âThe Shape of Waterâ communicates emotion between its two leads without words
So what is it that makes this movie connect so strongly with audiences despite the lack of dialogue between the two featured performers?
Poetry and activism in our city
âWhat makes performing poetry as opposed to writing thatâs only on the page is the sense of community you get from saying your poems to an audience.â â Jillian Christmas, Artistic Director of Verses Festival of Words and Coordinator at the Vancouver Poetry Slam
Group art show reflects past, present, and future Douglas College community
âWhether Iâm teaching, I kind of lose myself in that. When Iâm doing artwork, again, Iâm totally focused on what Iâm doing, and the rest of the world disappears.â â Marilyn Smitshoek, English Upgrading instructor
The improv world comes to Vancouver
This week, five teams from five improv groups around the world compete until one of them emerges victorious.
The best kind of rage
More experienced gamers will find a lot of depth and value in this game, especially if theyâre into complex, strategy-heavy games.
A brave new Other Press
The Other Press, as mentioned in my last Lettitor of 2017, has gone through some significant changes.
The future of controversy
Over time, these once controversial opinions evolve into widely accepted cultural and societal norms.
Our likely future
Itâs hard to say whatâs in store for us, or our future generations 20, 50, even 100 years from now, but thereâs no harm in guessing.
I spent New Yearâs alone at home and you should too
There is honestly no better way to start the new year than by waking up from a peaceful and restful slumber and not being hungover.
Donât wait until the end of the year to change yourself
If you are currently unhappy with a bad habit of yours in December, June, or March, why wait until the next year to start working on it?