VAFF 2012 Review: Tales of the Waria (dir: Kathy Huang) When talking about the LGBTQ community, one tends to hear of the abuse and atrocities committed by certain hateful individuals …
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Set in 2002, Dionne Brand’s What We All Long For brings together the multi-layered voices and history of Toronto, the unexplored lives of urban youth, and the hidden secrets of their families. …
Book Review Published in 15.4 Pulse, the latest novel by Lydia Kwa, opens on a summer’s day in 2007 when Natalie receives a letter at home in Toronto. “The par …
Book Review Published in 14.3 Half World By Hiromi Goto Penguin Group Canada, 224 pages, $20.00 A journey of fierce struggle, marked by macabre characters and dangerous feats, is the …
A Book Review by Abhishek Sharma Published in 16.3 RUMMAGING THROUGH TIME IN Vancouver between 1958 and 1982, Jen Sookfong Lee’s The Better Mother is a tale about the unconventional friendship between two strangers. …
A Dance Review by Eury Chang Published in 16.1 Date: November 5 and 6, 2010 Location: The Vancouver Playhouse, as part of DanceHouse series It was truly an occasion to …
A Dance Review by Eury Chang Published in 16.1 Show: Under the Skin Companies: Wen Wei Dance and Beijing Modern Dance Company Date: March 11 and 12, 2011 Presented as …
An Art Review by Zoë Chan Published in 16.1 Issue 16.1’s cover featured a portion of a larger art piece, “Forest Romp”, by Howie Tsui. Zoë Chan reviews his Horror …
A Book Review by David Chau The characters in Ha Jin’s latest collection of short stories, A Good Fall, are suspended between desire and obligation, their personal freedoms often impaired …
A Film Review by Patricia Lim (Warning: may contain spoilers for Avatar and several other movies) I just came back from watching Avatar. While watching at different points in the …