Compassionate healing, beyond the band-aid solution
Whole Holism Human-being Healing takes place in Mind-body duality Spirituality is not religion
November, 2017
Longing for better wages and benefits in the restaurant industry
Mew Sri-Ha-Raj is a 23-year-old retail worker who sometimes works for her dad’s catering company, Flavour in Films, on sets around Metro Vancouver. Sri-Ha-Raj…
Marijuana: The other effect
Marijuana is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried flowers of cannabis sativa. It is also referred to many other nicknames: Weed, herb, pot, grass,…
City on Edge explores Vancouver’s riotous past
Vancouver has a rich history of making its opinions and passions known and heard, whether rebellious or revolutionary. In City on Edge, Kate Bird…
The complexities of being biracial
Census figures shows that interracial relationships are gradually increasing in Canada. The number of biracial and multiracial children can be expected to be increasing,…
Carelessly using the N word and how it affects someone
Rebecca (not her real name; she has asked to remain anonymous, as she is part of a BLM group and does not want her…
Escaping the winter boredom: my first time snowboarding
So, another winter is here with all the darkness and cold weather that comes with it. It’s the perfect scenario to drive a tropical-country-person…
Weightlifting myth vs. fact
Exercise is an important part of everyday life. Staying active keeps you healthy and improves mental health. Jarek Winters, personal trainer and co-owner of…
Loving Vincent: A Labor of Love
Loving Vincent is a feature-length film, fully-painted by hand. Sixty-six thousand, nine hundred and sixty frames of pastiche were made as an homage to…
Coffee around Vancouver: Two to try
Coffee is popular: 12,000 cups are being purchased each second. With such high demand for the beverage, Vancouver keeps up by creating new coffee…
The Somali diaspora fights back
The Somalia diaspora has set out to fight terrorism with resiliency and images of solidarity via a social media campaign called 252pins. In the…
Tonics of the Dark Age
What type of life would you lead if you always followed your heart? Thoughts create reality and, manifestation paves a pathway for satisfaction. Achieving…
The dangers of travelling to developing countries alone
Every day, people go travelling by themselves to countries that they’ve never been to. What happens when you travel alone and what are the…
The Great Divide: A photo essay of contrasts on Downtown Vancouver’s Abbott Street
Deep within the heart of Downtown Vancouver is Abbott Street. Looking north, it juxtaposes elements of Vancouver in its entirety. The left-hand side represents…
The price of cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes
Cultural appropriation is still a taboo subject among many individuals. For some people, it doesn’t even exist, but it is a legitimate, real thing…