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Ed Appleby Ode to IUD Illustrator t’s been six months that we’ve birth control. remember checking, double- Nonetheless, I couldn’t Ibeen together, and I never It worked out for a while, checking, triple-checking that be happier with having taken Jony Roy knew how cared for and carefree but I started to resent the hassle I had taken my Pill, every day. the plunge and gotten an IUD. Social Media Coordinator I could be until you entered my of taking a daily dose, and the I remember sobbing when I I’ve saved countless dollars life. It was difficult and even slight tinge of embarrassment was three days late, because compared with the Pill—the Angela Espinoza uncomfortable at first. I was if I was in front of people I was worried that I should IUD was actually 100 per cent News Editor nervous, palms sweaty, knees when my “Take your pill, ya have been more careful. It was free on my medical plan; I also  [email protected] weak, arms heavy, but I knew dummy!” alarm went off. There largely the Pill’s system that don’t have to worry about my that it was right—or at least, were also the effects it had just didn’t work for me, but birth control on a daily basis, Now Hiring! that I would never find out if it on my body; the fact that I while I’ve been happy with an or every three months when Staff Reporter was right unless I gave it a shot. stupidly didn’t know there was IUD, it also might not be right it would be time to get a new Now, I’m so glad that I took a a chance of getting pregnant for everyone. The idea of this prescription. Cheryl Minns chance on life, love, and an IUD. while taking the pack’s sugar article is to encourage you to The bottom line is, if you Arts Editor Ok, I know that was pills (menstruating) until I find the method that works best choose to become sexually  [email protected] a bizarre and borderline mentioned it to my mother and for you. After intensive research active—and there’s no shame in advertisement-sounding start she sat me down in front of a into my options—and into the opting not to—you’ve gotta find Chitwan Khosla to my Lettitor, but bear with box of Plan B; and, the biggest procedure itself—I decided that the right contraception for you Features Editor me. I’ve only actually been on inconvenience, the fact that I wanted an IUD, I wanted it for and your body. Sometimes that  [email protected] two forms of birth control in my I’d have to go to the doctor’s five years, and I wanted it ASAP. will mean trial and error, a lot life: the Pill and the intrauterine every few months to get another The rumours you’ve heard of research, or talking with your Brittney MacDonald device, or IUD. When I first prescription. are true: getting an IUD is a doctor. At the end of the day, it’s Life & Style Editor started taking the Pill, and my Eventually, after roughly tremendously uncomfortable your body and your business, so  [email protected] doctor suggested I might like a year of being on the Pill, I experience. Bad cramps sustain be the CEO of dat sheeit. something more convenient decided that it was not the for hours after the procedure Elliot Chan (and more implanted), I preventative measure for me. is over. My doctor tried to Opinions Editor remember quickly shaking my I want to stress that, while make the process easier, and  [email protected] head and saying that I’d prefer I was unhappy with the Pill, she succeeded somewhat, but the conscientious nature of the there are plenty of people who there’s only so much you can Sharon Miki Pill, feeling like I was on top are perfectly happy with it. I’m do with a procedure involving a Humour Editor of things and in control of my terrified of a pregnancy, so I speculum.  [email protected]

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New Westminster Environmental Partners tackle upcoming transit referendum  Local concerns voiced to New West Mayor Jonathan Cote addition of a new bus depot Mayor Cote explained that 52 along the border of New per cent of New Westminster Westminster and Richmond residents placed transportation Mercedes Deutscher will result in sharp increases as the top development priority Staff Writer to bus traffic in the area, which in the city. Cote stated that is considered to be filled to residency south of the Fraser n February 11, the capacity during peak hours. River continues to grow, and ONew Westminster While many of the members that many people will commute Environmental Partners say that they plan to vote “Yes” through New Westminster to (NWEP) held a meeting to in the referendum, others have reach their jobs in Vancouver. discuss ideas and implications decided to vote “No,” with some Cote assured that TransLink of the upcoming Transit and remaining undecided. will be regularly audited by Transportation Referendum. Dylan Jones describes himself an independent party to help New Westminster Mayor as undecided, but says that he is ensure that tax funding will Jonathan Cote was in feels that he may vote “No”. be going towards the right attendance to represent the “I find it is a very uninspired projects. He urged voters to not Mayors’ Council. plan for the financing,” Jones view this tax as a TransLink tax, NWEP organizational explained. Jones used examples but instead as a transportation spokesperson Virginia Ayers Ian Jarvis of transportation systems in development tax. explained that transportation Toronto and in Gothenberg, “If our region doesn’t invest is one of the most important Image from The Vancouver Board of Trade via Facebook Sweden, and how they used in a functioning transportation environmental issues within green bonds—a bond that system, Metro Vancouver New Westminster—along with CEO Ian Jarvis reportedly would be performed. develops areas with low levels will come to be known as a waste, energy, and food—so resigned from his position and Other NWEP members hope of industrial pollution—to save region where you cannot get spreading information about would be replaced by interim that the referendum will result money. from point-A to point-B, and the referendum is considered CEO Doug Allen. in less traffic congestion in New Jones also mentioned that businesses … will choose to critical. Members of NWEP expressed Westminster, particularly in TransLink is the best-funded locate outside of Vancouver.” “I see this as a wonderful that in addition to a new areas close to the Patullo and transportation agency in Cote also stated that the City opportunity,” Ayers said. CEO, they wished for further Alex Fraser bridges. Some fear Canada, and how cutting down of New Westminster is in the “It created so much active accountability of TransLink. that the potential of adding on excessive operating costs process of planning a town citizenship in the last two While some were relieved that a toll to Patullo bridge will may save the money that the hall meeting to further hear months that we have an money raised by the potential result in fewer people using project needs. residents’ concerns and to help opportunity to meet more Metro Vancouver Congestion it, which in turn will add “I believe at best, they’re improve voter accessibility, people who care about Improvement Tax would be to traffic congestion in the [TransLink] incompetent, and and encourages students and transportation. We’ve heard going directly to the Mayors’ Queensborough area. As well, at worst, they’re corrupt,” said those living in low-income more ideas.” Council, there were also Queensborough residents Jones. households to vote. Earlier that day, TransLink concerns regarding how audits voiced concerns that the Sun News Network goes off the air  Toronto-based channel was nicknamed ‘Fox News North’ Sun News was also known former Prime Minister Pierre Corporation, told CBC, “This polished gabbers, huge budgets, for stirring controversy due Trudeau a “slut” and stated is an unfortunate outcome; veteran producers, militaristic Angela Espinoza to its style, with one of its his mother Margaret “wasn’t shutting down Sun News was sound effects, on-air brands that News Editor news most well-known on-air much different.” After Justin certainly not our goal.” are leveraged across multiple @theotherpress.ca exchanges featuring reporter boycotted the station, Sun Sun News however platforms, all of this transcends Krista Erickson questioning News eventually made a public consistently held limited ideology and can garner big n February 13, Toronto- Quebec dancer Margie Gillis apology. viewing, and despite being ratings,” wrote Menon. Obased Sun News Network about funding for her career The loss of the network “available to 5.1 million As suggested by Menon and shut down operations after in the arts. The interview has reportedly left roughly households,” CBC stated the other media outlets, Sun News four years. Sun News Network reportedly garnered over 6,600 200 people without jobs. CBC channel only averaged 8,000 likely would not have received was notorious for its news complaints to the Canadian reported that Sun News’ end views. funding without higher ratings style, with many labelling the Broadcast Standards Council, was due to an unsuccessful bid In an opinionated article numbers. Whatever reason for station “Fox News North.” The who otherwise only hear of an with the CRTC to play a role by the Toronto Star published Sun News’ overall low ratings, announcement of its end average 2,000 complaints a year. in “basic cable packages.” Sun on the same day as the station’s many have voiced their dismay came just one day before Another well-known News reportedly had difficulty end, writer Vinay Menon with the network’s closure. on February 12. controversy from Sun News in securing funding for the compared Sun News to Fox In an interview with the The channel began on occurred last September, when station, but despite searching, News—both unfavourably—and National Post on February April 18, 2011 as an alternative, reporter Ezra Levant criticized Sun News could no longer afford suggested Sun News’s ratings 13, Levant stated, “I feel more conservative news outlet Justin Trudeau and his parents. to stay on the air. never reached Fox News heights sentimental and grateful. It was compared to Canada’s other Amongst other things, Levant Julie Tremblay, President due to being less flashy. “Splashy a great adventure. I felt like the news stations. labeled Justin’s father and and CEO of Sun Media graphics, screaming crawls, freest journalist in Canada.” news // 4 theotherpress.ca Modern family  The first three parent family does it all over again Richards told the National Post that “In order to put me in Brittney MacDonald as the non-biological mother Life & Style Editor in second row, we had to lifeandstyle @theotherpress.ca declare that the father was not recognized or was unable to be a n October 2013, Vancouver father, which did not reflect our Icouple Danielle Wiley and situation,” so the three made the Anna Richards welcomed their effort to re-work the form into daughter Della into the world something more suitable, which with biological father Shawn was eventually accepted. Kangro. Thanks to a BC Family With the revised Family Law Act passed earlier that Law Act, BC is the only year, Della Wolf Kangro Wiley province that allows more Richards’ birth certificate bears than two parents on a birth the name of three parents. Image from Catherine Rolfsen certificate without legislation. In January 2015 the family When it came time to make as the primary parents, taking not a common practice. Della’s Though similar situations in welcomed their second child, a decision on a father for their full financial responsibility and parents are the first to achieve other provinces can be looked a son named Roemer, fathered first child, rather than turning to retaining custody. Meanwhile, their family’s identification at on a case-by-case basis, this once more by Kangro. an anonymous donor, Richards Kangro would be consulted in without litigation. can result in fairly substantial In a statement made in and wife Wiley chose long- any major decisions including Originally Richards and legal fees, even if all desiring February 2014 to the National time friend Kangro. After some healthcare and education, as Wiley attempted to apply for parents agree. Post, Richards stated, “We lengthy discussion, Kangro well as allowing him right to the certificate online in January When asked if they have wanted our kids to know where agreed and the three proceeded access. 2014, but were denied when plans to have any more children, they came from biologically and to start their family by artificial When it came time to make there were only two spaces Richards told CBC that the actually liked the idea of having insemination. their identification as a multi- provided for parents’ names. A option is unlikely in the near an extended family; it didn’t By Della’s birth on October parent family legal, although similar issue occurred when they future following the births of threaten us to have another 23, 2013, the three parents under the BC Family Law Act it requested a hard copy of the Della and Roemer. However, all person’s involvement so long as had drafted up an agreement is legal for a child to have up to certificate, resulting in further three parents told CBC that they it was the right person.” naming Richards and Wiley four parents, the law was still delays. haven’t ruled the possibility out. Retired prof tracking world happiness levels for United Nations Emma Partridge have been produced since that regarding individuals’ emotional The Ubyssey time. experiences the day before “What the world happiness such as, “Did you laugh a lot ow do you know if a nation report does that other reports yesterday?” Image from Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research His happy? According to UBC don’t is applying this and its “If you’re measuring pain, economics professor emiritus lessons at the global level using you ask someone do they feel J-Pod orcas growing John Helliwell, you just ask. comparable, national data,” said pain and that’s the only thing Helliwell, who has spent Helliwell. that matters,” said Helliwell. many years researching Helliwell and his UN “We would say the same thing in numbers happiness and well-being levels colleagues measure happiness about happiness, it’s inherently  Endangered species may have hope of people around the world, through specific questions. subjective.” is currently working on the While key factors such as The Happiness Report for several years, in part 2015 United Nations World GDP are used to explain the relies heavily on the Gallup due to contamination and Angela Espinoza starvation. While the births Happiness Report. On April 24, distribution of happiness around World Poll. Gallup provides the News Editor he will present the findings of the world, citizens’ own life sampling of respondents who news are celebrated, the orcas won’t his report to the UN. assessments form the core of the answer questions on subjective @theotherpress.ca be officially recognized as part “The absolute central part data. well-being, with a typical sample of the JPod group until at least n February 13, the of the world happiness report … The Cantril Ladder is also size being 3,000 people in each one year has passed for each. sighting of a second orca is that, in fact, we are collecting a means of assessing happiness country over the course of three O Michael Harris, executive calf from the “J-Pod” group of and responding to people’s own by asking individuals to years. director of the Pacific Whale killer whales was reported. judgments about the quality of imagine their lives as a ladder. The next step is figuring Watch Association, told The calf, dubbed J51, their lives,” said Helliwell. Respondents evaluate their lives out how to apply these findings CBC, “We always try to be follows calf J50 in reportedly A yearly report that on a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being the to improve people’s happiness cautiously optimistic when being the second calf born measured world happiness worst possible life and 10 being levels. According to Helliwell, we hear about babies, as since late December 2014. The came from a 2011 UN resolution. the best possible life. that is the part of the process wild orcas have a high rate of J-Pod is located throughout The UN General Assembly “The measures that that needs to be studied more. infant mortality, but still, this the state of Washington adopted a resolution recognizing everyone pays attention to, and “You’re building up a lot of is wonderful news.” and BC, and now holds 26 the pursuit of happiness as rightly so, are simply the average experience once you get the data, The births also follow recognized orcas in their a fundamental global goal answers to the Cantril ladder,” then you have to learn more the death of a full-term orca, group. and instructed participating said Helliwell. about they mean,” said Helliwell. J32, and unborn calf that Both J51 and J50’s countries to measure the Emotional states are “Nonetheless, there are clearly also occurred in December, births have been surprises happiness levels of their people. included in these subjective a lot of lessons that have been the likely cause also being as southern resident killer Helliwell has been involved well-being measurements, learned from the science of well- starvation. whales have been endangered with both of the reports that with surveys asking questions being.” issue 09 // volume 41 news // 5 UVic’s student society played host to marijuana legalization debate Michel Ghanem should have been an issue dealt we have no way for knowing The Martlet with “generations, decades ago, who those individuals are.” that’s still lingering around.” When it comes to the laws he University of Victoria’s Two million Canadians have currently in place, Bemister TStudent Society hosted a been arrested for marijuana- believes them to be “archaic,” panel discussion on marijuana related offences in the last 45 and in need of reform. She legalization on February 4. years, he said. These criminal agrees with data presented on The discussion was led by records often include university medical marijuana’s ability to audience-submitted questions, students, preventing future alleviate symptoms for serious and explored issues associated travel to the United States and conditions and illnesses. “That with Canada’s public health, other countries. “There’s a being said, I don’t agree with legislation, and enforcement. lot of impact on future career legalization,” she said. The panel was moderated mobility,” he said. Her main concerns by CTV anchor Joe Perkins, While Emery believes lay within the theory of Image from Thinkstock and included Marc Emery, Geri marijuana will be fully legal by neuroplasticity for the majority Bemister, Jim O’Rourke, and 2020, North Island Criminology of cannabis users, who are BC seeking influx of John Anderson. instructor Geri Bemister between the ages of 17 and 24. Panelist Emery, an advocates against legalization. “Before, we used to think the international advocate for Her career has lead to many brain finished development in measles vaccination policy reform, has been a first- first-hand experiences with the teen years, and now they’re hand witness for the legal cases on addiction, and she finding that’s not true, through  Precaution has outlasted myth of repercussions of marijuana. has maintained an addictions this theory of neuroplasticity, vaccines causing degenerative effects “There’s a certain kind of consulting firm for the last four the brain is still developing price I paid to hold the views years. until the ages of 26,” she said. played a role in families I do, it comes with a bit more “Typically, what we find PET scans of brains not seeking vaccinations Angela Espinoza before, CBC reported that a credibility with what otherwise is a correlation between drug exposed to government- News Editor might be found,” he said. In use and traumatic experiences regulated medical THC (the news recent poll found nine out July 2014, Emery was released as a coping strategy, which main ingredient in marijuana) @theotherpress.ca of 10 Canadians now believe vaccines overall have positive after four years from a five-year is psychologically not a huge show impact to areas critical he current measles sentence in the United States leap,” she said. “There’s data to what is considered normal effects on health. Toutbreak has residents of CBC also stated that after pleading guilty for the readily available.” development, she said. These BC seeking large numbers of conspiracy to manufacture Having consulted on areas govern motor skills, “95 per cent” of a vaccinated vaccines. population in regards to marijuana. thousands of addiction cases, response, social skills, and The outbreak originated As the years of activism Bemister said 80 per cent more. measles would result in a in Disneyland in California, “herd immunity” effect for went by, Emery became more of individuals who enter a “There’s not enough with cases having been open to working with those rehabilitation centre for alcohol science for me to agree to Canadians. reported worldwide since However, Dr. Suni with different points of view and drug treatment have the irreversible component. January. and ideologies on cannabis. identified using marijuana as However, when we’re talking Boraston, director of Whether travelling to the Vancouver Coastal Health’s “When I was young and their initial substance. about the development of theme park or being generally a radical type, I was more “Not everybody who smokes the brain [for that large of a travel clinic, told Globe and cautious, many families Mail in January, “I don’t think exclusionary, purity was more marijuana will stick a needle in demographic], I think it’s a throughout BC are hoping to important in some ways, than their arm, but those who have large concern,” she said. “To me, people should be worried,” get the vaccine reportedly by based on how information willingness to organize with a predisposition, or sensitivity, the argument stops there.” this year’s spring school break. those who have otherwise or have some other kind of risk regarding vaccines has spread While fears of disproven in the past several years. differing views,” he said. factor in their life, marijuana vaccination myths may have Emery believes prohibition could be very problematic. And Local news roundup: Animal cruelty allegations, and new learning centre The SPCA’s chief prevention has reportedly been recovering. As of 2014 the New West will operate grades and enforcement officer Marcie Schoenborn was found not Pride Festival runs for nine kindergarten to the fifth Angela Espinoza Moriarty told BC Local News, guilty of the murder of his three days, with nearly two-dozen grade, and will be taking in News Editor news “There is sufficient evidence children in 2008 “by reason of events and features the 500 students. The school also @theotherpress.ca to move forward with animal mental disorder,” according to involvement of numerous local operates with a solar-powered cruelty charges under both the Now News. businesses. heating system designed for the Coquitlam the Prevention of Cruelty to Integration back into Perry also suggested to the winter season. he owner of Willow, a Animals Act and the Criminal communities is known to New West Record that location “One of our key priorities Tseverely emaciated husky Code.” help those with severe mental expansion is necessary for right now is to revamp BC’s found on January 31, was Willow has since been illness in some cases, and while the festival due to its growing education system so it can revealed to be a resident of in recovery and has received Schoenborn’s doctors reportedly popularity. better support student learning Coquitlam on February 10. numerous adoption requests. support the decision, family “Every single spot on every in a wide range of settings,” Willow was found in Maple of the victims as well as the single lane was full. People were Minister of Education Peter Ridge starved and with matted Allan Schoenborn, a known provincial Crown are opposing being turned away,” Perry told Fassbender told the Record of fur prior to being taken in by the child killer, made a request at the possibility of outside visits. the Record of last year’s festival. the new school. SPCA. Coquitlam’s Forensic Psychiatric The Learning Centre Her owner is reportedly Hospital for outside visits in the On February 12, New meanwhile offers daycare and a “local student in his 20s” company of staff. New Westminster Westminster opened a brand kitchen facilities, and will according to BC Local News, Schoenborn has been in New West Pride president new elementary school and serve as a space for children information that was received the institution since 2010, and Jeremy Perry is looking to gain the city’s new Neighbourhood to learn and play outside of after a neighbour contacted the while he has been involved in government funding to help Learning Centre. school hours as another way to SPCA. altercations inside the hospital, support this year’s Pride Festival. École Qayqayt Elementary continue their education. news // 6 theotherpress.ca

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Image from Kickstarter.com Kickstarter in the Community: Are you ready for an ‘Epic Quest?’  Local filmmaker takes on video game issues with new web series decided to take it to a new level in her web series by analyzing Servrin - Epic Quest Cheryl Minns the issues in video games, such Arts Editor arts as gender stereotypes. @theotherpress.ca “I’m not just going to look at misrepresentation of female pic Quest is a modern take characters, I’m also going to Eon a hero’s journey where look at how male characters a video game character named are misrepresented and how Alys, a lower level barmaid, they’re expected to act and look steps up to rescue her sister, a certain way,” she said. “Things Thea, from the evil King. In this have to change. Maybe we can web series, Alys is joined by start that change, or at least Sevrin, an inexperienced Mage make people aware of it.” who keeps trying to prove his What started as a class power, and other companions project is currently evolving who assist her on the epic into a pilot episode for quest. Goodman’s fourth-year The series’ creator, Chelsea development project, and soon Image from Kickstarter.com Goodman, developed the will expand into a 10-episode show’s concept for a class season. series, but we don’t only want of Maggie Boon Kickstarter a prop from the set. project in her third year in the “If we can get season one it to be online. We would campaign, a lot of my previous “I wanted to make rewards Motion Picture Arts program done, distributed, well-known, love to have it on Netflix and backers are now donating to that my audience would want at Capilano University. The and if we’re really successful, iTunes,” she said, comparing Epic Quest.” and would proudly display assignment required students then probably two to three the series to The Guild, which The campaign rewards on their wall. I have a graphic to look at various web series more seasons,” she said. “The transitioned from online to for backers were inspired by design background, so I was and answer the question, world I’m creating in Epic Netflix. the rewards offered during able to design most of the “What kind of web series would Quest is huge and I could go up The Kickstarter campaign the Maggie Boon campaign, rewards,” she said. “People love you make?” to five seasons. If we are really has already raised over $1,800 which were popular among any Executive Producer credit “What I’m doing with Epic successful, maybe we might from more than a dozen supporters. The lower donation because then their name is Quest is a fantasy story and make a movie.” backers, reaching its $1,600 levels offer a variety of Epic in the movie. With all of our a video game story but I’m While Goodman and her funding goal by the end of Quest goodies such as flair projects, we put them onto blending it in a way that these crew have use of the university’s January. The campaign will buttons, photographs from the IMDb.com, so their credits are fantasy warriors know they’re facilities and equipment for the finish on February 22. shoot, the soundtrack, a signed up there online with the film.” video game characters and project, she and her producer, “This is actually the second script, a signed poster, and a To learn more about know they live in a video game Jeff McAlpine, decided to raise Kickstarter campaign I’ve digital download of the pilot Epic Quest, check out world, but they don’t know who funds through Kickstarter to ever done, so I’m not new to episode. Higher donation levels EpicQuestSeries.com or created them and why life is support the production’s other Kickstarter. I’ve done it and feature the opportunity to get follow the series on Facebook like that,” she said. needs, such as costumes, make- succeeded before,” Goodman executive producer credit on and Twitter. To support the Since the video game up, props, and distribution. said, referring to the campaign the production, a visit to the set production of the series’ fantasy genre has been explored “Our ultimate goal is for her previous short film. to meet the cast and crew, as pilot episode, check out the in other series, Goodman obviously to create it as a web “With the success of The Curse well as the chance to take home campaign at Kickstarter.com arts // 8 theotherpress.ca Local writers offer Incite-ful readings at Vancouver Writer’s Fest event  Conversations with Susan Juby, Julie Paul, and Marguerite Pigeon Incite? Paul: Susan’s writing is happening. take away from reading your extremely funny—laugh-out- Paul: A few of the stories latest book? Cheryl Minns Juby: For my part, I’ll be Arts Editor loud funny—and Marguerite [in The Pull of the Moon] Juby: I hope that they have reading from Republic of Dirt. arts has a real knack for getting into were directly a result of travel some good laughs and find @theotherpress.ca The book is a straight-up the psyches of her characters, or living in another place— some characters that resonate comedy, so it will be humorous who are often in unexpected Montreal, Belize, Portland, with them and take away a hree writers from BC stuff. I’ll probably read situations. People tend to think different parts of Ontario—as sense that, no matter how will come together at the something near the beginning T of my work as humorous, with well as my current home in incompetent you are, if you Vancouver Public Library that sets up the scenario a strong focus on character, so Victoria. A couple of stories have friends and at least a little to read their latest works and how dysfunctional the I think we’ll be a good match at were inspired by having crazy degree of optimism, you can at Vancouver Writers Fest’s characters are. this event. neighbours. All are firmly achieve all sorts of things. Incite on February 25. The Paul: Normally I try to Pigeon: I’m going to try fiction, meaning that I’ve Paul: My biggest hope is twice-monthly reading event read something entertaining, to read their books before I changed circumstances and that readers will feel engaged, will feature novelist Susan on the funnier side, at public get there. I love to read with made stuff up, but at the heart involved, and entertained. I Juby from Nanaimo, short readings, although not all my people I don’t know because of every story is an emotional don’t set out to teach anyone story writer Julie Paul from stories have humour in them. then I usually get a chance to truth, and I hope those truths anything, or make them feel Victoria, and multi-faceted If I have enough time, which I be introduced to their work. come out. a certain emotion. I guess if author Marguerite Pigeon from think I will, I will try to read a Pigeon: The stories [in they feel the humanity of my Vancouver. complete story. What inspired you to write Some Extremely Boring Drives] characters, and maybe even put Juby, author of the Alice Pigeon: People really your latest book? all relate to travel and moving themselves in their shoes for a MacLeod young adult series, respond to the second story Juby: I read all those around and mobility. That’s little while, I will be extremely will be reading from her latest in my collection because it’s books about being sustainable something that’s been a really happy. book, Republic of Dirt, an about a woman who’s surviving and farming at home and all important part of my life. I Pigeon: I hope that they adult novel and sequel to The cancer. That one’s called that kind of thing, then tried wanted to understand my pick up on the theme of Woefield Poultry Collective. “Locks.” I think I might read some of that and was wildly own interest in travel, but mobility and explore with Paul will share an excerpt from from that because it reads well unsuccessful. So I decided to then I also wanted to trouble the characters the subtle her short story collection, The in public. it because I think it’s a more Pull of the Moon, which made write a book [The Woefield psychological changes that Poultry Collective] about a complicated experience that can take place when you move it on the Globe and Mail Top Are you familiar with the young woman who inherits a can be both positive and around or change location. 100 Books of 2014 list. Pigeon works by the other authors? negative. I think about it will read a short story from her farm outside of Nanaimo and Juby: I’m looking forward historically, too. The culture recent book, Some Extremely has all of the enthusiasm but For more information to reading their books. At least encourages a lot of travel, Boring Drives. none of the skill and how she about these authors and one is a poet, one is a short but it’s not quite clear what The Other Press spoke with tries to keep this farm going. their works, check out their story writer, I’m a novelist. One you’re getting out of it these each of these writers about And this next one [Republic official websites at SusanJuby. has the greatest book title ever: days, especially as places their upcoming readings at of Dirt] is the same thing: com, JuliePaul.ca, and Some Extremely Boring Drives, get more similar and sort of Incite and their latest books. they’re trying to get this farm MargueritePigeon.wordpress. which indicates that it’s very established and they’re barely homogenized. com funny, or at least it’s got a very What can guests expect even able to operate it over the funny title. winter when there’s nothing What do you hope readers from your presentation at Chairman of the Board: Fixing a classic  ‘Risk’ game review The problem with classic ring reaches Mordor. But the board games is that they basic English version remained Ed Appleby are popular and well-known broken for 52 years. Illustrator because they came first. That Enter Risk (2011). This illustrator doesn’t take anything away version implements a different @theotherpress.ca from the mechanics of Risk, mechanic for ending the game: his week, we’re taking a which are simple enough for rather than wiping out all of Tlook at a classic game, anyone to understand. Instead the other players’ armies, you Risk, and assessing how the Risk suffers from an issue now play until one player has a publisher tried to fix the major that was very prevalent in the certain number of territories or issues in the game’s most age before complex rules and the “cease fire” card is drawn. recent version. dogmatic play testing. This is a simple fix that ends Risk is a classic board Anyone who has played the game well before it stops game for two to six players Risk knows about its two being enjoyable. first published as La Conquête glaring flaws: the game takes So if you want to du Monde in 1957 and then forever and the winner is experience a classic game that translated and published by obvious well before the game has been fixed in a very subtle Hasbro in 1959. Players attack ends. Many licensed editions but reliable way, pick up the and defend in order to conquer have tried to deal with this 2011 version of Risk and have territories. The game ends issue: Risk 2099 only has six fun conquering the world. when all other armies have rounds of play and Lord of been wiped out. the Rings Risk ends once the issue 09 // volume 41 arts // 9

Image from John Cassaday Working for the weekend  ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ updates Comic Corner: Italian Renaissance comedy Image from David Cooper Adam Tatelman meeting in order to keep his One too many reboots Senior Columnist job. But it turns out Roscoe is  ‘Star Wars: Issue 001’ review actually dead, and it’s his twin patchwork of various scenarios. is having his iconic meeting sister Rachel, Stanley’s lover, On one hand you have the with Jabba the Hutt, planning who is impersonating the Brittney MacDonald classic plot of the 1977 film, on revenge. gangster for reasons of her own. ’ve always had a fondness for Life & Style Editor the other you have this random However, the art, done Rachel, as Roscoe, is set to lifeandstyle the energy and enthusiasm battle scene with a focus on by John Cassaday, is pretty I marry Pauline Clench (Lauren @theotherpress.ca found in live theatre. Watching Princess Leia’s perspective spectacular. Stylistically, it’s Bowler), a brainless beauty actors maintain an imaginary instead of Luke’s. I’m not saying a mix between the modern who’s fallen for wannabe actor world without the advantage it’s bad, it just feels incomplete. North American aesthetic of Alan Dangle (Ryan Beil). What of editing or CGI can be truly Since this is in single issue digital painting and a more follows is a chaotic danse inspiring to behold—especially tar Wars is at it again, comic form, that’s pretty much traditionalist approach with macabre between the high when the world of the play in Screating yet another reboot all you get before the writer heavy inks and bold lines. melodrama of the masters and question is as full of lively lunacy of the franchise, this time in a and artist run out of pages. The What makes it so good is the Francis’ simple desires as he and bizarre comedic digressions comic series set around the time adaptation, done by writer Jason attention to detail and anatomy, constantly disrupts everyone’s as Arts Club’s latest effort, One of the original Star Wars trilogy. Aaron, could have been handled and Cassaday’s use of hard light plans with his legendary Man, Two Guvnors. A regular edition has been put better. The plot itself just feels sources throughout the comic ineptitude, inventing identities The play is based in out by Marvel, with a variant way too rushed. Instead of book. on the fly and blaming the the conventions of Italian cover edition exclusive to seeing the classic quartet of Han I definitely had some issues gloriously mad results on Renaissance Commedia Dell’arte, Loot Crate, but I’m not totally Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, with this. Despite being a imaginary Irish dockworkers. a form of street theatre that convinced it’s worth picking up. and Luke Skywalker kicking massive Star Wars fan, I can’t Commedia Dell’arte used cast stock characters as either I’m going to avoid talking some Empire booty, they just imagine myself picking up the Lazzi, short rehearsed gags masters or servants. The much about plot because the seem to win randomly and, next issue, so therefore I can’t that could be thrown in on a servants are always motivated comic book is a little bit of a before you know it, Darth Vader recommend it. whim. This structure informs by base needs like food or lust, the style of humour in One and the masters are foppish Man, Two Guvnors. Just as and pretentious. For One Man, Italian audiences could never Two Guvnors, these characters predict which Lazzi would are adapted for modern stage progress the plot, we can only performance. wait and see what acrobatic Arlecchino the clown is hijinks Francis will perform, reborn as Francis Henshall what misunderstanding will (Andrew McNee), a bumbling drive a wedge between which manservant who honestly can’t Image courtesy Nickelodeon Movies/Paramount Picture characters, or who will be choose between his love of summoned from the audience. food and love of women. His This keeps the play moving at Enjoy the spongy goodness employers and their families such a supersonic pace that  ‘SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’ review are based off of stock masters even when a gag falls flat, you’re such as Dottore the scholar already laughing at the next one. in the book. Using this, he long episode, with minimal or Pantalone the old miser, Drenched in ’60s English steals the super-secret Krabby segues in between. Some providing verbal comedy as iconography and set against Patty formula from Mr. Krabs people might say that’s a bad a counterpoint to Francis’ the backdrop of downtown Steven Cayer (Clancy Brown) and opens a thing, but fans of the show slapstick. Brighton, the play revels in Senior Columnist food truck-like ship. Obviously might say otherwise. What The plot, adapted by anachronistic cellphone gags this seems like the end of annoyed me the most were Richard Bean from the Venetian and satiric jabs at other Arts the world under the sea and the scenes out of the water. comedy A Servant of Two Club productions. A Beatles Plankton (Mr. Lawrence) gets The animation was well done, Masters, is a bewilderingly copycat band, The Craze, wrongly accused. The movie but it just felt too jarring for contrived parade of coincidence entertain the audience during have been a huge fan of then goes on every crazy me. Also the reactions of the and stunningly bad lies, taking intermission with mawkish SpongeBob SquarePants I tangent it can, involving a humans seemed unrealistic to place squarely in the realm of beats like “The Brighton Line.” (Tom Kenny) ever since the TV time machine, superpowers, me. screwball farce. Think Fawlty It all blends together into such show premiered back in 1999. the real world, and a futuristic What made this movie Towers or Blackadder and you an infectious cocktail of gut- That’s why I was very excited rapping dolphin. fan-worthy was the comedic know the score. busting laughter that you’ll to see the new movie, The Be warned, if you’re not writing throughout. No matter I can’t give much away probably want to bring an SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out a fan, you might be put off by what age you are, you’ll find outside the setup: seeking oxygen tank. of Water, a sequel to 2004’s the wackiness involved with something to laugh about in to satisfy his hunger, Francis So if you’re a fan of British The SpongeBob SquarePants keeping the story going. Also this movie—I know I did, and comes into the employment of comedy, pick up some tickets Movie. the movie assumes you’re a it felt like I was seven years old Roscoe Crabbe (Celine Stubel), to One Man, Two Guvnors from It features a greedy pirate fan because it doesn’t explain again. Overall, I had a great a gangster who was presumed ArtsClub.com. If you want named Burger-Beard (Antonio certain aspects from the show. time even though I wished it dead after a run-in with his rival a chance to partake in this Banderas) who finds a magical This movie felt like a few took place in the underwater and Francis’ other boss, Stanley mischievous masterwork, the book that can make anything episodes crammed into one city I know and love. Stubbers (Martin Happer). play is at the Stanley Industrial happen if it’s written down Francis has to keep them from Alliance Stage until February 22. arts // 10 theotherpress.ca Follow an artist’s journey at the Amelia Douglas Gallery  New exhibit showcases artist’s life and career art piece was inspired by the opinion is far more stimulating of just painting an attractive to visit my exhibit with the death of a close childhood for the audience and image. It is also a way for him knowledge that we all share Cheryl Minns friend and the memories and emphasizes the experimental to cope with life’s difficulties similar creative skills in roughly Arts Editor arts emotions one leaves behind. nature of my work,” he wrote. “I and escape from reality, such as the same proportions and apply @theotherpress.ca “In the case of the exhibit, I intend to show works that will dealing with severe dyslexia as a them to all our endeavours,” have used the title to imply an challenge the audience to look child during the 1950s and ’60s. he wrote. “We may not even his month in the Amelia introspection examining my beneath and beyond.” “Art became my secure recognize those instances when TDouglas Gallery, visitors journey as an artist.” Burgoyne came to the place, where I could escape and where we are applying our are welcomed into a journey Over the years, Burgoyne attention of the Amelia Douglas my dismal failures and the creativity, but one’s willingness with the work of artist Paul has created an eclectic series of Gallery after his wife, Manuela confusion of the outside world,” to do so, regardless of their Burgoyne. The exhibit, Journey, artwork, with varying themes Costantino, a Douglas College he wrote. “I guess what I like vocation, may be what separates will feature a variety of art that and styles. Being confined by a employee, talked about his the most about creating art is the average from the gifted.” reflects Burgoyne’s life as an commercial gallery’s need for a artwork to colleagues and that it allows me to forget about To learn more about artist and will be on display themed exhibit can be difficult encouraged him to submit an the rigours of daily life.” Burgoyne and his work, from February 19 to March 10 in with such a collection, which is application to the gallery. Burgoyne hopes that check out his website at the Amelia Douglas Gallery at why Burgoyne appreciates that “I hope I earned my visitors to the gallery can BurgoyneFineArt.com. Douglas College. the Amelia Douglas Gallery spot and I am grateful to reflect on their own talents The Journey exhibit will “Journey is an appropriate has allowed him the chance the selection committee for while joining him on a journey be on display until March 10 title for the exhibit given to showcase a variety of works choosing me to exhibit,” he through the art featured in the at the Amelia Douglas Gallery, that it is the title of my most from his career. wrote. exhibit. located on the fourth floor important work,” Burgoyne “I am able to exhibit a For Burgoyne, art is “I hope that everyone, of the Douglas College New wrote to the Other Press, variety of genres and seemingly about creating content that is particularly students, at Westminster campus. explaining that the conceptual unrelated works, which in my personally meaningful instead Douglas College takes the time

Image courtesy of WB Games Steven’s Man-Cave: Parkour towards the light  ‘Dying Light’ PS4 game review as Kyle Crane, an undercover Zombies are very fast and can agent tasked with obtaining a easily kill you if they see you. stolen file that may lead to a Different types of zombies Steven Cayer cure. As soon as he parachutes only come out at night, such Senior Columnist down, you know things aren’t as Volatiles and Bolters. The going to be easy. reward if you go out at night is In the first 20 minutes, you double XP. get bit by a zombie and you There are three types of XP: ave you ever felt the meet Jade, who takes you to her survivor, agility, and fighter. Hexhilarating rush of being large group. You also grab some You get survivor XP when chased by zombies and used Antizen, a suppressant for the you complete various quests, your parkour skills to get to zombie bite, and realize that fighter XP whenever you attack the safe house to switch on the this warlord named Rais might enemies, and agility XP every electric fence trap? Well, in be the person who stole the file. time you climb a ledge or rock Dying Light, you can. It’s a story about the decay of or even step on a zombie. The From the creators of the society’s rules. gameplay focusses mainly on underwhelming Dead Island Dying Light has a dynamic parkour to escape zombies and series, this trip to the zombie day and night cycle. During the melee combat to fight them. apocalypse is well worth the day, zombies are pushovers who Both are smoothly executed and wait. Taking place in the try to grab you if you go near. fun to do. fictional city of Harran, you play It’s during the night where you This is the Dead Island need to be aware and quiet. game that should’ve been. This issue: Have an idea?  What the frack? Contact: Chitwan Khosla, Features Editor  Barriers to young music fans across the city  [email protected] And more! www.theotherpress.ca

Let’s Talk Science: Carbon dating and Kepler-186f

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Chitwan Khosla decays over 5,568 years, and sensory hairs found in the inner as compared to meat, can be NASA scientists using the Features Editor then again after 5,568 years ear help to keep us balanced. extracted to make vegetable Kepler Space Telescope, which [email protected] half of the remaining sample This is because endolymph oil. Vegetable fat is said to be the planet is named after. decays. Since the rate of decay moves according to gravity healthy, and it is recommended According to the official website Science is about questions and is pretty much constant, the and gives information to the to consume some in your diet. of NASA, Kepler-186f is unique looking for their answers; if approximate date of the death brain about the position of the However, it is important to note in many ways. Scientists have Newton hadn’t wondered and of the living organism or the body. The tiny hairs also keep that vegetable oil is extracted discovered that along with looked for why the apple fell to age of the non-living objects track of body movement and from the seeds of vegetables resembling earth, its size is the Earth instead of going up, of biological origin can be signal the brain. The brain in and not the raw veggies that quite comparable to earth as we might have never found out determined. Carbon dating can turn responds to these signals we usually eat. This makes it well. Kepler-186f is part of the about gravity. So, like Newton, help to date objects as much as and makes the skeletal and difficult to say whether it is Kepler-186 system which is this section is a quest to find 50-60 thousand years old, and muscular system position in a healthy or not as it is still being 500 light years away from us, answers in the field of science, hence, is a very reliable process way so that we stay upright and debated. and like earth, is part of a solar logic, and theories. If you for archeologists to employ. don’t fall. Soy has a large amount system and orbits its star once have a question about science This technique was developed You might have noticed of fat in it, making it a major every 130 days. that you’d like answered, send by a team of scientists led by feeling dizzy after moving in source for vegetable oil. Thomas Barclay, research it to Chitwan at features@ Professor Willard F. Libby in circles or spinning. This is Seeds like peanuts, sesame, scientist at the Bay Area theotherpress.ca late 1940s, and he won a Nobel because after we stop spinning, sunflower, cotton, and the Environmental Research Prize for it in chemistry in the this liquid substance does not like are also used to make Institute at Ames, said, “Kepler- What is carbon dating? year 1960. stop immediately as we do and vegetable oil. Olive oil, almond 186f can be thought of as it signals the brain that body oil, and coconut oil are kinds an Earth-cousin rather than n simple terms, carbon dating Is it true that ears help in is still in motion. This in turn of vegetable oil too. These, an Earth-twin. It has many Ior radiocarbon dating is a balancing our body? makes you dizzy because your individually or as mixtures, properties that resemble Earth.” technique used to find how old body and brain don’t coordinate are widely used as cooking This implies that we still any specimens or objects (e.g., Yes, this is very true that until this liquid comes to rest. oil, in beauty products, and don’t know if this planet is fossils) are. It is often used in your ears are essential for sometimes in medicines. habitable like Earth. It may or forensic science as well to study your body’s balance. The What is vegetable oil made may not sustain life, so we can’t some old physical evidence. vestibular system or the of as vegetables don’t have Is there more information really imagine buying a house The degradation of the balance system of our body fat? on Kepler-186f apart from on another planet anytime radioactive isotope of carbon is allows us to stand, walk, run, that it is an earth-like soon! There is a lot more the basis of carbon dating. This sit in a straight position, and Myth: Vegetables don’t have planet? research left to do yet, but we isotope or form of carbon is much more. A very important any fat. Fact: Vegetable oil is may expect more breakthroughs found in nature—especially in part of this system is our ears. made of vegetables. Kepler-186f is one of the in the future. living organisms—and decays Endolymph—a liquid substance Vegetables have fat in latest planets discovered by at a very slow speed: half of it found in inner ear—and tiny them which, though very low rior to the 1970s, harvesting associated with the consumption a part of how society wanted to material. As consumers of large Pof natural resources was a of fossil fuels or if, despite progress, consequently putting amounts of energy it is easy to new and developing industry, knowing so, are greedy enough to the industry and its morals into get comfortable and complacent and many environmental destroy the environment. question. when it comes to how and where regulations and social concerns In the decades after the The energy industry began our resources come from. This about the environment did initial energy boom in Canada, developing a technique to extract needs to change and citizens not exist. The continued corporations began moving natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing must take action. complacency within the towards an as yet largely would allow them to market their Energy corporations do Canadian government towards untapped natural resource: industry as, to put it generously, not advertise the external costs the true, lived costs of harvesting natural gas. The growing environmentally conscious. involved in the production of energy is extremely worrisome. consensus of the negative Hydraulic fracturing is natural gas, not added to the One has to wonder if politicians environmental consequences much like it sounds. Large rocks dollar value that consumers are truly naive to consequences associated with burning fossil below the surface are fractured pay, such as the environmental fuels put pressure on the energy to release shale gas, where it or health consequences of industry. Traditional methods of can then be liquefied to make pollution. These are referred harvesting energy were no longer transportation to market easier. to as externalities and the non- Natural gas is cleaner than disclosure of them presents traditional fossil fuels such as oil and coal. This fact is the main way the public is being manipulated into allowing the energy industry and government use and destroy obscene amounts of resources to extract this an image to the public that concern of contamination. oil and coal, but only that they there will be more tankers hydraulic fracturing is a safe Scientific findings conclude are adding more toxins into the moving through extremely and a clean technique unlike that the large amounts environment. How this then sensitive waterways along our the practices used in the Alberta of chemicals, sand, and gives politicians in power the coast, towing with them a high Tar Sands; this, of course, is contaminated fresh water left in idea that they can promote risk of destroying ecosystems wrong. Fracking raises a number the subsurface during hydraulic themselves as environmentally both marine- and land-based, of concerns over health and fracturing can leach into large conscious is beyond reasonable. isn’t noted. quality of various aspects of areas around sites. If this does All they seem to do is create The lack of transparency life including the prosperity of not deter advocates of natural revenue in the hopes of between the provincial sensitive ecosystems, industries gas, I don’t know what will. balancing the financial budget. government and its citizens is such as agriculture, and local The Canadian government Unfortunately the national concerning. The way I see it, wells and aquifers. relies heavily on the energy obsession with energy that is all Canadians must act like the Hydraulic fracturing uses industry to supply the country predominant in Alberta is being government’s doctor, both on publicly owned water. With with revenue. The country is taken up in other provinces the provincial and national 20 per cent of the world’s sticking to its guns in spite of like British Columbia. British level. Citizens must continue to fresh water, Canada has a criticism and debate. The general Columbia is hooked. With check up on and question the responsibility to protect and consensus is that humans must large price tags and potential government to make sure it is conserve its supply; yet, the reduce their consumption of for job creation, the provincial following the steps to conquer process of fracking cannot use fossil fuels, but Canada has made government is looking to heavily its addiction to fossil fuels. salt water due to its corrosive little effort in this area, which invest both economically and More and more individuals nature. With water shortages should leave many to shake in environmentally in liquefied are realizing that they have an around the world, there’s a their oily boots. natural gas projects, most immense amount of influence potential for over-consumption Recent developments in notably pipelines. Now, as over leaders’ decisions but more and depletion of resources British Columbia only magnify conscious consumers, how radical steps must be taken. Let’s in pursuing natural gas. the country’s inability to assert such destruction can happen face it, it’s a hard habit to quit DangersOfFracking.com informs its independence from the right under our noses is due and no one likes listening to their that thousands of tons of sand energy sector—the addiction to two words: advertisement doctor when they say you have to and chemicals are combined with that it cannot seem to quit. campaigns. Recent commercials give up the one thing you desire up to 8,000,000 liters of fresh The government’s relationship regarding pipelines and liquefied most. Right now the addiction water and shot at high velocities to natural gas and fracking is natural gas projects are upbeat still has all the power and citizens into the ground below to release like a smoker’s love of nicotine and feature an abundance are left shaking their heads. the desired shale gas. That said, patches while trying to quit of thriving natural spaces. 540 billion litres of water were smoking. They use the toxic Campaigns almost revert back used for fracking in 2011 in the patches in the hopes that this to the traditional concept of US, and that only accounted will convince friends they’ll be the nuclear family to help push for 0.3 per cent of the country’s successful in quitting smoking’s the idea of increased natural freshwater consumption. In harmful habit; fracking and gas consumption. Like most addition to concerns about natural gas are similarly harmful. commercials they are lacking over-consuming water resources Liquefied natural gas and in full disclosure. They do not through fracking, there’s also a hydraulic fracturing are allowing highlight any negatives. That the government to receive a slight dose of fossil fuels—like a hit of nicotine from a patch. The increase in production of natural gas does not mean that there is any less production of feature // 14 theotherpress.ca

Image from Thinkstock Barriers to young music fans across the city  The lack of all-ages music in Vancouver Theatre, and the Biltmore though the vast majority of already have such a venue is a permanent place for music Cabaret. All of these stages are concerts are held at night. astonishing. Absence of even fans of all ages to enjoy some Cheryl Minns 19+ due to licensing restrictions There are very few options a concert hall with seats for great concerts. However, the Arts Editor involving the serving of alcohol. available in Vancouver for an 400 people, focussing on a key restrictive bylaws are a much arts Cazzy Lewchuk Most cities host concerts all-ages concert as none of the demographic of live music is bigger part of the problem. @theotherpress.ca Staff Writer in liquor-serving venues. To venues available seat more a serious flaw in the city’s arts A lot of money could be avoid serving minors, there than a couple hundred people. scene. saved and business could be ancouver is well-known are usually two options. The This creates two scenarios for The failure of a proper increased by simply lifting the for its breakout music V first is to simply refuse to serve touring bands: skip Vancouver all-ages venue in Vancouver restriction of “de-licensing.” scene. Some of Canada’s biggest patrons without valid ID. This entirely (as is the case when the has led to many all-ages shows The intent of the law is to artists have come from the option is used in Vancouver at majority of their audience is either being cancelled or being prevent underage drinking area—Hedley, Hey Ocean! extremely large venues, such as under 19) or play at a 19+ venue, driven underground, often from occurring—despite the , Marianas Trench, Bryan Rogers Arena. In some smaller leaving out many teenagers. held in non-certified venues or venue’s lack of alcohol being Adams, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sarah venues, a wristband or stamp The irony is that underage even houses. These shows do the entire point of letting McLachlan, and of course, may be used to differentiate people are some of the most not always have permits, safety teenagers inside. Nickelback. In addition to the between legal and underage enthusiastic and dedicated regulations, and many feature Cancellations of shows aforementioned musicians, audiences. The second option concert goers around. discreet underage drinking. and inadequate opportunities many equally talented but is to “de-licence” for the A non-profit group known The limited access to for thriving talents to perform lesser known artists are based night, meaning the venue as the Safe Amplification music concerts not only hurts is a prime example of art in Vancouver—too many to has its permit to serve liquor Site Society is dedicated to the audience, but the many suppression and why Vancouver list here. If you’re between temporarily revoked and the funding and organizing all- musicians looking to perform. is often known as “no-fun the ages of 13 and 35, and you entire event is dry. ages events across BC and Bands across Vancouver have city.” Youth arts—especially enjoy live music, odds are good Vancouver is well-known Vancouver. According to their trouble finding show or venue music—have huge benefits, that you’ve checked out a local for its restrictive liquor website, they “are working opportunities that allow them and blocking music is a huge concert at some point. laws. A recent law passed in towards the establishment of a to play to an all-ages crowd. barrier to supporting talent However, Vancouver’s 2014 actually made it illegal permanent, legal, sustainable, This leads to a decline in show and creativity. Reasonable music scene is extremely for a venue to “de-licence” affordable, and accessible attendance and a reduced law reforms are necessary to limited in terms of temporarily for an all-ages all-ages venue.” Safe Amp is number of local concerts or free the music scene of such accessibility—specifically, for event, unless the licensing is volunteer, extremely low- active bands. barriers. It would not only those under the age of 19. Some before a venue’s primary hours budget, and does not even have Vancouver Mayor Gregor encourage the bands and of the most popular and well- of establishment. This means a permanent venue established Robertson has allocated musicians, but would also help regarded venues are strictly the Commodore, which opens (their current rental, Astorinos, funding in his capital plan boost the economy of the city 19+, such as the Commodore at 7, cannot host an all-ages holds 350 people). The fact proposal for an all-ages venue. and help more people tune into Ballroom, the Rickshaw concert after that time—even that Vancouver does not It’s clear that Vancouver needs the arts community. This issue: Have an idea for a story? Let us know!  Meatless Monday: Baked macaroni and cheese, with a kick! Contact: Brittney MacDonald, Life & Style Editor  The ethical shopper  [email protected]  #DougLife www.theotherpress.ca And more! 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For my lifestyle at the own. @theotherpress.ca to share something you found I discovered that the data used, moment, constantly cycling Cost-wise, the WhatsApp online. even to send videos, is pretty between home and school, it Messenger is unreasonably ecently, one of my closest What separates WhatsApp minimal. just wouldn’t be possible. affordable for what it offers. Rfriends moved to another from your standard SMS, To put it into perspective, I Now let’s get to the For new users the first year of province, and discovering iChat, or any other of the have a data plan that allows for fun stuff—what does the the app is free, for people who new apps that allow us to millions of messenger apps, is 500MB data usage per month, WhatsApp Messenger have decide to keep using it after communicate without any that it functions completely on which roughly translates to that’s different from my normal that year is up, the app is only nasty roaming or overage fees Wi-Fi and data, but the data about 15-17MB per day. I have SMS or iChat? One of my $0.99 for every following year. has become really important. usage is so low that it doesn’t never gone over that limit favourite things, and call me I think this app is great for One of the best ones that I risk sending your bill into a using WhatApp, as well as my superficial for saying this, is people like me, who want to have found (at her suggestion), tailspin of debt, even when Internet browser and Facebook the ability to have any picture communicate with loved ones is the WhatsApp Messenger. communicating long distance. (just for the record, Facebook as the background to your that are far away, or for anyone The WhatsApp Messenger I wouldn’t be exaggerating is a data hog). On average— message window. Maybe you who has a limit on their text functions almost exactly like if I said that my friend and I and I measured this using love that one photo of you and messaging (the horror!). I’d a normal SMS or iChat, in message each other constantly, science—a single message will your friends, or maybe you definitely recommend it for that it has push notifications especially now that she’s so far take up 0.1MB of data. That just find the stock photo of a everyone! when someone messages you. away. In the beginning I was means I’d have to send over a waterfall really soothing? It life & style // 16 theotherpress.ca Meatless Monday: Baked macaroni and cheese, with a kick!  It’s hard to go wrong with this much cheese… milk, pepper, and salt. Stir then set it aside. continuously until it appears to Going back to the sauce, You will need: Brittney MacDonald thicken. once the milk mixture 2 tbsp. butter Life & Style Editor While you’re waiting has thickened, add in the lifeandstyle ½ small onion, julienned @theotherpress.ca for the roux to thicken, fill a horseradish mozzarella, Happy medium-sized soup pot halfway Cow cheese, and the cream 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour or those out there who like with water. Add in the oil and cheese. Do not add in the 2 cups milk Fit a little spicy, here’s my lightly salt it. Cover and bring cheddar cheese. own, personal recipe for baked it to a boil. Adding the salt will Stir it until all the cheese ¾ tsp. salt mac and cheese. If you prefer prevent the water from boiling clumps are melted. ½ tsp. pepper your meals to be a little tamer, over while the oil will ensure In a greased casserole dish, 1 tsp. vegetable oil just use normal mozzarella and the pasta you will be adding fold the macaroni into the regular cream cheese instead of won’t clump up. (FYI this trick cheese sauce, making sure they 2 cups horseradish the spicy variations that I have works with all pasta.) are thoroughly mixed. mozzarella cheese listed. Add the macaroni to Top with cheddar cheese 2 triangles of Happy Cow Start by preheating your the boiling pot of water, and and a couple dashes of pepper. cheese (not the same thing oven to 350F degrees. In a cook al dente (approximately Bake uncovered for 20-30 as Babybel, don’t use that) saucepan over medium heat, 10 minutes). By filling your minutes, or until the top is 1/3 cup jalapeño or chilli melt butter before sautéing casserole dish halfway with dry bubbling. pepper cream cheese onions until translucent macaroni, you ensure that you When finished, take it out ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese (approximately two minutes). will have the perfect amount of the oven and let it stand for Add in flour, making a roux. to fill it, allowing for no messy 10 minutes before serving. Be ½ casserole dish worth of Stir constantly for about clean-up and an even cook. very careful, because it’s going macaroni a minute before adding Drain and rinse the macaroni, to be hot! Image by Brittney MacDonald The ethical shopper  Where to buy your clothes online Brittni MacKenzie-Dale your heart of hearts, you know The Phoenix News that over-sized knit sweater looks almost identical to the n my second year, I took a other three hanging in your Isociology class that helped closet. That’s not very practical open my eyes to a lot of harmful though, is it? I tell myself every practices that we indirectly time I receive my student loan engage in. Or at least, the ones that not a drop of it—not a we would rather ignore and—in cent—will go towards a new part, because they often happen garment. About four hours so far away from us physically— later I’m furiously typing in which are easy to dismiss. my memorized Visa number, One of these practices is practically sweating with how my clothes are made and anticipation. where exactly they’re being The second tip is to shop sourced from. After learning local. Again though, that’s not about the sweatshops and always an option. terrible conditions promoted by So, if you have to waste your Forever 21 in order to produce precious debt on clothes online, their inexpensive clothing, I where should you buy it? The Image from AmericanApparel.net was morally conflicted. Do I following is a list of stores that continue to buy cute, cheap are either part of the Ethical (often designer) clothing. Gone Tomorrow: A great basics. clothes, or do I pull up my Trading Initiative, or have a code Boho Hemp: Using hemp, Canadian-based online thrift And here’s a small list of socks and give a damn about of vendor conduct. this store produces organic shop. A huge array of categories where not to spend your money. the people working in terrible Adini: The average item here and eco-friendly clothing. including jewelry and children’s Of course, it’s much bigger conditions to bring me those is about $45, but they have a slew The style—as you may have clothing. than this, but these are some clothes? of great sales. guessed—is refined bohemian. Urban Renewal: A lot of commonly hit brands: Forever It sounds easy, right? The American Apparel: Most Etsy: Again, most people people have problems with 21; Abercrombie & Fitch/ latter is clearly preferably for a people are probably aware of this probably know about this Urban Outfitters, so if you want Hollister; Nike; Wal-mart (yes, variety of reasons. But when it one. Yes, it’s on the pricier side, one, but it’s easy to forget they to avoid that company as a Joe Fresh is sweetly cheap, but comes to putting that theory but you can find good deals if also sell cute, often cheap, whole, stay away from this one. for the above reasons it’s best into action, it’s a bit more you hunt around. They also sell homemade clothing. Plus you’re However, Urban Renewal pieces to avoid this brand); The Gap; difficult. After all, that perfect bras, underwear, and bathing supporting an independent together unused section from Victoria’s Secret (I know, this black maxi skirt is only $12.99… suits. artist! previously-worn cloth in order to one kills me. But what’s more But let’s be real: our actions Asos: Asos has two options. Folksy: The British version bring together a unique clothing important: a pretty bra or good really do make a difference. You You can buy new clothes of Etsy. Check it out for more item. Customers won’t even get working conditions?) can find clothes from ethically from their main website diversity. exactly what’s pictured online Hopefully this list helps sourced origins, still be in (they even have free delivery Twice: This is my favorite because each piece is created out you be ethically mindful when fashion, and not break your worldwide), or you can shop at because it is an entirely second- of something different. So the shopping around online. budget. the website’s subsect known as hand clothing store with a huge end result is a bit of a surprise, However, it’s always good to Well, the first tip is this: “Marketplace”—here, you can variety. Designer labels include too! do further research if you’re don’t buy so many clothes. In browse seller’s previously worn Coach, Kate Spade, and Vera Patagonia and Faeries Dance concerned. Happy shopping! Bradley. are also ethical stores that offer issue 09 // volume 41 life & style // 17 The 57th Grammy Awards retrospective  An evening of glitz and glamour with pop culture’s finest

Alex Stanton imaginable. Newer artists such Staff Writer as Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, and Katy Perry shared the he Grammys: one of the massive stage with music Tfew nights of the year industry veterans like Beck, where musicians and other Electric Light Orchestra famous folk flock to one place (ELO), Tony Bennett, and for mass mutual pats on the AC/DC. Ed Sheeran joined back. There’s plenty to say ELO member Jeff Lynne for a about February 8, the night performance of the latter’s hit of this year’s celebration of “Mr. Blue Sky” in a super duo popular music (as is the case performance reminiscent of with most of these events). last year’s Imagine Dragons/ There were a few surprises, Kendrick Lamar one-off live Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP most notably veteran alt-rocker collaboration. In tribute to Beck winning album of the female victims of domestic balanced out by a neckline her aging rump than called Grammy Awards themselves). year for his country-folk critical violence, Katy Perry took the bigger than the Grand Canyon. for. Pharrell, who’s generally Beyoncé, Smith, and Pharrell darling Morning Phase. On stage to sing “By the Grace of Other eye magnets included a pretty cool guy, looked like were all nominated six times, the other hand, some things God” following a pre-recorded Taylor Swift in a mermaid- he went to the wrong dressing the most of that particular don’t change at all; LL Cool J message from President Obama esque turquoise Saab dress room and mistakenly grabbed show, with Smith sweeping up hosted for the fourth time in concerning violence against and Anna Kendrick in what Angus Young’s schoolboy stage in a handful of categories and a row, the celebrities and the women. she called her “slutty pantsuit.” clothes. making a meteoric impact on performances were extravagant, The party guests looked as Smith, John Legend and—of Beck, in an unexpected turn the popular music world at 22 and Kanye West once again sharp as you would generally course—Bennett cleaned up of events, secured rock album years old. found himself questioning the expect them to in the public real good, representing the of the year and—even more The 57th Grammy integrity of the music industry eye. Beyoncé showed up men in the fashion category. shockingly—overall album of Awards had something for due to Beyoncé not dominating looking as fresh as she always Obviously, some icons were the year. Kanye jokingly half- everyone. Though not all the every category. does, sporting a Proenza notable for all the wrong repeated his snubbing of Taylor performances were great, those The performances featured Schouler long-sleeved dress, reasons: Madonna’s outfit was Swift back in ‘09 as Beck took that were, were fabulous, and artists that cover just about an otherwise modest dress just an absolute catastrophe, the stage (of course, he later give me hope for the rest of the every genre and era of music showing off much more of criticized the artist and the awards season. DIY Beauty: Make your own mascara  Make your eyes pop, with this organic recipe #DOUGLIFE safe to use around your eyes. Now that the PSA portion is You will need: Share your photos with us on Instagram using the hashtag #DougLife, for a chance to be featured in the paper! Brittney MacDonald done, on with the recipe! 2 tsp. coconut oil Life & Style Editor Remove the inner cap from lifeandstyle 4 tsp. aloe vera gel @theotherpress.ca the mascara container. This is the thing attached to the 1 tsp. grated beeswax would like to start this DIY opening that cleans the lumps 2 capsules of activated IBeauty by stating that I was off the brush. Set it aside for charcoal (it’s a vitamin) inspired to find a way to make later. One clean mascara mascara after hearing about In a double-boiler, container. You can buy one some beauty guru on YouTube combine the coconut oil, aloe from a makeup supply store, making their’s out of crushed- vera gel, and grated beeswax. or just use one of your old up Oreos. For the record, Stir continuously until all the empty ones. Clean it out making mascara out of Oreos contents are evenly melted— with hot water and vinegar is incredibly dangerous, and there should be no weird lumps. beforehand. should not be done—ever! Not Open the capsules only are Oreos over-processed containing the activated and chemical-ridden, but they’re charcoal. Do not just dump the the hole while the homemade also made in a factory and have pills in; the outer casing will mascara is on that side, you will the potential to be contaminated not melt, because it’s meant to have a big ol’ mess to clean up. either during the production be digested and broken down Feed the cut corner into the process or during the packaging by stomach acid. If you’re opening of the empty container. process. uncomfortable using activated Make sure it’s securely inside Now I know what you’re charcoal, which can cause before pushing the contents thinking: “If they’re okay to eat, irritation with sensitive eyes, towards that corner and then they can’t be contaminated, or you would prefer a brown filling the container. Pipe the right?”—wrong! mascara, replace this step with homemade mascara into the Your digestive system has adding ½ tsp. of cocoa powder. tube, pushing gently. built up immunities towards Stir contents until they are When the container is full, certain bacteria and other completely mixed in with the replace the inner cap, and then irritants/contagions that your melted oil concoction. Remove insert the wand and screw it on eyes have not. So though the from heat. tightly. Wait two hours before idea sounds cute, making Before it cools, with a use, giving the mascara ample mascara out of Oreos risks a spatula (the smaller the better), time to cool. After use make major eye infection or other scrape the mixture into a plastic sure to secure the cap on tightly This week’s photo is by Alvin Lescano, and features the problems. My recipe allows you sandwich bag. Push contents to to avoid it drying out. Like all Douglas College volleyball team. the fun of making your own one side before snipping a hole mascaras, you should replace it mascara, but all the products are in the opposite corner. If you cut after six months. This issue: Have your voice heard!   All work and no love Contact: Elliot Chan, Opinions Editor  Don’t be that guy: Why don’t they just leave?  [email protected]  The state of the interactive art www.theotherpress.ca And more! War of the Words: The Oscar for Best Animated Feature goes to…

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Jerrison Oracion to the countryside. Brittney MacDonald modelled for every movement that they Senior Columnist The story involves a bamboo cutter Life & Style Editor will make during the duration of the named Okina (James Caan) who finds film. t has been 12 years since Spirited Away a little—literally little—princess in a ormally, I never tell people what To put it into perspective, one of Iwon the Academy Award for Best bamboo tree. Okina and his wife, Ona Nthey should vote for when Oscars the most famous stop-motion animated Animated Feature Film. It was Studio (Mary Steenburgen) name her Princess time rolls around. Not that their votes films in recent history is The Nightmare Ghibli’s biggest success and is still the (Chloë Grace Moretz). They raise her in matter anyway, I’m pretty sure I don’t Before Christmas. The main character, highest grossing film in Japan. It amazed a country lifestyle and she grows bigger know any members of the Academy. But Jack Skellington, had over 500 heads. a lot of people with its animation and every day. Next, Okina decides that when we, as consumers of the almighty And that was just his head! Imagine how it inspired many to make films that are Princess should go to the capital to be a film reel, are gifted with something as many pieces it took to animate the rest similar. Recently, one of the founders princess. There she’s named, Kaguya. But amazing and intricate as The Boxtrolls, I of him! of Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, she believes that her lifestyle is fake in the have to speak up. All of those models must be announced that he will retire after he capital. Too often I hear people nowadays sculpted by hand, unlike traditional made his last filmThe Wind Rises—which The film is presented in the same discredit stop-motion animation animation where frames can be traced makes Studio Ghibli’s recent film The style as My Neighbors the Yamadas. The as aesthetically “creepy” or not as over top one another. Tale of Princess Kaguya, nominated in watercolour images are used in a way impressive as the computer graphics Of course none of this would matter the Academy Awards for Best Animated that does not look like a cartoon. It has a (CG) epics like Big Hero 6. Yet when a if the concept and the writing weren’t Feature Film this year, one to see. lot of colours, showing the beauty of the film like The Tale of The Princess Kaguya good. I loved the story behind this film. The film is made by the lesser known Japanese countryside. is suddenly talked up—not only because Not only is it wonderfully imaginative, founder of Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata, There are various aspects of the film of its narrative, which I will admit is but it also teaches valuable lessons which is his first film in 14 years. It might that reference Takahata’s earlier works beautiful—but because it employs against classism, limiting yourself with be the last film that is made by Studio and Spirited Away. Lucy Liu’s narration traditional animation (i.e., hand-drawn preconceived notions, and what makes Ghibli that will be nominated by the in the film is like someone reading a frames), which is considered so much a family. Academy. Studio Ghibli’s next films will children’s book. more tedious and difficult than CG, I In my opinion, though The Tale be made by Goro Miyazaki and Hiromasa However, the ending of the film was have to wonder: what makes that more of The Princess Kaguya is wonderfully Yonebayashi, who might be the next sudden and disappointing. While all of valuable than stop-motion animation? written, so are all of the nominees for Miyazaki and Takahata respectively. the films that are nominated this year If we’re measuring a film by depth the Best Animated Film category. From The Tale of Princess Kaguya is based have great animation in them, some of of process and dedication of team then Big Hero 6 to How to Train Your Dragon on the Japanese folktale The Tale of the them have disadvantages. hands down The Boxtrolls should win. 2, well-written, family-centric narratives Bamboo Cutter. Takahata referenced it The reason why The Tale of Princess As someone who has attempted stop- were really big this year. Nevertheless, in his previous film My Neighbors the Kaguya should win the Academy Award motion animation before, it is far more only one movie goes that one step Yamadas. The film talks about a girl who for Best Animated Feature Film this year difficult than any traditionally animated beyond with its animation style, and I does not want to be a princess. So she is because of the beautiful watercolour film. Not only does every character need definitely think it should be rewarded goes through various obstacles to get back images and the great story. to be modelled, but they also need to be for that. issue 09 // volume 41 opinions // 19 All work and no love  How to balance work and relationships relationship is built upon support, and a thriving career Elliot Chan requires that too. The two Opinions Editor opinions channels feed into each other. @theotherpress.ca The time you spend working and the time you spend with here are two key channels your loved one should be Tin life that we are all sailing interchangeable. It should be through simultaneously. One teamwork. You and your partner is the career path we have should have careers that feed chosen. On this route we into each other’s lives; both of are empowered to catch the you should be passionate about wind and ride as far as we what the other does and sail the can undaunted. The other same course. channel finds us embarking Men are often praised for on a journey for love and not bringing work home, but companionship. Our attitude in today’s world what does on this trip, however, is that really mean? It means much different. We dock keeping a significant portion occasionally, testing the waters of the day hidden away. Your here and there, uncertain when partner should be there to we’ll reach our destination. As encourage you when you have you can tell by my longwinded an assignment due, or if there is metaphor, the success of work an opportunity for promotion. and love are two separate It’s a competitive market and time you have away from the you, so do your best and pick up kind of job to have, but if you achievements, both of equal having someone on your side is office, kitchen, studio, and some slack when your partner want a fulfilling life, it’s better importance. But how do you irreplaceable encouragement. the like should be portioned can’t. if the two channels intersect attain one without losing sight With that being said, appropriately. Here is where Life is not all sunsets and occasionally. Find a partner that of the other? dedicating time to your you can help your partner better paycheques. Work is work and cares about your job and find While some believe that romantic partner is equally their situation. Help clean, relationship is work, but that a career that your partner is people should keep work as important. While make dinner, or even do some doesn’t mean you can’t succeed. passionate about as well. Only and love separate, I don’t accomplishing work or showing repairs. Life can unravel when I’m not going to tell you the then will you find true balance believe that is true. A healthy up on time is imperative, there is nobody looking out for type of person to date or the between work and love. Don’t be that guy: Why don’t they just leave?  How to be more sensitive and educated about domestic violence of an abusive relationship more severe. Victims often within my own family, I used do whatever they can to avoid to wonder the same thing. conflict, which will prevent However, the dynamics of an them from attempting to leave Mercedes Deutscher Staff Writer abusive relationship are much their abusive relationships. more complicated, and simply The stakes of leaving an omestic violence has leaving isn’t an option for many. abusive relationship are high. Doccurred since the An abusive relationship For someone who has been beginning of recorded history. springs from a dangerous power isolated, they may not have Throughout most of that dynamic. The abuser feels the anywhere else to go. If there are history, abuse towards a spouse need to have absolute power in pets or children involved, the or family member has been their relationship, including the abuser may threaten them so justified through tradition, life of their partner. They gain that the victim stays for the sake culture, and religion. Only power by attempting to control of their loved ones. within the past 50 years has the their partner, and they often Attempting to leave an discussion about this violence succeed. This could be through abusive relationship can be intensified. controlling finances, limiting even more dangerous than While domestic violence their partner’s contact with staying in it. An abuser will not has become more frowned upon friends and family, or by means just give up control. This can in modern society, it’s anything of physical and sexual violence. lead to altercations resulting in but eradicated. According to Simply leaving is not easy severe injuries or even death. Statistics Canada, there were for the victim. For one, abuse If the victim manages to sneak over 100,000 reported “victims doesn’t usually begin until away initially unnoticed, they of intimate partner violence, after the victim falls in love may have to sever all possible including spousal and dating with the abuser. The abuser connections with their abuser, violence” in 2010. makes the victim feel useless such as deleting all social That Guy might say, “If and powerless without them, media accounts, getting a new they are in a situation that is so they are less inclined to leave phone number, moving away, dangerous, why don’t they due to a flatlined confidence. changing jobs and appearance, just leave?” In That Guy’s Abuse works in a cycle, moving and even changing names. defence, they’re probably not from calm and romantic times Those in abusive intending to sound malicious. to rising tensions to dispute, relationships will need all of Nevertheless, this statement is a eventually resulting in a form the help and support they can form of victim-blaming. of forgiveness, thus starting get. Rather than being That Guy As someone who had the cycle again. As time goes and blaming the victim for their personally watched the horrors by, the disputes might become situation, be there to listen. Image from Thinkstock opinions // 20 theotherpress.ca Winners of awards in the subjective art mean nothing  Discrimination and bias in prizes audiences, they are decided by pieces are usually worked on the Academy, a selective group by hundreds if not thousands of mostly older white men. of people, and everyone Cazzy Lewchuk Most award shows are decided should be commended for Staff Writer this way (indeed, almost devoting months, if not years, everything is decided by the of hard work. That’s not to say t’s the first few months of wishes of that demographic). achievements shouldn’t be Ithe year, and that means A true representation of recognized. There’s just too awards season. The Grammys, audiences is difficult to find. It’s much emphasis placed on the showcasing the best in the even harder to come up with awards instead of the art itself. music business, aired February a consensus among a diverse It says a lot that the award 8 and the Oscars are upcoming, group. winners are forgotten almost as showing us what the best movie Art is subjective. TV, quickly as the movies. Do you performances and productions movies, and music are all remember who won Best New of 2014 were. Whether it’s TV, general mediums with so much Song or Best Actor two years theatre, music, movies, or any diversity. Everyone has different ago? (Who says “We Are Young” other type of entertainment, tastes in their entertainment, so is better than “Call Me Maybe?” there are multiple award the definitions of what makes Does it matter?) But you ceremonies showcasing the a “best” artist are debatable. probably remember some really “best” of them. It’s hard to define what even great movies or songs from that Every year, awards are constitutes something as being year, regardless of how many Image from Thinkstock filled with controversy and “good.” Who can decide what awards they won. truly “great” and even more so many. In the end, it really disagreement. Beck caused an the greatest thing of a time is? The entertainment field is on whether it’s greater than doesn’t matter who wins. It’s uproar when he won best album Perhaps all works are equally filled with thousands of hard- another piece. It’s all a matter just a piece of metal at the end over Beyoncé at the Grammys deserving. Perhaps the winner working individuals, all of of opinion, and that’s all an of it all. this year. The Lego Movie, is something not nominated. whom create quality art. Some awards show is: a select group What was the true best widely praised by audiences But we all have a different of the most dedicated singers of peoples’ opinions. movie of 2014? It’s an easy and critics alike, wasn’t even opinion on that. in the world are people whose Take a look at the award answer: whichever 2014 movie nominated for Best Animated As anyone who has voices you will never hear. predictions before any major happened to be your favourite. Film, in what many claimed was attempted it can tell you, Some of the greatest movies ceremony. Each pick will be Only one person can decide art, a “snub.” art is extremely difficult to ever made are ones you will slightly different, and the and that’s the person who is The Oscars are not decided create and make interesting. never watch. It’s impossible to winners will always surprise enjoying it at the time. by the majority of movie Mainstream entertainment define what makes something The state of the interactive art  Why Roger Ebert was right when he said video games aren’t art Alex Stanton Let’s take a look back at ordering video games is an Staff Writer 2007. I remember so many of absurd and boneheaded move. today’s best selling properties What’s the point? Ten years ago, imagine most of you— being started or codified that when you had to drive up to the Iwhether it’s an occasional year. Assassin’s Creed birthed Best Buy in Dawson Creek just round of drunk Mario Kart with a cash cow for Ubisoft, Gears to get a Wii, pre-orders were the squad or countless nights of War was the face of Xbox an absolute necessity for the of choosing to poop in a sock Live for years, and Call of Duty hardcore gamer. Today, major rather than ditch your Warcraft 4 sent an already critically shortages of gaming software guild—play video games. While acclaimed series into the happen once in a blue moon. baby boomers are just tragic stratosphere. Nowadays, those I have yet to walk into a Best when it comes to anything same franchises still dominate Buy that doesn’t have at least invented after 1976, it appears the gaming landscape. Very few 10 copies of Grand Theft Auto as though most members of developers are willing to take V for each of the four or five the millennial generation know risks, and it’s hurting gamers. consoles it’s on. There is no their way around a controller. Downloadable content rhyme or reason to pre-ordering It makes sense. I’d be hard (DLC) and micro-transactions, anymore. pressed to name anyone in while awesome on paper, are I truly don’t see the appeal my demographic who grew up readily abused by most game of paying full price for a video without some sort of avenue developers by giving players the game—being one of the more to play video games in their option to pay real-world money expensive hobbies out there— household. to have an advantage over the based entirely on a marketing I love video games, so it competition, unlock characters, campaign created by cigar- may surprise you to hear me say and the like. Mario Kart 8 is chomping, cheese-eating that, this decade, they’ve left an excellent example of paid surrender monkeys who think me less than satisfied. content done right—namely, “Started From the Bottom” by Now, for the record, I’m a lot of legitimate content for Drake is a fitting soundtrack to not wearing my rose-tinted a reasonable fee—but, for the Blackbeard and friends sailing sunglasses and going on about most part, DLC is an absolute the Caribbean in Assassin’s “back in my day…” like some blight on the industry. Creed IV. Simmer down, guys. old man; however, big-budget Aside from using common Don’t go to midnight launches. games from prolific developers sense, there really isn’t a whole Wait nine hours like a normal are becoming incredibly stale. hell of a lot gamers can do to human being, walk in, and grab Of course, this is far from the change this. And common your game. You’ll be helping our only issue with our beloved sense, to me, dictates that pre- hobby. hobby. Image courtesy of Nintendo This issue: Been told you’re too funny?  Pun, 2, 3 Contact: Sharon Miki, Humour Editor  So you want to pretend you’re on ‘The Big Bang Theory’?  [email protected]  College Confessional... www.theotherpress.ca And more!

Image from Thinkstock The End of all times draws nigh  Gradu-rapture is upon us

Chandler Walter message was clear: everything parents had decided to cut him Most of the followers … after kids, a few divorces,” Distribution Manager he had ever known was coming off in April. appeared to be other fourth unfortunately that was all the to an end. “The After will be bleak and year students—many with interview we received from the uite a commotion was “Hear me. Hear me! Ye dreary indeed, for all those who bags under their dull, hopeless Criminology professor, as he Qcreated early last Monday doomed souls!” Miles shouted are to be cast into the shadowy eyes. The group followed Miles had then decided to join the on the campus of Simon Fraser at many SFU students, “The abysmal life of self-sufficiency,” as he made his processions forlorn group. University. End draws nigh! Two months he had said in a prophetic, all- throughout the concourse. The mass of students only A fourth year student, Miles left of this existence, until the knowing voice. We asked one SFU continues to swell as there Cettler, was wandering the great day of judgement.” Soon after returning to professor what he thought truly is an end in sight, and we grounds, alerting all those who We questioned Miles, preaching and holding his signs about the whole ordeal. encourage students to thank were in shouting distance of the during one of his breaks from that read “ABANDON ALL “Every year it’s the same their parents for the income Gradu-rapture. preaching, to ask him what HOPE” and “IT IS WRITTEN thing. A few of these kids get they provide. Our thoughts and In two hands he held large had worked him up so badly. It IN THE TRANSCRIPTS” we cut off and start to think it’s the prayers are with all those who posters, and he wore a sandwich turns out that this was Miles’ noticed that Miles had actually end of the world. They don’t have, and will, suffer the loss of board on his chest. Cettler’s final semester of study, and his gained a significant following. know how bad it really gets financial dependency. Illegalize catnip Regan Shrumm tired. Instead of never talking Human eat lots of food. Dog The Martlet to Dog, Cat tells Dog life goal: usually get food which Human to kill Human. Dog does not drop on floor. Dog happy, so og enjoy simple things. understand where food would weed good. DFood. Human. Food. Belly come from if Human dead. When Cat eat catnip, Cat rubs. Food. Dog friend to Cat not seem to care. Who does not want more food. Cat Human if food involved. Dog sit knows how many crimes catnip does not drop food on floor. Cat for food, Dog lay down for food. started? tell Dog about Cat’s angry life. Point is, Dog work hard. Unlike Dog not like Cat, on catnip Cat play with Dog’s tail, hurting Cat. or off. But Dog especially not Dog. Sometimes Cat sees mouse Cat bad. Cat not listen like Cat on catnip. You do when mouse not there. to Human. Dog think maybe not see Dog on catnip. Dog Plus why only Cat allowed Dog get Cat’s food instead for respectable. Dog good. Mind to eat catnip? Why catnip even being such a good Dog. But no. you, Dog’s cousin, German Dog, called catnip? Very exclusive Dog punished if Dog tries to works at airport. German Dog name. Does that mean Dog eat Cat’s food. Then when Cat sniffs for bad drugs. Maybe can never try catnip unless Dog bump down bananas to floor, German Dog sniff for and eats turns into a Cat? Why not call Dog think Cat help out Dog. catnip. But German Dog makes it Dog food? Even though Dog Dog eat bananas whole. Skin biscuit wage doing it. German know catnip bad, Dog still want tough, but good. Good like Dog, Dog still good dog. to try catnip. Catnip on list or so Dog thought. Human Why catnip not illegal? of Dog’s must eats, including come home angry. Dog blamed. Even Human’s green equivalent, cheese, Human’s poo, and “Bad Dog,” yells Human. weed, legal in some areas. kitchen trash. Human does not understand At first, Dog unsure of weed. So either catnip needs that it was all Cat’s fault. Smells of skunk, which smells name changed to include Dog Like Dog said, Dog enjoy great. But Dog learn once that or catnip needs to be banned! simple things. Unlike Cat. Cat if Dog gets too close, skunk can Dog also thinks Cat should be eat catnip. Cat’s eyes go crazy. be bad. But weed not as bad as banned, but that is for different Cat run away and never get skunk. When Human eat weed, argument. Image by Mary Robertson humour // 22 theotherpress.ca Surprising leaked Oscar results sweep with underground winners  Your peers got them all, somehow her up on Valentine’s Day. better than Birdman, Whiplash, Complete with tears that were Foxcatcher, or any of those almost real and a voice with a other ‘professional’ productions Cazzy Lewchuk slight hint of remorse, Trevor ever will.” Staff Writer gave a moving performance as Best Actress In A he told his obviously fake story Supporting Role: Zoe he winners of the 2015 to his girlfriend. Particularly Anderson, 20, gave a stunning TAcademy Awards have wowing was his story of how his performance in her relationship been leaked—and in a very phone and car battery had both reassurance to her best friend. surprising twist of events, died, as well as his stunning “Trevor was probably not most of them were won by silence when asked where the cheating on you and totally just last-minute local nominees. used condoms in the back of his forgot about Valentine’s Day!” In what many question to be a pickup truck had come from. is a quote to be remembered for selective Academy committee, Best Actress: awarded years to come. It becomes even the performances and feats to Lily Jones, 18, for her more poignant if the audience awarded an Oscar range mostly explanation on why she is aware that Zoe spent all of in college-aged individuals in missed the midterm. Her story Valentine’s Day extremely close the Greater Vancouver area. included a sick kitten and dying to Trevor in the back of his While many question the aunt, combined with a sudden pickup truck. legitimacy of the winners— measles infection. This was in Best Adaptation: Already most of whom were not even stark contrast to her reality of praised by peer reviewers participating in an actual movie sleeping until noon and a long and professors alike, Jackie during their performances—the line-up at Starbucks. Sommers’ final essay—awarded leaks have been published in a Best Film: awarded to 100 per cent and used as an well-respected media source. various students of English 1100 example for future classes—was The Other Press is well-known for their five-minute adaptation agreed to be a quality piece of for its serious, totally-not-a-joke of Gilgamesh, filmed with an work by all other evaluators. quality journalism absolutely iPhone and hastily edited in Considering the entire paper not written by hack creative class during the other group was plagiarized from Wikipedia writing majors, particularly in presentations. The Academy with minor edits so it didn’t the last few pages. was unanimous in their look weird, it’s no surprise this Best Actor: won by Trevor agreement that “somehow this student is on her way to a long Smith, 22, for his explanation amateur picture resonates far and fulfilling journalism career. to his girlfriend of why he stood Photo Illustration by Joel McCarthy

By Sarah Walker issue 09 // volume 41 humour // 23 So you want to pretend you’re on ‘The Big Bang Theory’?  Closed Captioning Karaoke takes Normcore to regular new heights of an expert on popular Asian are eager to recite lines from entertainment. But I tried going their fave shows in public. Sharon Miki Humour Editor to karaoke here, and it was all Unfortunately, despite being humour just people singing! So stressful filled to capacity most days, @theotherpress.ca and also boring. Then it dawned Gibbs admits to some early on me: not everyone loves struggles the business has ave you ever wondered music—but everyone loves experienced. Hwhat it’s like to make a Modern Family. So I figured I’d “Well, we’re always pretty smart comeback like Abby give the people what they want,” full I guess—but it takes a Sciuto on NCIS? Do you explained Closed Captioning lot longer for people to get fantasize about impressing Karaoke owner, Leroy Gibbs. through a few complete one- your friends with a classic The bar has a unique hour drama shows than it does Sheldon-from-The-Big-Bang- concept: patrons come in, order for them to get through a few Theory zinger? Then you might French fries and soda pop, Journey songs like at regular be up for a night on the town and then take turns reading Image courtesy CBS karaoke. So we have to turn at Coquitlam’s newest mom- the lines of characters from have any friends—you can just Whatshername. “Now I can a lot of people away. Also, approved nightspot—Closed their favourite television shows read all of the characters’ lines prove it to my friends—over reading zombie moans from Captioning Karaoke Bar. from a TV monitor with closed to yourself like a crazy person. and over—while they’re trying The Walking Dead doesn’t “I’ve spent a lot of time captioning enabled. You can “I always thought I was to have lunch!” really encourage people to in Japan…ese restaurants gather a large group to read a better actress than Kerry Indeed, Closed Captioning spend much money on food in Coquitlam, so I do around the table for a large-cast Washington,” said Closed has garnered a cult-like and drinks.” definitely fancy myself a bit show, or—if you don’t really Captioning regular, Sheryl following of patrons who College Confessional…  ICBC weight times Kirsten Scott-Wuori spread the shame. Well this time I get a Columnist woman, and when I hand his week I had to go renew the sheet back she takes one Did you forget to wear a shirt Tmy driver’s licence. Now look at the weight I have just today? Did you wear too many most people would agree that certified as correct (50 kg) shirts today? Were you so the photo is the worst part, and hands it back, informing hungry after lunch that you and don’t get me wrong, I have me that I should update the found yourself eating barely- had some beauties over the weight. Ouch. Because I had trash Timbits from the cafeteria years: the sweaty looking one, no idea what my weight was in garbage can? Did you get your the double chin one, and of kilograms (why would I need to period in any memorable way? course the one where I wore no know?) I had to tell this woman We want to know about it. makeup and people question if my current weight—I was too We know that there are times it’s me. Priceless. So this time scared to lie again—and she did in your life when you look at I was ready with my hair and the math for me (yay), in front yourself and you can barely makeup done, I wasn’t rushed of a crowded waiting room. believe the shameful person or sweaty—I thought I was Needless to say, this time looking back at you—but prepared. Photo Illustration by Joel McCarthy the picture was the last thing on don’t worry! There’s absolutely The curveball they threw my mind. absolution in sharing. Get it off me this time wasn’t the picture, weight. Consistently when I above info, I pretend to read your chest. Send us your most but the personal information have gone to renew or apply for it over and I then tell him that —Jessica, 27, Vancouver cringe-worthy confessions at on the card: name, address, anything with ICBC I get a nice yes, it is all good (including my [email protected], and birth date, hair and eye colour, man who asks me to verify the weight from high school).

By Sarah Walker