The art of cosplay: Getting in touch with your inner geek
Children love to dress up. Pretending to be someone else for a while is an integral part of growing up, allowing us to cultivate…
December, 2013
Coping with stress: Students react to exam time
As the year winds down, students are faced with the dread of final exams. Twitter users have their own ways of coping with the…
Behind the sun: UN and NGOs make a difference
Eddie Adam’s life is completely different now. He has a beautiful wife, four healthy children and a successful job. Twenty years ago, however, Adam…
Santa Claus parade kicks off festival season
Many spectators gathered in downtown Vancouver to see Santa Claus on Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Rogers Santa Claus Parade. For many this was…
Review: Beyond: Two Souls
Even in it’s greatest moments (of which there are many), Beyond: Two Souls is closer to a movie than an interactive experience. The game…
Baseball: What causes illegal drug use in America’s sport?
Nothing is better than sitting in your favourite ball park on a hot sunny day and watching your favourite team play, a hot dog…
Opinion: Tracking the changes in the Vancouver Canucks
Just over one-third of the way into the 2013-’14 NHL season, we’ve had a chance to see what the Canucks have to offer this…
Bike lanes controversial even among cyclists (Second in a series)
There are mixed feelings about bike lanes, even among the Vancouver cycling community. Bike lanes are controversial: Implementing them costs a lot of money,…
Review: Local garage rockers Tough Age start another round with self-titled debut
For the most part, the reviews for Tough Age’s self-titled debut, which came out Nov. 12 on Mint Records, are reasonable responses to a…
Stuart Ng: Local concept artist and proud geek
I sat down with Stuart Ng, a local concept artist currently working at United Front Games in Vancouver. Ng has been a part of some…
Technology, the changing demographic of European backpacking
The European backpacker image has been cultivated into the stereotype of penny-pinching, dreadlocked party people following the Hippie Trail paved for them since the…
Bench placed in memory of Trayvon Martin
The bench at the bus stop at 128th Street is like no other. Unlike the typical green benches at most Surrey bus stops, it…