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‘Writing’s on the Wall’ in the new Bond context

With the Nov. 6 release of Spectre comes the latest addition to the James Bond song canon with “Writing’s on the Wall” by Sam Smith. This latest install-ment is very…

Ghostkeeper’s return to the ocean

Calgary-based band Ghostkeeper is performing at the Copper Owl on Nov. 12. The band released a new album in late October called Sheer Buffalo that features the most refined yet…

Beyond the exterior of War Baby

’Twas the night before Halloween, and a menacing crowd arrived at the Copper Owl to unleash their dark sides and headbang. No headlining band could be more fitting for the…

How I learned to stop worrying and love Shania Twain

Of all the things I expected to see at Shania Twain’s Oct. 24 show at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, giant plasma leopards were not at the top of the list — or…

Events: Nov 5–18

ARTS Art Battle  Witness the creative process of artists under a 20-minute time constraint at this live painting competition. Viewers determine the winner by voting for their favourite painting and…

Sense of community—and humour—key for Vikes Improv

For some, standing in front a big crowd and performing is a nightmare scenario. To add to that nightmare, there is no script and nothing is planned; all you have…

Marat/Sade’s theatre of cruelty shocking, engaging

“It’s a call to revolution,” says Jimmy Tait, director of The Canadian College of Performing Arts’ (CCPA) upcoming performance  of Peter Weiss’ play Marat/Sade from Oct. 22–24. Marat/Sade, its full…

Filmmaker inspires audiences at imagineNATIVE festival

On Oct. 17, the 16th annual imagineNATIVE film and media arts festival in Toronto featured former UVic student and local filmmaker Steven Davies. Davies is a documentary filmmaker and media…

Local authors speak to the wild in all of us

Lorna Crozier and Brian Brett have a lot to say. In an interview with the two authors, the discussion ranges from dancing with parrots, to Nietzsche, to the dialects of…

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