Speaking with Eaton Hamilton

Hamilton is best known for their writing but is a prolific visual artist as well. In recovery from Covid last fall, Hamilton began a new series of small oil paintings, with a target of one per day. Sophia Kelly spoke with them recently about their art and writing practice during the pandemic.

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MagazineSophia Kelly
Chef Tasha Sawyer on Spring Food

Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is a cherry blossom festival from Japan, that is celebrated by eating (and drinking) under the cherry trees in bloom. Chef Sawyer tells us, “It's like a kind of like a renewed promise that summer will actually come again that the rains have ended.”

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MagazineSophia Kelly
The City of Vancouver’s Transits: March 15-April 15, 2021

Have you ever wondered why everyone around you seems to almost collectively undergo similar - if not the exact same - feelings, motivations, or stressors as you around the same time? This is, of course, in due part to the Moon and her ingress across the night sky, but this can also be said of the other planets transiting the same zones of our lovely Vancouver skyline

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MagazineRylen Moore
Confronting the Gender Binary in Astrology

It is no secret (and certainly not news) to queer and feminist spaces that the gender binary is pervasive in every aspect of our lives, but it would seem that attempts to alter that within spiritual circles is something of a Pandora’s box: the depth of reverie and blind adherence to centering gender and gendered language within mystic spaces is astounding... and often far more insidious than one would think could exist within a sacred space.

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MagazineRylen Moore
I+N Festival Courts Queer Short Film Festival

It’s been a dream of ours to create an event that honours the perfection that can be a short film . We hope audiences, old and new, will take a chance on exploring the many talented and original filmmakers whose work we will be bringing to Canadian audiences for the holidays. Discover and share these little gems. This is our Xmas present to you! Charlie Boudreau, Festival Director

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DiversionsWhat's On Queer BC