Novelist and playwright, explores the truths of his land and youth Rishi Mittal (they/them) // Contributor Alex Baidanuta (she/her) // Illustrator Anosh Irani is a world-renowned Indo-Canadian novelist and playwright….
Arts & Culture
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221A: Preserving Vancouver’s Arts and Cultural Spaces
How can we preserve arts and culture when they seem to be the least important issue on the agenda? Cami Davila (she/her) // Crew Writer Anya Ali Mulzet (they/them) //…
Assimilating Religion Within Indigenous Cultures
From the survivor, to the first and second generation to not attend Indian Residential Schools Anonda Canadien (Dehcho Dene) (she/her) // Arts and Culture Editor Anna Israfilova (she/her) // Illustrator…
Don’t Buy Arc’ Teryx
Is Vancouver’s favourite outdoor brand implicated in war profiteering? Theodore Abbott (he/him) // News Editor Ren Zhang (they/them) // Illustrator This piece was originally pitched with the simple title of…
The Circus is Coming to Town
Exploring the Europa Super Circus at Lansdowne Centre Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Mia Lancaster (she/her) // Photographer Deep in the bowels of Richmond is the Lansdowne Centre, a…
Before Legalized Weed, There Were Home-cooked Treats on the Corner
How has edible pot culture shifted years after becoming legal? Shirs (he/they) // Contributor Alex Baidanuta (she/her) // Illustrator From getting absolutely ‘zooted’ from a homemade brownie that your friend’s…
Induced Academia
Marijuana in place of caffeine for academics and creatives. Anonda Canadien (Dehcho Dene) (she/her) // Arts and Culture Editor Alayna Churana (she/her) // Illustrator Note: We do not endorse the…
How We Celebrate
In a month defined by rebirth, cultural rituals reveal how differently societies connect joy, renewal and the role of intoxication Farnaz Abdolmaleki (she/her) // Contributor Anna Israfilova (she/her) // Illustrator…
‘Trip’ to the Dentist
Creating art while on psychedelics Ben Taylor (he/him) // Crew Writer Santiago Ospina (he/him) // Illustrator Note: I do not endorse or recommend the consumption of any psychedelic drugs. There’s…