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Author Panel Talk

A night at the “Dark Woods and Open Water”

On Oct. 14, I attended the Victoria Festival of Authors "Dark Woods and Open Water," a panel of writers at the Langham Theatre. 
SETYA

SETYA: A lesson in interpretive dance

SETYA is the final show in UVic’s Staging Equality Theatre for Young Audiences series and includes two shows.

New Mystic Market outlets bring novelty and variety to campus food

When two new food outlets — Flamin’ Good Chicken and Pickle and Spice — arrived in Mystic Market, I jumped at the chance to test them out.

Fall reading recommendations

I have compiled a list of stories that are terrifying, thought-provoking, and above all else — bizarre.
A candlelit tribute to Taylor Swift

Review: A candlelit tribute to Taylor Swift

Candlelight concerts are every Gen Z music lover’s dream — a string quartet playing Taylor Swift songs by candlelight in a gothic cathedral.
Rifflandia “The Park” review

Rifflandia “The Park” review

The Victoria music scene’s crown jewel event has come and gone once again. Rifflandia took place over the course of two weekends this year, as opposed to its usual three-day…
The Little Mermaid

“The Little Mermaid”: A film with good ideas and weighty flaws

Overall, The Little Mermaid feels like a solid 6/10. Along with some major flaws, it has some genuinely strong ideas, if only they were given more room to breathe. 
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…

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