Mad Max: Fury Road may be a twist-free, two-hour car chase—but that’s not all it is. Director George Miller has seen to that. Like the otherworldly Frankenstein’s-monster vehicles from the film, Fury Road packs an impressive amount of substance (most of it explosive) onto a recognizable chassis.
Northwest Fan Fest (NWFF), a convention celebrating geek culture, occurred at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster on May 29–31. The West Coast Fan Society moved the convention from last year’s University of British Columbia location to New Westminster to allow for easier accessibility by public transit in order to attract more fans.
ProgFest III, the latest concert fundraiser presented by the Community Music School (CMS) at Douglas College, will celebrate the songs of 1970s progressive rock music with tribute bands Earthbound and the Undoing on June 27.
Imagine being labeled a criminal without having committed any crime. We’re talking Orwellian thoughtcrime. Enter Psycho-Pass, Production I.G. and director Katsuyuki Motohiro’s homage to Ghost in the Shell anddystopian sci-fi in general.
Summer is a time to relax, take it easy, and enjoy some YouTube music videos with catchy songs. Here are some fun videos to check out this summer!
With the help of the students, faculty, staff, and clubs at Douglas College, the Douglas Students’ Union (DSU) has surpassed its goal of raising $3,000 by May 25 for Nepal’s ongoing earthquake relief.
Coquitlam RCMP have still not located the gunman who shot a man near Coquitlam Centre on May 22. The crime took place just after 3 p.m. in the mall’s parking lot, where a Heart and Stroke fundraiser was taking place.
Residents of the Lower Mainland continue to protest the rising prices of Vancouver properties.
Mike McPhee, a member of the Geography department at Douglas College, is currently working with geography students to piece together information on the long-covered waterways that existed on the New Westminster hillside.
Metro Vancouver has launched a new food waste campaign called “Love Food, Hate Waste,” in response to large amounts of still edible food being deposited into food waste bins. The program began in the UK and cut down food waste 21 per cent over five years.
