Xi Chen
Articles by Xi Chen

The year of the online film festival
June 8 2020 Cover Story Photo by Michael Barker
The 19th annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival will be held online this year from June 18–26 in …

Joshua Feinberg - Musical migration
May 25 2020 Culture Joshua Feinberg. | Photo courtesy of Josh Feinberg
Joshua Feinberg, a New Yorker who started learning piano at age four, …

Moral dilemmas in the time of a pandemic
May 4 2020 CultureThe ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has instigated dramatic social and behavioral changes across the globe, and with them, new problems and debates arise, some of which present difficult moral choices for…

Psychologists study impacts of COVID-19
April 20 2020 LocalThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed event for the world. It has brought drastic changes to all aspects of people’s lives, some temporary, some permanent. A new study, launched by UBC…

Music for social change at St. James Music Academy
April 6 2020 Culture Music students at St James Music Academy in the Downtown Eastside. | Photo courtesy of SJMA
St. James Music Academy (SJMA),…

Story telling from female lenses
March 2 2020 Cover Story Photo by Pei-Ju Hsieh
“How many of you are underestimated because of your appearance?” A sharp-looking weight loss …

Solidarity with animals in the city
February 17 2020 LocalKedi explores gentrification issues, urban poverty as well as marginalized people in the urban space. | Photo courtesy of Haluk …

Itamar Erez weaves music beyond borders
February 3 2020 Culture Photo by Wolfgang Vogt
Recently nominated for Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020, …

Footnote Number 12: experimental theatre as social discourse
January 20 2020 Cover Story Photo by Matt Reznek
Transforming a non-linear written essay into an interesting theatre performance with relevance, humour …

A new decade – and a new Khanvict
January 6 2020 CultureFor someone who has no formal music training and is mostly self-taught, Asad Khan, popularly known as Khanvict, has come a long way – transforming himself from an engineer, to a successful wedding…