Don’t fear the dark
Nineteen ninety-eight was an incredible year for stealth gaming, seeing the simultaneous release of the underrated Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, the dated Metal Gear Solid, and the almighty Thief: The Dark Project.
Category: ARTS
Women at war
It’s a woman’s world in Douglas College’s production of John Murrell’s Waiting for the Parade.
Little critters, big laughs
Imagine if animals were like humans and had dreams to make it in the big city. Zootopia shows the reality of human life in the animal world.
Chairman of the Board: The truth is out there
It is strange that aliens in most science fiction are pretty human. Xenomorphs, Klingons, and Hutts have two arms, teeth, and a healthy appetite for violence. Cosmic Encounter offers players the chance to play with some truly alien aliens.
Go green with Greenlinks 2016
Greenlinks 2016: Celebrating the Urban Garden explores the beauty of flora and fauna. The Amelia Douglas Gallery exhibit features nature photography by Wendy Schmidt, semi-abstract floral paintings by Lauren Morris, and educational displays by Douglas College’s Institute of Urban Ecology’s UNIBUG (User Network for Insect Biology in the Urban Garden).
Spanish rhythm
Louise Southwood’s fingers flew on her guitar as she recited “Lagrima,” or “Teardrop.” The song was a perfect harmony of two separate melodies, with impressive use of low tones in support of a high energy performance.
Flawed by Design: Strong, female characters
There are three popular-yet-nonsensical criticisms people like to level at representations of women in gaming. First, that the industry is a sprawling, fanservice-choked morass of impossibly-proportioned Playboy Bunnies waiting to be rescued from danger by hyper-masculine power fantasies.
Acoustic majesty
“Hard-hitting, booze-driven rock.” Those were the words lead singer Nick Weber used to describe the sound of Pigeon Park. After hearing them perform at The Roxy during the Toddcast Podcast’s Cheap Thrills Volume 3, I couldn’t agree more.
On the road to the ‘Parade’
Thrasso Petras, an instructor in the Douglas College theatre program, sat down with the Other Press to chat about his work with the student actors on their upcoming performance of John Murell’s World War 2 drama Waiting for the Parade.
Getting in character
This week, the cast of the Douglas College theatre program’s upcoming performance, John Murell’s Waiting for the Parade, sat down with the Other Press to discuss their work in the program and their personal methods for getting into character.