When it comes to race, Grammys have the Oscars beat
“It’s time for big changes.” So said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, following widespread criticism of the Academy’s failure to nominate…Events: Feb 18–March 2
MUSIC White Poppy Euro Tour Kick Off with the Backhomes and Slumberland Lowkey psych act from Vancouver, White Poppy, will be Eurotripping in March. Come support the kickoff of their…The Valley offers poignant, topical story of resilience
Running all of this month at the Belfry, UVic Writing prof Joan MacLeod’s The Valley is full of universal truths and intimately unique characters. It’s also remarkably topical. The Valley…Music offers sweet escape for local frontman
Thirty-five-year-old SweetLeaf frontman and Leg-Up Program bassist Chris Jones makes one thing clear: a career in music is no easy gig. The scuffed work boots Jones wears are a reminder…New poet laureate hopes to give back to arts community
If anyone deserves to be “the champion for youth and the literary arts” in Victoria, it’s probably Ann-Bernice Thomas. A second-year Theatre and Creative Writing student at UVic involved in…The Martlet’s Valentine’s Day Playlist 2.0
It’s midnight on Valentine’s Day and something’s gone wrong. After a consensual and sober-minded decision to get in bed together, you and your boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other/Tinder pity date are knocking boots,…Our Digital Print Issue
