July 21, 2016

Review: Shakespeare 400 at the Cinematheque

July 21, 2016/ Dave Latimer

"In case you didn’t know, the scope for filmic Shakespeare interpretation is cosmic. There are straight-down-the-sword dramatizations. There are keen adaptations that plunder Shakespeare’s skeletons to express original visual planes and manners... was Shakespeare 400 the good poison? I think yes." Film writer Dave Latimer gets rightly immersed in the Bard and makes it through unscathed, mostly. Oh Shakespeare, how we adore your tricks and twists!

July 19, 2016

Jane Q Cheng: Studying Andy Dixon at Make

July 19, 2016/ Helen Wong

The exhibition Jane Q Cheng: Studying Andy Dixon explores the themes of originality and authorship as Jane undergoes an intensive direct study of locally lauded artist Andy Dixon. Touching on the sensitive topic of copies, reproductions, and authenticity, it begs the viewer to decide, what makes original art? Who held the paintbrush?

July 18, 2016

Profile: READ Books

July 18, 2016/ Keagan Perlette

READ Books used to be the office for the Charles H. Scott Gallery at the entrance of Emily Carr University, but, at the hands of Kathy Slade, has become a space packed wall to wall with artist’s books, art theory, and a little bit of poetry.

July 15, 2016

Meet Sarah, your new Web Editor!

July 15, 2016/ Guest User

As some most of our beloved writers and readers know, half of SAD Mag’s web team (the Alice Fleerackers half) relocated a few months ago to Montreal for a fantastic internship with Drawn and Quarterly. We miss Alice so much, but we’re really excited to bring on the clever and charming Sarah Bakke to fill Alice’s role!

July 13, 2016

Type@Paris visits the Bibliothèque Mazarine

July 13, 2016/ Guest User

During the second week of Type@Paris we visited the Bibliothèque Mazarine, the oldest public library in France, for a look at some of their most typo- and calligraphically important works.

July 12, 2016

Portraits of Brief Encounters: Compels You

July 12, 2016/ Cole Nowicki

“Here, take this. All of our information is in there. Dates, times, email address, suggested bible verses, all that.” The homeless man grunted as he made another attempt to stand. The woman smiled, patiently holding the pamphlet in front of his face as he collapsed back to his knees."

July 08, 2016

Interview: Arushi Raina on When Morning Comes

July 08, 2016/ Guest User

"Expertly researched and equally well written, When Morning Comes is the kind of story that will make you smile, make you think, and maybe even make you cry—very loudly and in public, if your timing half as bad as mine was. To find out more about the book and the incredible history that inspired it, I called Raina last week and asked her all about “closet writing,” South African teenagedom, and her upcoming book launch on on July 12, 2016."

July 07, 2016

Review: Lucy Raven's Tales of Love and Fear

July 07, 2016/ Hannah Bellamy

The patterns and comforts of viewership are challenged in Lucy Raven's 3-D film Tales of Love and Fear, which screened at the Western Front on June 29. "Raven slows down the process of looking... Tales of Love and Fear unhinges production from time. If you can sit through her painstakingly slow installation, you will see the next 3-D film at your local mega-plex differently."

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