Chris Cheung, author of Very Vancouver: Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City, takes us behind the scenes of his writing process as a journalist, reflects on growing up in the city, and shares his close-up view of Vancouver.
Read MoreAugust’s Forecast offers opportunities for connection, inviting us to go deeper with ourselves and with one another. Emotional honesty continues to be at the forefront this month, encouraging us to hash things out and make amends. Thanks to the bright energy of Leo, now is a good time to get honest about what we want and celebrate who we are.
Read MoreDona Nabata’s exhibition The Picnic at VisualSpace Gallery explores the lives, leisure and legacy of Japanese Canadians in the 1930s through rare pre-war photographs enhanced with kintsugi.
Read MorePart memoir, part meditation on ecology, Dead Bees Still Sting by Susan Cormier follows a rural BC homestead where beekeeping, rescue animals and invasive species reveal the fraught relationship between humans and nature. The book offers a nuanced exploration of environmental responsibility and what it means to care for the natural world.
Read MoreStop binging Love Island USA and start listening to poetry, watching outdoor movies and dancing at street parties (or maybe do both?).
Read MoreJuly’s Forecast brings a dramatic shift from June, highlighting heightened sensitivity and emotional honesty. The need to protect your peace through authenticity rather than avoidance will become a big theme. With powerful Cancer season energy and a rare Mars–Uranus conjunction, this month encourages slowing down to embrace simple pleasures, and showing up fully for yourself and your community.
Read MoreCelebrate one whole year of Mood Swing with another list full of the city’s best art events! A trans strip night, an all femme fronted rock show, SAD’s own launch party and more!
Read MoreEscape FIFA fever with five of the best arts and culture events Vancouver has to offer.
Read MoreWriter 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.
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.
