Not your average comedy
If thereās one thing the Internet has irrevocably altered for the foreseeable future, it would be the way entertainment content is delivered. Whether youāre streaming shows on Netflix or viewing videos on YouTube
Category: ARTS
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 Vancouverās 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.
Killer cuts by the contemporary king of Compton
Kendrick Lamarās debut studio album good kid, m.A.A.d city was nothing short of the greatest rap album of the year, and perhaps the greatest deconstruction of gangster rap since the genreās creation in the days of Dre and friends.
Whoās ready for funk?
Bruno Mars could be considered the next James Brown given the similar sound and interesting dance moves Mars showcases in the music video of his and Mark Ronsonās hit song āUptown Funkā from Ronsonās recent album Uptown Special.
Animesque: The nuclear mind
In the dark days of the 1980s when animation was considered mere childish entertainment, Japanese anime appeared and proved that animation could be a form of art.
āCabalcorā book and album explore tar sands town life
When Sun Belt, an interdisciplinary arts group, set out to make their debut album, they ended up with more than a collection of catchy tracks. The result was an instrumental and lyric digital album, Cabalcor, accompanied by a mixed-genre book, Cabalcor: An Extracted History.
Chairman of the Board: Pew pew!
Although the robot-fighting game genre has been around since the heyday of Robot Wars in the early 2000s, now you can savour the destruction of all your engineering and programming work in the comfort of your own home.
Comic Corner: Graphic novel restores sci-fi classic to original glory
I will admit I am not the biggest Star Trek fan. I much prefer the character-driven, sci-fi exploits of narratives such as Star Wars. However, even I am aware of the classic episode The City on the Edge of Forever from the original Star Trek series.