"I was late to outgrow the folklore of the Tooth Fairy. I lied to my friends and told them that I only kept believing in order to reap the benefits at an age when losing my teeth was my only source of income. In reality, the Tooth Fairy was a comforting lie."
Read MorePaul Morstad's paintings seamlessly blend history and fantasy, continually concealing and revealing new layers and untold secrets. In this interview, Morstad tells Helen Wong about some very long canoe trips and even longer words.
Read MoreSAD Mag's Ljudmila Petrovic reviews PostSecret, a two hour interactive show about interconnectedness, common human experiences, and, of course, secrets.
Read MoreJill Goranson and Kelsi James presents Burn Blue, a multidisciplinary performance, at the 2026 Vancouver Fringe Festival, exploring water, memory, migration and colonisation, and the meaning of home through dance, music, poetry, and puppetry.
Blue 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.
