New future for Odd Future alum
Thebe Kgositsile, better known as Earl Sweatshirt, released his second major label studio album, I Don’t Like S—t, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt, in March.
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Cosplay, celebrities, commerce at Vancouver Fan Expo
Now in its fourth year, the Vancouver Fan Expo celebrated nerdy media with over 20,000 attendees at the Vancouver Convention Centre on April 3–5.
Animesque: Tainted bloodline
Before Akira, there was Vampire Hunter D (VHD), an anime based on a long-running series of light novels penned by Hideyuki Kikuchi, an author best-recognized as the Japanese equivalent of H. P. Lovecraft.
Iconic animals in Amelia Douglas Gallery’s latest exhibit
Icons: Sacred and Profane is the latest collection of mixed media artwork to fill the Amelia Douglas Gallery, arriving April 16. Mixing animals with cultural, religious, and biological imagery, artists Elizabeth Carefoot and Deborah Putman explore the connection that people have with animals in their works for the exhibit.
Kickstarter in the Community: We’re all in this together
When Sharon Crandall started Two Monkeys Productions in January, she founded the company on the ideal that everyone involved in a Two Monkeys theatre production would have an opportunity to explore their talents and share their opinions.
Laughter, language, and love at ‘Pearls 34’ book launch
Every year, talented creative writing students take to the podium in the Studio Theatre at Douglas College to read their works from the latest Pearls anthology.
Not your average comedy
If there’s one thing the Internet has irrevocably altered for the foreseeable future, it would be the way entertainment content is delivered. Whether you’re streaming shows on Netflix or viewing videos on YouTube
Chairman of the Board: Story time
From Greek poets singing the songs of Odysseus to the poorly written Twilight fan fiction of today, storytelling has always been an integral part of the human experience. Now it is your turn, gamers.
Comic Corner: Not quite novel
For those keeping up with trends in science fiction, Wool by Hugh Howey probably sounds familiar.
Cosplay in the community
Costumes are more than just Halloween attire for Greater Vancouver’s cosplay community, whose members spend days, if not months, creating elaborate, detailed costumes and portraying fan-favourite characters at conventions, cosplay events, and private parties.