Annual festival celebrates indie culture
Vancouver’s annual Canzine Festival was held Nov. 2 at the Ukranian Hall in East Vancouver. Broken Pencil, the magazine of zine culture and the…
Culture
Being queer and sexpositive: a conversation with Amber Dawn
A feminist, activist, queer, femme, teacher and writer, Amber Dawn is a Vancouver-based, award-winning writer, receiving the Lambda Award for her debut novel Sub…
Q&A: Talking pot prohibition with The Marijuana Man
“I smoke a tremendous amount of marijuana, and I am able to continue on with my day, and think and be normal like everybody…
Tie-clad radio host broadcasts more than just a metal show
A weary-eyed janitor finally makes it to the University of the Fraser Valley’s C Building. It’s quiet, it’s late and he wants to go…
Just dance: the passion of a dancer
At 20 years of age, Sarah Klukas is finishing up a psychology degree at UBC, but isn’t yet sure where that will take her….
South Asians in Canada
More than 30,000 South Asians have permanent resident status in Canada. They moved here for a better life, more opportunities and more freedom –…
Three isn’t necessarily a crowd
Eight years of monogamous relationships has 31-year-old Galen Wood excited about exploring his sexuality with a bisexual couple who live in Burnaby. Wood sits…
The difficulties for French speakers in B.C.
Canada’s official languages are English and French. However, in B.C. the French language is not too important. “There are no francophone communities [in B.C.]…
Gay is cool now … Right?
Queer representation in the media has come in abundance in the past year, creating a visibility for the LGBT community that is unique. But…
Oh sweet Canada! Two distinct experiences of Brazilians in Canada
Editor’s note: Since January, there have been a group of Brazilian students on Kwantlen campuses, studying in a variety of programs, including journalism. Two…
Picturing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
[doptg id=”2″] The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a week-long event that took place this year from Sept. 17-21 at the Pacific National Exhibition…
Beauty pageants for young girls
At the Fiestas Patrias in Ferndale, WA earlier this year, I saw the beneficial side of beauty pageants. In this celebration, the winner is chosen…
Opinion: Let’s try blaming perpetrators for sexual violence
Rape and sexual assault are growing issues in North America, and college campuses are becoming hot-spot for the debate. On Oct. 15, Emily Yoffe…
5 places in Vancouver made for geeks
The Storm Crow Tavern This cozy little restaurant on Commercial Drive is a home away from home for any geek. The atmosphere is slightly medieval-fantasy,…
Geek Chic – geek culture is the new mainstream
It wasn’t long ago that geeks roamed the halls of their high schools in fear; fear of being wedgied or wet-willied or whatever horror…