I recently started binging the Y2K classic Sex and the City, which got me thinking… does having this weekly column basically make me Carrie Bradshaw? On one hand, I am a writer with intel on the titular City’s hottest events, but on the other, I’ve never slept with my married ex-boyfriend.
Read MoreNew year, same Mood Swing! We’re back with our weekly list of five affordable arts and culture events in Vancouver. Find the perfect event to help you reach those new year goals, including art shows, open mics, movie nights and more.
Read MoreAn intimate look at Tatreez, also known as Palestinian embroidery, through a community workshop in Vancouver, exploring the history, symbolism and cultural language woven into each stitch.
Read MoreAttending the opening night screening of the Vancouver International Black Film Festival, Brandon Wint traces how the film Of Mud and Blood reframes the festival as something far deeper than representation, grounding its purpose in a shared diasporic responsibility. His reflection captures the charged atmosphere of the screening and the questions it stirred about community and courage.
Read MoreMary Kelly explores the UBC Department of Theatre and Film’s production of Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play—a darkly funny, surreal and imaginative ode to The Simpsons. Nostalgia becomes a form of endurance in this strange world, and it is best to go in blind.
Read MoreI’m not pushing the yuletide agenda quite yet, but this week’s Mood Swing has a free sexy variety show, Vancouver’s very first games expo, a Jersey Shore dance night and more to keep you going through these winter months. Read for the full list of free and low-cost arts and culture events in Vancouver!
Read MoreA wander through East Van's creative scene, following local artist and writer, Kristi Wong. From their chainmaille work at Slice Gallery to their brand gutpunch daydream studio at Eastside Flea Holiday Market.
Read MoreExplore local art studios, learn a new style of poetry and find the perfect gift at a queer art market in this week’s edition of Mood Swing!
Read MoreIn Experiments in a Failed Repair, an art exhibition that deconstructs and decolonises the monumentalisation of violence, Ghinwa Yassine challenges viewers to confront human violence through the rubble and remains of homes destroyed by war—and to imagine the lives that once existed within them.
Writer Brett Nelson reviews 'The Effect,' the latest production from The Cultch that explores the chemical nature of love and grapples with depression.
In this review of Frequencies: A Novel, Sophie Ganic’s debut, we explore a chilling blend of dystopian science fiction and feminist horror. Set in the aftermath of a deadly global outbreak, the novel examines isolation, psychological unraveling and past trauma.
Jill 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.
