Wind whistling through the sparse gorse, we walked along the rough uneven track that wound its way along the base of the rolling cliff above us. To our left we looked out across the swelling Irish sea, watching the sky turn from blue to pink as the late autumn sun sank towards the horizon, turning small white waves into candy floss collecting in the distance around the dark hazy shape that is ...

An indie pop artist that fuses influences from bubble-gum pop to indie rock. Olivia's lyrics are the main focus of her songs, sharing life experiences and darker topics using witty and creative lyrics that resonate with her audience. Olivia brings light to difficult situations in her songs, addressing some uncomfortable topics, whilst also encapsulating the typical university experiences of dr...

Toronto-based four-piece The Spiral Theory is looking to redefine the sounds of modern rock on their debut release. Blending classic guitar tones with modern melodies and progressive rhythms, the band’s 8-track project, Turn of the Tide, contains clear influence from iconic classic rock sounds, combined with an original, melodic take on their genre, that is to say, classic in feel but modern in...

Toronto-based four-piece The Spiral Theory is looking to redefine the sounds of modern rock on their debut release. Blending classic guitar tones with modern melodies and progressive rhythms, the band’s 8-track project, Turn of the Tide, contains clear influence from iconic classic rock sounds, combined with an original, melodic take on their genre, that is to say, classic in feel, but modern i...

Alexander KAN. Lasting Call: My Return to North Korea     Dedicated to my daughter Katya (Translated by Yoon Kan, Berkeley University of California)   View from the burial hill in the city of Hamhung   Ladies and gentlemen, let me begin with a passage from my first short story, “The Rules of the Game.” Written in 1987, this story defined the meaning and direction of my subsequent work. “An...

A lone construction surveyor navigates the mysterious lower level of a soon-to-be demolished building. Burdened with the task of mapping the infrastructure’s network of ancient utility lines and deteriorating foundation, he descends deeper into paranoia as his measurements begin contradicting his findings.‘In My Room’ is Discrete’s debut music video directed by emerging filmmaker, Colin Greenf...

My first grade teacher was beautiful and looked a lot like a younger version of the movie star Sofia Loren. Fresh out of the Peace Corp she like so many others of her generation was out to save the world and definitely made a difference. I can still picture her in her tight pencil skirt and beautiful black hair like my mama’s.My family was poor and worked alongside other migrant farm workers ...