Marlene Yuen honours the resilience and hard work of early Chinese immigrants by exploring Chinese Canadian labour histories in the Grunt Gallery Wen Zhai // Contributor Canadians often consider racism…
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Indoctrinating Your Friends into the Cult of Nerddom Joss Arnott // Staff Writer Jamie Kusack // Illustrator Part I: The Pitch J: “The party is escorting a caravan pulled by…
Inside the Studio: Ariane Lapointe
A View into the Life of a Tattoo Artist in 2020 Sheila Arellano // Contributor The body is a canvas, a blank slate on which people can express themselves and…
Internal Conflict
Dealing with agoraphobia during the world’s most indoor crisis Anonymous // Writer Katrina Lashmar // Illustrator In the days before COVID-19 hit in early spring, I was struggling to sit…
Inside the Culture Crawl
East Vancouver’s annual Culture Crawl to commence this year following COVID-19 protocols Teanna Jagdatt // Contributor Emma Sato // Art Director As one of East Vancouver’s most prolific arts, design,…
The Androgynous Counterculture Of The (French) Bob
From liberating rebellion to status quo: What about this simple coiffure symbolizes rule-breaking style? Alisha Samnani // Managing Editor, News Editor Alba Palomar-Robisco // Illustrator On May 1, 1920, the…
Versus: Horror Movies
You never forget your first horror movie. Mine was breathlessly watching Alien at seven years old, and not sleeping the night after. The real question: can there be a best…
The Rise of Roller Skating
How roller-skating became the sport du jour of the pandemic. Claire Brnjac // Arts and Culture Editor Annika McFarlane // Illustrator Two months into quarantine, I made a roller rink…
The Art of Tarot Reading
When the future is unpredictable, how do you find solace in the present? Joss Arnott // Staff Writer Coralie Mayer // Illustrator “I’m just going to take a minute to…