Whatever it is that feeds our true crime obsession, we can usually explore these sinister stories and the complex emotions they evoke from the distance and comfort of our living rooms. That is, until our city becomes the setting.
Read MoreBlue Heron director and guest curator or VIFF's "Leading Lights" series, Sophy Romvari, sits down with SAD Mag to discuss the series, her reflections on Blue Heron and the unique powers of film as an art form.
October’s astrology forecast invites us into the shadows, asking us to sit with uncomfortable emotions and face the darker sides of our relationships. Now is the time to reflect deeply, embrace solitude and emerge with a better understanding of ourselves.
Doretta Lau’s debut novel We Are Underlings pulls no punches with its takedown of hypercapitalist corporations and the class dynamics of workers, managers and executives within a corporate structure, nor with its exploration of the meaning of life and death under late-stage capitalism. At the centre of the novel is Zita Chang, an associate marketing manager at the Nine Circles, a theme park devoted to death and the afterlife, whose coworkers begin turning up dead just weeks before the park’s grand opening.
Explore Tombolo Make-Believe Mall, a pop-up children’s art gallery by Anita Cheung and Ryleah Resler, featuring whimsical storefronts, interactive activities, workshops, and artworks from young local artists in Vancouver, running from September 18-26.
September’s forecast invites us to take stock of our strategies and deepen our understanding of who we want to be. With several intense planetary movements taking place this month, September is a time for recalibrating our needs and capacities—and recognizing which cups to fill and which ones to drain.
