âSelfieâ was declared the word of the year in 2013 by the Oxford English Dictionary. A self-portrait photograph, the selfie is considered a trend by the millennials. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other such social platforms are flooded with selfies of young people.
Avengers: Age of Ultron, the newest addition to Marvelâs ever-growing cinematic universe, takes place a few years after the events of The Avengers, with the superhero team facing off against Ultron, a robot bent on destroying humanity in an attempt to achieve world peace.
Hidetaka Miyazakiâs Bloodborne is as close to perfection as video games get. Itâs the most recent entry on my increasing shortlist of best video games of all time. However, the game is not for everyone because of its challenge level.
Mega Fauna is a graphic novel anthology released by Vancouver publisher Cloudscape Comics. It features short stories written and illustrated by local writers and artists, who came together to produce this work with an animal theme.
Harry Dresden is a wizard, but unlike a lot of fantasy wizards he doesnât live in a world of dwarves and elves. Instead he lives in Chicago, a far cry from J. R. R. Tolkienâs Middle Earth, in Jim Butcherâs The Dresden Files series.
I initially credited Cowboy Bebop as the show that helped me âgetâ anime. By that criteria, I should have mentioned Trigun, the first anime series I ever watched from start to finish and truly enjoyed. Adapted by Madhouse Studios from Yasuhiro Nightowâs manga series, Trigun blends comedy and tragedy just as haphazardly as it does American western tropes with sci-fi.
On April 21, students and faculty from 22 Canadian post-secondary institutions joined experts for the Inter-University Conversation on Sexual Assault Prevention at UBCâs Liu Institute.
New Westminsterâs River Market has a new tenant: the Douglas College Maker Lab. Located on the second floor with a full view of the Vancouver Circus School, the lab, which is a makerspace, bridges the college with the community to share in curiosity and a love of technology.
The Canadian government has recently revealed its 2015 Federal Budget, which includes significant changes to the Canada Student Loan and Canada Student Grant programs for 2016â17. These changes will make it easier for both current and prospective students to attend post-secondary institutions.
In early April, the grain ship MV Marathassa spilled at least 2,800 litres of fuel into English Bay. While considered a fairly small spill, it took six hours to identify the spill and 12 hours to notify the City of Vancouver.
