Jillian Brooks of Métis Bannock Queen shares how her family tradition of baking bannock and financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic collided to create a business Joss Arnott //…
Arts & Culture
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It’s in the Community: How COVID and Gentrification Challenge Chinatown
A new generation of Chinese-Canadian community leaders are working to protect Vancouver’s Chinatown Wen Zhai // Contributor Grace Choi // Illustrator The pandemic has made life difficult for all, but…
Hands On: Learning to Cook in a Pandemic
One of Vancouver’s most notable culinary institutions has chosen to keep its hands-on cooking classes despite hands-off regulations Claire Brnjac // Arts and Culture Editor Alina Sandu // Illustrator Like…
“Cheap! Diligent! Faithful!”
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…
Adventure Time
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…