Cosmic Forecast April 2024

Cosmic Forecast April 2024

After the deep mists of March, April’s astrology brings some crisp rays of sunlight to illuminate some of the dark corners we’ve been exploring. But the new brightness can also feel like too much, the heat too intense. When the Sun is in Aries, there can be a sense of urgency, a desire to rush—a feeling that all the underground work we’re doing inside of ourselves, in our relationships, or in our spiritual lives isn’t enough because we don’t have anything to physically show for it. Aries sometimes prefers tangible results, or even better, public recognition. Aries likes to make dreams come true, but that energy can ask us to push past our physical and emotional limits on our way to the finish line. 

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A World Not So Far Off: A Review of Jesse Pickett's Short Film, Reformat

A World Not So Far Off: A Review of Jesse Pickett's Short Film, Reformat

"If a human kisses a human, it's love or sex. If an A.I. kisses another A.I., it's a performance. If a human kisses a robot, it's an experiment, but the sad thing is, aren't they all experiments?"

With the intersection of racism, homophobia, and sexism, we've become familiar with a world of inequity. Jesse Pickett's debut short film Reformat offers a refreshing take on the harrowing reality with an open letter to his audience about the cost of discrimination captured through a sci-fi lens.

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New Sounds, New Beginnings: A conversation with AC-PDF

New Sounds, New Beginnings: A conversation with AC-PDF

You're sitting in a café–let’s say Liberty on Main. You dressed hot for someone to tell you tastefully, “You look cool.” You brought a book you intend to read but don’t. Instead, you're listening to the same old tunes you keep repeating until you physically can't listen to them anymore. You crave something new, nostalgic, yet totally original with members you can relate to. You scroll until you reach a band that captures your attention. A two-member duo that, like you, is going through some changes, a reinvention in their sound and lyrics. That band is AC-PDF.

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Language of the Land: An Interview with Jaskwaan Bedard

Language of the Land: An Interview with Jaskwaan Bedard

An Interview with Jaskwaan Bedard: Haida educator, X̱aad Kil speaker and teacher on language. “I first met Jaskwaan, a Xaad Kil speaker and teacher, while in the Indigenous Perspectives module at SFU together. Jaskwaan gifted me the reminder that the attitude in which we talk about these things shapes our actions. When we think of a language as finitely “dead” or “lost,” we don’t see sense in learning or reclaiming these things, especially in a society that values productivity above all else. I had the distinct honour of interviewing Jaskwaan about X̱aad Kil, which is very much alive.”

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Short & Sweet: A Brief Interview With SUGARFUNGUS

Short & Sweet: A Brief Interview With SUGARFUNGUS

An interview with the emerging local Vancouver band, Sugarfungus. The five-piece band, comprised of Tess Meckling (lead singer), Alex Marr (bassist), Bradan Decicco (lead guitarist), Jackson Moore (keyboardist), and Ivan Barbou (drummer), describe themselves as “introverts making dance music.”

The band released their first EP Letting Go, Moving Still, a set of warm and fuzzy tracks that blend bright guitar lines and atmospheric synths with pop-driven hooks that capture the feeling of drifting in and out of sweet, mushroomy bliss. The band released a six-part visualizer alongside their EP, in collaboration with local visual artist Harry Sung.



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Vancouver International Women in Film Festival Review: Esther and Sai Tells the Story of Immigration and Homesickness Through Food

Vancouver International Women in Film Festival Review: Esther and Sai Tells the Story of Immigration and Homesickness Through Food

Esther and Sai presents an unlikely antagonist for a film: mac and cheese. Yet, in a short film about the discomfort, loneliness, and homesickness of migrating to a new country, mac and cheese is actually a perfect analogy of the unfamiliarity of North American foods—and attitudes—to newcomers.

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manchester by Tasheal Gill

manchester by Tasheal Gill

i saw manchester when i closed my eyes: velvet sofas, drowning bluffs, a sunset clouded by emotions.

i’m no stranger to stumbling down unfamiliar streets and daydreaming at midnight. it’s become a haven.

at 16, i was all knowing, no worship.

i studied god at the bottom of my glass and said my prayers between each panting breath. maybe i look back too often, i’m not sure.

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