I want to move › New career: mail order husband
Matthew Fraser Editor-in-Chief ome mornings I wake up and I’m tempted to drop everything and just ride off into the distance. Well, maybe not into the distance; more like sell everything I own at bargain prices, stuff a bag full of clothes and my laptop and fly to somewhere tropical and live out my days. Right over my desk, above my lamp and behind my monitor I have a world map. I might stare at it one day with maddening intensity, just wishing to teleport to somewhere on it. The little black letters taunt me with promises of places so nice and yet so far away. The map is close enough to touch but the reality is beyond my reach. Ever since I realized that I’ll probably never be able to afford a house or even an apartment in Vancouver, this daydream has seemed all the more tempting. When I walk around my neighbourhood or the surrounding areas and see row after row of wallet-breaking housing, the urge to escape almost chokes me. The reality of my much too high rent for my much too small basement suite constantly calls me towards someplace—anyplace—better, warmer and cheaper. I’ll abandon the rain and the price in a heartbeat for this dream in a faraway land. I can just imagine myself on a beach somewhere, or maybe in a rainforest. I could have a small garden where I grow yams, and a bunch of chickens I’d be nearly too sad to eat. Hopefully, this new country of my dreams would have a vibrant culture and tons of great food too. I’d probably have to learn a new language and whatnot but that’s ok. Being bilingual is supposed to help prevent Alzheimers and dementia anyways. I know that there are—or at least once were—mail-order brides, but has there ever
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been a mail-order husband? Is that a thing? Can I make it a thing? I dunno who the presumptuous wife would be paying but I’ll give my own hand to a tropical wedding for but a few shekels. Ah well, I might just have to set my sights on marrying a rich divorcee who only wants me for my supple, young body. I’ll hang out at the right trendy bars and restaurants, go to a salsa class or something; basically, just get out of my shoebox house. Sugar babies are still a thing right? I think I’d make a halfway decent trophy husband. Maybe she’ll own a company and have to fly around the world for business trips; I’ll come sometimes and
stay in bed the rest of the time. I’ll get out of the country more often that way I think, plus, money comes fast and loose when it's someone else's. However, I might just have to make peace with a vacation or something like that. Maybe a weekend getaway to Tofino will do. Probably not, but I gotta be realistic. Money is a finite resource and time is running further and faster away from me than I care to admit.
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news // no. 3 • Sparked by a letter, one Mayor faces anger and pressure • The poppy celebrates 100 years as a symbol in honouring war veterans
Remembrance Day ceremonies altered again due to pandemic › The poppy celebrates 100 years as a symbol in honouring war veterans
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emembrance Day in the Lower Mainland will be altered once again due to the pandemic. The Tri-City News reported on October 30 that no public events will be held at cenotaphs in Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam. Although, there will be special ceremonies held for veterans at local legions (invitation-only events). As well, commemorative wreaths will be placed at local monuments. But people can honour veterans in several ways. The public can purchase a poppy at a local retailer or online at mypoppy.ca. Proceeds from the poppies
go to support veterans, education, and other programs. In addition, on Thursday, November 11 at 11 am, citizens are encouraged to observe two minutes of silence wherever they are. As well, the public can watch a Canadian Remembrance Day event, beginning at approximately 10:45 am. The ceremony will be aired live at the National War Memorial and can be viewed on national television stations. The Royal Canadian Legion’s Facebook Page will be live streaming the ceremonies. Douglas College students at the New Westminster campus have the opportunity to honour veterans on Remembrance Day. The New Westminster Record reported on November 1 several events will be
occurring in the city. On November 11, the public can partake in a self-guided walking tour of WWI veterans’ homes in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood. The event is presented by Heritage New West and begins at 10 am and ends at 5 pm. However, if there is rainfall, the signs outside each home as part of the tour—will not be placed. A notice about the event stated, “Interpretive posters telling their stories were created by New Westminster’s Heritage Preservation Society and researched and written by local historian Jim Wolf. Museum staff will place these posters along the street outside each of the homes listed on the map for people to explore at their own pace.”
Significantly, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Remembrance Poppy in Canada. According to the City of New Westminster website, the origins of the poppy were made famous in John McCrae’s war poem, “In Flanders Fields.” In 1921, it helped inspire Madame Anna Guérin to distribute the poppy on Armistice Day as an attempt to raise money for war veterans. Additionally, the poppy was used as a symbol to remember the lives lost during WWI. In July 1921, the Great War Veterans Association approved the poppy as the Flower of Remembrance. And this tradition of Remembrance has been upheld ever since. In 1925, the GWVA united with other veteran groups to establish the Canadian Legion.
Other Remembrance Day events (courtesy of the Tri-City News) 1) Paint a poppy
2) Watch a documentary
This event started November 1 at Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam (corner of King Albert Avenue and Veterans Way). People attending can paint a poppy with supplied materials. Or as an alternative, messages may be sent by email at parkspark@coquitlam.ca. Remaining dates: • Tuesday, November 9 from 9:30 to 11:30 am (Coquitlam city hall) • Wednesday, November 10 from 1 to 4 pm
People who enjoy documentaries can go to Port Moody on Friday, November 12. The Port Moody Film Society is having a special screening of Peter Jackson’s WWI documentary, They Shall Not Grow Old, at the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody (100 Newport Drive). The film starts at 7:30 pm; with ticket sales beginning at 6:45 pm. But to view the movie, people must have a $5 membership. Tickets are priced at $5 each (cash or cheque only). However, there is limited seated (50 percent capacity)—with tickets being sold on a first-come-first-served basis. For more details, go to pmfilm.ca.
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Indigenous groups call for BC Mayors resignation › Sparked by a letter, one Mayor faces anger and pressure Matthew Fraser Editor-in-Chief
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Chief Joe Alphonse notes that in other parts of Canada, endorsing similar views has disqualified individuals from office.
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mysterious letter by a man named Jim Bissell has ignited issues in Williams Lake, BC. The letter, written to the Toronto Sun’s Lorne Gunter, seeks to tell the “other side” of the residential school story. The author claims to be a man in his 70’s who grew up in northern Canada and has an indigenous daughter and many indigenous acquaintances. Throughout the letter, Bissell describes his personal experiences with nuns and priests and argues that those who suffered in residential schools have either passed on or forgiven those who caused their suffering. Bissell also states that the “new generation just want to be victims” in an effort to gain money. Though the letter was not published in the Toronto Sun, copies of it have been reposted online. One such repost was done by Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb on his private Facebook page. When screenshots of the post were shared online, the contents of the letter caused the Tŝilhqot’in National Government to issue a public statement calling for Cobb’s resignation. In their November 1 press release, the Nation argues that this is not a first-time or isolated incident. The press release includes the recollection of a June 2020 incident where Mayor Cobb and Councillor Marnie Brenner “reportedly opined about the need to understand ‘both sides of the story’ when it comes to residential schools.” The release goes further to quote Nits’ilʔin Chief Joe Alphonse, who explains the unacceptability of the post. Chief Alphonse notes that in other parts of Canada, endorsing similar views has disqualified individuals from office and that across BC and the nation, people are “finally acknowledging the trauma of the residential schools and the ongoing impacts for our communities.” In the days following the initial incident, the Vancouver Sun reported that Mayor Cobb offered an apology in a council meeting. In his apology, Cobb would state that he “never intended to offend or make light” of the historic trauma caused by residential schools. However, while offering his apology in an interview with CBC, Cobb would tell reporters that he was “annoyed” that the issue went public before someone spoke to him. During his comments to CBC, Cobb stated “This article was on my private site—[on] which I post jokes, I post a lot of things—but it's not on my 'Mayor Walt Cobb' site[…] So, it is what it is. I did my apologies and I am seriously sorry." In response to the media statements by Cobb, the Tŝilhqot’in National Government created a second press release on November 3 calling the apology a “disgraceful attempt.” In this release, the nation alleges that a second racialized post directed at indigenous peoples had been posted around the same time by Cobb. Chief Joe Alphonse alleges that “This is a pattern, this is a state of mind, and it is unacceptable in a leader in this day and age.” Alphonse goes further to state that Walt Cobb’s words and actions have disqualified him from the authority to govern. Alphonse also states that Cobb has “Made it very clear that he has no care or regard for Indigenous peoples in Williams Lake and the surrounding communities.”
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• Some professional athletes left sporting careers to fight for their country • Vancouver on a road trip to Colorado, Vegas and Anaheim ...and that's everything!
A battle beyond the arena
› Some professional athletes left sporting careers to fight for their country Brandon Yip Senior Columnist
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emembrance Day is a time for reflection, for honouring the soldiers who served our country during times of war and conflict. Thousands paid the ultimate sacrifice to give us the freedom that we have today. And in the sports world, professional athletes sacrificed their own careers by enlisting to fight for their country. Here are some athletes, many of whom served during wartime.
Pat Tillman Pat Tillman was a high-profile NFL player, drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 1998. In 2001, he was three years into his NFL career when the September 11 attacks happened in New York and Washington, DC. A day after the 9/11 attacks, Tillman told a reporter he wanted to fight for his country. At the end of the 2001 season, Tillman enlisted in the US Army with his younger brother, Kevin. In 2003, Pat and Kevin were deployed to Iraq, and a year later to Afghanistan with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Tragically, on the night of April 22, 2004, Pat was killed by friendly-fire. Tillman’s unit had mistaken an Afghan soldier near him as an insurgent and opened fire. The Pat Tillman Foundation quotes him as saying: “At times like this you stop and think about just how good we have it, what kind of system we live in, and the freedoms we are allowed. A lot of my family has gone and fought in wars, and I really haven’t done a damn thing.”
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Ted Williams The legendary baseball icon is the last player to hit .400 in Major League Baseball (batting .406 in 1941). At the end of the 1942 season, Williams joined the Marine Corps. He would be commissioned a second lieutenant. However, at the time his flight training had ended, the majority of the air combat was finished. He did not see any combat when WWII ended in August 1945. But Williams would later be called back to serve during the Korean War. He served with the 1st Marine Air Wing and had many brushes with death. He wrote in his biography reflecting on his time serving for the US: “Everybody tries to make a hero out of me over the Korean thing. I was no hero. There were maybe 75 pilots in our two squadrons and 99 percent of them did a better job than I did. But I liked flying. It was the second-best thing that ever happened to me. If I hadn’t had baseball to come back to, I might have gone on as a Marine pilot.”
Bob Feller All-Star pitcher, Bob Feller, of the Cleveland Indians, enlisted into the US Navy two days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Feller stated in an interview with ESPN, “I was on my way to meet with the general manager of the Cleveland Indians to sign my 1942 contract the day of Pearl Harbor. It was about noon; I had the radio on in the car and had just crossed the river into Quad Cities when I got the news. That was it.” Feller would serve on the USS Alabama until 1945 when he was discharged as a Chief Petty Officer. He did see combat while out in the Pacific, describing it to ESPN as the “Marianas Turkey Shoot.” He said, “We shot down over 470 Japanese airplanes in one day [June 19, 1944]. And that was the end of the Japanese Naval Air Force.”
Tom Landry Landry is considered one of the greatest NFL coaches in professional football history. Prior to his start as an NFL coach, he was a co-pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress. While playing football, he joined the Army Air Forces at the end of the 1942 season. Landry was assigned to the 8th Air Force. He flew 30 combat missions over Europe during WWII. According to NBC Sports, Landry also survived a crash landing. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame website, Landry had 20 straight winning seasons as the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He also won 13 divisional championships, five NFC titles and two Super Bowls (1971 and 1977).
The “Kraut Line” In hockey, players who have good chemistry will be assigned to play on the same line. And that was no different with the Boston Bruins line of Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer. From 1937 till 1947, the trio was famously known as the “Kraut Line” because of their German heritage. During WWII, the three men enlisted together in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942. And just like on the ice, Schmidt, Dumart and Bauer would see action overseas as an aircrew. The “Kraut Line” would return unaffected as the trio survived the war. Notably, Bruins fans would not need to worry about the “famous line” and a diminishing of their hockey skills. In 1946, the “Kraut Line” helped Boston reach the Stanley Cup Final where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.
Thousands paid the ultimate sacrifice to give us the freedom that we have today. And in the sports world, professional athletes sacrificed their own careers by enlisting to fight for their country.
sports // no. 6
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Canucks finish seven-game homestand at Rogers Arena
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› Vancouver on a road trip to Colorado, Vegas and Anaheim
Brandon Yip Senior Columnist
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t the time of writing, the Vancouver Canucks have played 10 games. Vancouver had a decent six-game road trip to begin the season; obtaining seven points (record of 3-2-1 ). But when the Canucks returned home to begin seven games at Rogers Arena, the team struggled—losing three consecutive games to Minnesota, Philadelphia and Edmonton. In the game versus the Oilers on October 30, the Canucks lost by a score of two to one. Vancouver’s Brock Boeser broke Mikko Koskinen’s shutout with seven seconds remaining in the third period, despite the Oilers’ netminder making 29 saves. Canucks goalie, Thatcher Demko, stopped 32 pucks. Boeser’s goal was his second of the season and his 100th career NHL goal. But on November 2, the Canucks ended the futility streak. Vancouver showed character and resiliency by coming back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the New York Rangers in overtime (the final score was three to two). JT Miller scored the overtime winner (his second goal of the game) on a wrap-around at 2:22, after initially being stopped on a breakaway by Rangers’ goalie, Igor Shesterkin. The Canucks are on the road this week for a short three-game trip to Colorado, Vegas and Anaheim. Some Canucks fans are concerned about the play of Elias Pettersson. In his first 10 games, he only has five points. His lack of production has been the focus for
discussions on social media and the postgame show on Sportsnet 650. “I’m always trying to be the best player I can be out there every night,” Pettersson said to the media following a training session at Scotia Barn in Burnaby—as reported by The Province on October 29. “I’m just trying to learn from past games. Of course, it’s frustrating because I always want to play my best, to help this team win. But I mean I’m still learning, I’m still trying to become better every day. Today I felt good. I’ve got a good feeling about tomorrow.” Canucks coach, Travis Green, said there are other factors that have affected Pettersson’s performance. “It’s not just the training camp—he missed the last 30 games of last season,” he said to the media on October 25—as reported by Vancouver Is Awesome. “He hasn’t played an NHL hockey game for a while. He’s still a young guy and we know how good he can be, we know how good he is. But his game’s gonna slowly improve, is what we’re expecting.” Young star players like Pettersson are too talented and skillful to be enduring long scoring slumps; but in a Canadian hockey market like Vancouver with a passionate fan base, the criticism EP40 is receiving comes with the territory. Plus, the scrutiny and criticism have increased since Pettersson signed a new—a threeyear deal totalling $7.35 million per year (US dollars) contract as reported by TSN. Nonetheless, if Pettersson is still struggling at the halfway mark of the season (game 41), then there would be cause for concern. However, at the moment, there is no
reason to jump to conclusions about Pettersson’s performance. Sportsnet reported on November 1, that Tyler Motte and Travis Hamonic, returned to the Canucks’ lineup. Motte has been recovering from spinal surgery, while Hamonic had been away from the team for personal reasons that remain unclear— leading to speculation the defenceman had not been vaccinated. Both players made themselves available to the media. “Unfortunately, your mind goes worstcase scenario sometimes, but I’ve been told that we’re at no risk of that right now,” Motte said about his recovery from surgery. “[I] should have no issues.” Motte is glad to be back skating once again with his teammates. “Just being a part of opening night and having the fans and everyone back, it brings a lot of life back to me in my daily routine in life,” he said. “And hopefully we’re able to bring a little bit of that back for everyone else.” Hamonic declined to discuss the reasons why he had been absent from the team. But he stated the pandemic has been difficult for him and his family. “I think, on the outside, people don’t always see how much we actually care for each other and how far that goes,” he told reporters. “So I wanted to come out and obviously speak and just publicly thank the organization because it’s made a world of difference in me and my family’s life in the last couple of months. I will say that that I am vaccinated and I’m following all the protocols right now that are in place until that process is done. I’m here, I’m excited to be here. I’m proud to be a Canuck. This has been
an extremely difficult time for me the last little while.” In other NHL news, The Canadian Press reported November 1 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman held a press conference via Zoom to discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault allegations stemming from 2010. Bettman stated he had spoken with Kyle Beach (previously identified as John Doe) and apologized to him for the pain and suffering he has endured. Bettman said it was difficult watching Beach’s interview with TSN reporter, Rick Westhead. “My reaction was I was horrified,” he said. “It was emotional. I was distressed. He had obviously been suffering just by watching him, and I wanted to make sure that we were continued to be focused on how to deal with what was now in front of us. And I was sorry, as a personal matter, that anybody had to go through what he was discussing.” Bettman believes the NHL has taken positive steps in addressing situations similar to Kyle Beach. Bettman says there is a hotline available to report all forms of abuse. He also reiterated NHL teams must address issues such as sexual assault and harassment immediately; with accountability and transparency. “That is something that we’re going to continue to hammer home,” he said. “If this horrible situation should serve any constructive purpose, it’s to demonstrate that this will not be tolerated. And if you have a problem in your organization, you better deal with it. And if you’re in a position of authority, you shouldn’t be overlooking it, because there’ll be a consequence to that.”
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arts // no. 7 • ‘Talk Memory’ review • The French Dispatch: Wes Anderson’s Best Film? ...and that's everything!
‘Talk Memory’ review › So good from a band twice bad
Matthew Fraser Editor-in-Chief
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Stand out tracks: • City Of Mirrors • Beside April • Timid Intimidating • Talk Meaning
have been a fan of BADBADNOTGOOD (BBNG) since at least 2016. I don’t remember the first song that I heard from them, but I do remember being absolutely floored both times that I heard them play “Confessions Pt. II” live. The combination of technical brilliance, jarring shifts in intensity and smooth mastery is one thing to understand through your stereo, but another to witness in real life. Since then, I have been a serious fan, jealously waiting for their next release. On October 8, the Canadian Jazz band granted my wishes and released their fifth album Talk Memory. In a sense, this album is a departure from their third and fourth albums as they’ve reigned in a touch of the intensity and replaced it with a smoother, more traditionally jazz style. It’s not that the album is bereft of power—far from it—it's that the power on display is less room-filling and more mind penetrating. The captivating intensity of “Triangle” and “Eyes Closed” have receded into an effort that straddles the line between introspective and progressive. This is an album for longtime jazz listeners who appreciate the classics but also love the forward leaps that came after. The album's opener “Signal From the Noise” harkens back to the Carlos Santana era of fusion jazz with its shifting melodies and high energy. The song carries forwards in a loose yet mature and technical manner, buoyed by the woodwinds layered throughout its sonic atmosphere. “Unfolding (Momentum 73)” continues to evoke the sound and feel of 1970’s fusion jazz but adds more of the future-facing space-age sound of the era. The song submerges elements from the piano and saxophone into the background to be uncovered and picked out by keen and attentive listeners. “City of Mirrors” begins as a classy, jazzy, effortless song calmly directed by Brazils legendary Arthur Verocai. Over the first minute, violins serenade listeners before the song gently transitions into an improvised jazz session. An essence of Thelonious Monk is present in the
discordant midpoint before the song returns to its fusion jazz core, smoothly blending old and new. “Beside April” follows quickly, displaying both a modern smoothness and the expert arrangement of Verocai. Here, John McLaughlin-esque guitar riffs and styling wrap themselves into the blazingly fast arrangements on display. The technical brilliance of the preceding two albums recedes to be replaced by a more mature sound. “Love Proceeding” feels almost like a modern reimagining of a 1960’s pop song. Verocai’s hand is once again evidenced in the orchestral arrangements, adding to the sense of a bygone era while also lending depth to the jazz band's technical sound. When “Timid Intimidating” begins, the band's collaborations and friendship with artist Thundercat are on display. However, the band shifts smoothly into its fusion jazz form and once again resurrects the sound of McLaughlin. “Beside April (reprise)” is chillingly cinematic as the piano leads this delicate but strange reprise of the earlier song. In no way is this a lesser version, rather, it is a stripped-down and retooled imagining that comes at listeners in a cooler, nearly eerie fashion. The final song on the album, “Talk Meaning” is a percussion-driven explosion that may be the most ‘modern sounding’ song on the album. Here, various sonic elements, sounds and instruments wander in and out of the soundstage while the polyrhythms of each instrument fuse and transform. The saxophone, drums and piano work with and against each other at points to create and maintain a driving rhythm. The song and the album end and as the string section reemerges then disappear leaving a lone harp to carry listeners away. This fifth album shows the uncanny mastery of technique and jazz ideas that have become the trademark of BBNG. The band chooses to blur the lines between eras at will while maintaining the coherency that most musicians long aspire to maintain. The band is perfectly in control of themselves and their audience once again. I now hungrily await their next live performance. Pro tip: The vinyl edition contains a bonus song.
This is an album for longtime jazz listeners who appreciate the classics but also love the forward leaps that came after.
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The French Dispatch: Wes Anderson’s Best Film? Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist
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he news magazine on TV format was invented when 60 Minutes began airing on CBS in the late 1960s. A story in the show would begin with the host sitting in front of the first page of an article and speaking as if they were reading the introductory paragraph of it. After that, the rest of the story was presented visually; a powerful device to elucidate details that cannot be explained in print form. Wes Anderson’s newest film shows the fundamentals of journalism by focusing on the last issue of a magazine called The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. A lot of Anderson’s regulars are in the film as well as new people putting themselves in his recognizably artistic and detailed world. The editor of the magazine, Arthur Howitzer Jr. (Bill Murray in his first lead role in an Anderson film since The Life Aquatic), passes away from a heart attack
while reading greeting cards. Continuing the theme of fathers in Anderson’s films, Arthur is like a father figure to his reporters as four of them revisit their favourite stories to be reprinted in the final issue. Each story shows the writing style of the reporter as well as an aspect of French cinema and takes place in the newspaper’s headquarters in Ennui, France. The first story is a travel piece by Herbsaint Sazerac (played by Owen Wilson) on the city of Ennui. He travels by bike while tackling the preservation of history with moments that were reminiscent of the films of Jacques Tati. It could have been longer than the film’s two-hour run time, but the remaining stories needed an average time of 30 minutes each. After that, we have an artist profile on Moses Rosenthaler (Benicio del Toro) by J.K.L. Berensen (Tilda Swinton). Rosenthaler is a murderer that gets recognition for a painting of a security guard named Simone (Léa Seydoux). Presented in the form of a tribute at an art museum, it was the weirdest and most erotic thing that Anderson made and the dialogue in this section was distracting with random thoughts and insults being
said for no specific reason especially from the guy that sells Moses’s art, Julian Cadazio (Adrien Brody). The story by Lucinda Krementz (Frances McDormand) on a student revolution was like watching a Francois Truffaut film with a bit of later Jean-Luc Godard. She helps the leader of the revolution, Zeffirelli (Timothée Chalamet), edit his manifesto which is related to how editing a document could improperly amplify a message and give the wrong idea. For the final story, Roebuck Wright (Jeffrey Wright) presents the cuisine of a police officer who is also a chef for the police commissioner named Lt. Nescaffier (Stephen Park) through a TV interview. In a sense, The French Dispatch might be Anderson’s best film though I’ll need to give it a second watch when The Criterion Collection releases it on Blu-ray. At times, there would be colour and the aspect ratio changes to show something important but it would have been more balanced if each segment was presented in one colour. Hopefully, it includes a replica of the magazine that is seen in the film.
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life & style // no. 9
Self-RFLCTion
› The short-lived YouTube streamer skincare line Angelika Leal Contributor
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n October 19, 2021, YouTube streamer and longtime content creator Rachell Hofstetter (better known as Valkyrae) launched her brand-new and groundbreaking skincare line: RFLCT. What made it so groundbreaking, you ask? Because, as the advertisements and website stated, RFLCT works to protect one’s skin against the harmful effects of blue light exposure. RFLCT’s most prominent ingredient in their products was known as ‘BLPF’, a type of SPF but specially made for blue light. I thought that the idea behind it was particularly interesting—I had never seen anyone come up with something like this before. With products such as under-eye masks, moisturizers, lip balms, and more, there’s absolutely no way that anyone could be disappointed with the popular streamer’s new line, right? Wrong. It was quickly pointed out on Twitter and Reddit that the reason why there aren’t many products for blue light exposure is that, well, there isn’t really a need for any. People on social media, fans, and regular users alike, pointed out that the ‘science’ page under the now-defunct website rflct.com only had WebMD
as its "credible source." Furthermore, anyone could easily Google that there are no real long-term effects as RFLCT had suggested. After criticism over the products started to grow, some streamers that had initially tweeted their support under Valkyrae’s post had deleted their tweets. Twitch streamer 39daph poked fun at the product on Twitter, tweeting “When i [sic] turn on my monitor but forgot my blue light resistant cream” followed by a funny gif of her shaking. In a later stream, she clarifies that the product itself would be alright if it were remade as a regular skincare line, instead of one that claims to combat blue light. However, what might have caused Valkyrae the most backlash during RFLCT’s short existence was her handling of the whole situation. Valkyrae announced that she would go on stream to address the controversy around RFLCT, and it went about as bad as I had expected. First off, Valkyrae did not apologize. Which, honestly, I didn’t think was as bad as people were making it out to be—I’d prefer it if she had a sincere apology (if she felt appropriate) than making a halfassed one to appease people on the internet. What I thought was immature for her to say, was that she said she knew who her ‘true friends’ were after
all the drama. She said she was “concerned” about how none of her friends called her to ask her about why the RFLCT website didn’t have any real scientific facts about it. She even continued to name the people that reached out to her and those that didn’t. This, in my opinion, comes across as her deflecting any responsibility that she should have owned up to. As someone who had supposedly been involved in this project for two years, there should have been due diligence on her part as to if the ‘research’ was actually legit. And as Valkyrae was associated with the skincare line, it shouldn’t have been up to her friends to point out the problems with her own website; it should be solely up to her and the people working on it. While I completely understand the amount of stress and emotions Valkyrae might’ve been going through after the backlash, name-dropping friends such as Jacksepticeye and Pokimane on a live stream was never going to work in her favour. With all that being said, do I think that Valkyrae should have taken more accountability for promoting a snake oil pseudo-science skin-care line? Absolutely. However, I don’t think she deserves all the hate that she’s been receiving – I don’t see Valkyrae as a person who maliciously intended to scam her friends. Her biggest fault in this is her naivety of it all.
'Love/Sick' Preview
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any areas of Douglas College were put on pause or switched to virtual meetings during the pandemic, but one area of the college that was affected more than most was the theatre program. Since March of 2020, students in the theatre program have had to trade in the cheers and laughter of a live audience for the camera lens of a Zoom virtual broadcast. With the pandemic subsiding and life getting back to normal, the theatre program was looking for the right play to welcome audiences back to live theatre. They found it in John Cariani's play Love/Sick. The Other Press spoke with director Tamara McCarthy and actor Julie Koebel about their planning for Love/Sick, prepping for a play while still in the midst of COVID-19, and the unadulterated joy both share in the return of live theatre. Both McCarthy and Koebel describe the play as a love cycle, showing the life of love from a young person through to older age. The play is divided into eight different short stories describing the flows of a love cycle; from the first moments of a relationship to the first “I love you”, stopping at a breakup or continuing to marriage with kids and old age. Because of this, if someone is sick with COVID-19, the production does not have to stop because of one person. These scenes take place in intimate locations like
a bedroom, to more mundane places like a supermarket. With the world coming out of COVID-19, director McCarthy really wanted to do something that was funny and heartfelt, saying: “I really wanted to do something that had humour[…] Everyone can relate to love, and being in love.” Koebel is no stranger to the theatre scene, having performed in plays like Heathers at D.W. Poppy Secondary School in Langley, and Once Upon a Fairytale with the Vagabond Players at The Bernie Legge Theatre in New West. She is taking what she has learned from those plays and other experiences in theatre and incorporating it into her roles in Love/Sick. “Everything in your past just builds the foundation that takes you to where you are,” Koebel explains. Koebel is playing three different women all involved in lesbian
“I really wanted to do something that had humour[…] Everyone can relate to love, and being in love.
- Tamara McCarthy
relationships in the play. These roles were not written in the original Cariani play but were created for this version due to a lack of male performers in the theatre program. However, this does not take away from the message the scenes are trying to convey. The themes of love, loss, and a journey through life are still as powerful and funny as they were when Cariani originally wrote the play. There had been some difficulty filming the play during COVID-19, but McCarthy and the company found a unique way around that by creating an all-new character. For some of the more intimate moments, McCarthy encourages everyone to “Look for Gary at the SuperCenter. He’s a bit of a surprise character we made to help tell the story of the intimacy and kissing parts that we could not tell.” That being said, McCarthy did say that if she does do another play in the midst of COVID-19, she will do one that maybe involves a little less kissing and close contact. Despite her feelings about doing a play this intimate during COVID-19, Koebel was very complimentary of her director, stating “She has made everything work. She has made everything feel natural.” When it comes to the training and performances with her fellow actors, Koebel said they were always encouraged to follow their instincts. “We worked a lot with impulses. [If] you feel the impulse to touch
somebody, and you do it but you get stopped short [half]way, just because there is that barrier does not mean that that impulse is not fulfilled.” As much as this play is about relationship love, it is also about the return of a love for live theatre shared by McCarthy and Koebel. Koebel was ecstatic about returning to live theatre, saying it felt amazing to be preparing for a live audience. McCarthy, who does plays around the Lower Mainland while also teaching at Douglas, echoed Koebel’s sentiments by saying how grateful she was to be back in the theatre. Love/Sick will be the first Douglas College play to be done live with an in-person audience since November of 2019. It will be playing at the Studio Theatre located on Douglas College’s New West Campus from November 9-10, and 1213. There will also be Q&A’s with the cast during the matinee show on the 10, and the night show on the 13. Tickets can be purchased at eventbite.com. McCarthy, Koebel, and the rest of the cast are so very excited to welcome audiences back for some laughs and fun after a long time away from the stage. Come by the SuperCenter to see love grow and blossom through the 8 short plays of Love/Sick.
Illustration by Athena Little
As much as this play is about relationship love, it is also about the return of a love for live theatre shared by Tamara McCarthy and Julie Koebel.
life & style // no. 12
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TIS THE HOLIDAY DRINK SEASON
› Five Festive Cocktails to Cozy Up and Enjoy this Holiday Season! Ash Sabinin Contributor
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hen the days get short and cold, and the endless rain pounds down on Vancouver and its people, we all find ourselves in search of a pick-me-up, so here are five new cocktail ideas to test out this winter.
Mistletoe Margarita First up, we have a classic margarita with a twist that's perfect for the holiday season and sharing with friends and family. Ingredients: • 2 cups pure pomegranate juice • 1 cup lime juice • 2 lime • 1/2 cup Tequila Blanco • 3/4 cup Triple Sec • Simple syrup - to taste • Ice • Garnish: Lime wedges or twists, pomegranate seeds Slice two limes into even rounds and put them in a large pitcher. Pour the lime juice (freshly squeezed is ideal but not mandatory) and pomegranate juice into the pitcher. Add your preferred white tequila—a good option would be Herradura Silver Tequila—and Triple Sec to the pitcher and stir well. Have a sip of the punch and add simple syrup to reach the desired level of sweetness. Pour into festive cups with ice cubes and garnish with lime twists or wedges and pomegranate seeds.
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Very Merry Mulled Wine This cocktail can be served hot to fight off the winter chill or enjoyed cold by friends and family at a dinner party. Ingredients: • 1 bottle of red wine • 3 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey • 4 whole cloves • 2 cinnamon sticks • 3 star anise • 1 large orange • 3 shots of Triple Sec or Cointreau • Garnish: Cranberries, orange rounds or twists, star anise, cinnamon sticks You’ll need a bottle of red wine, any fuller-bodied wine will do but I would recommend a Cabernet Sauvignon. Pour the bottle into a pot; take an orange and slice it in half, juice one half and slice the other one into thin, even rounds and add them to the pot. Next add honey or maple syrup, depending on personal preference. Throw in the cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise for some spice and add either Triple Sec or Cointreau for a stronger orange flavour. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and then reduce the heat immediately, let it cook on low heat for five to ten minutes; the longer it cooks, the spicier it'll get. If you want the chilled version, skip the cooking and mix the drink in a pitcher or jug and keep chilled until serving. As for garnishes, there are quite a few options, including fresh cranberries, orange rounds or twists, extra star anise, or cinnamon sticks.
Sweet & Spicy Hot Cocoa While this might not be your traditional cocktail, it’s a delightfully sweet treat that can be made with or without liquor so everyone can enjoy it. Ingredients: • 1 cup of milk • 2 tbsp hot chocolate powder • 1 tbsp brown sugar • ¾ tsp cinnamon • ½ tsp nutmeg • ¼ tsp ground ginger • Pinch of cayenne pepper • Pinch of salt • 2 oz of Spiced Rum • Garnish: Marshmallows, whip cream, caramel sauce Warm milk in a small pot on low heat and then mix in the hot chocolate powder and brown sugar. Next, mix in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cayenne pepper, salt and stir well for a few minutes to incorporate the flavours. Remove the pot from the heat and add in your favourite spiced rum (I would choose Captain Morgan) and mix well. Transfer the hot cocoa into cute mugs and top with whip cream, marshmallows and caramel sauce if you want to go the extra mile.
Cookies n’ Irish Cream Cocktail Here’s a drink that blends the sweet yet smoothness of Irish Cream Pie and the richness of coffee into a decadent cocktail. Ingredients: • ¾ cup of Irish Cream • ½ cup of cold coffee • ¼ cup of milk • ¼ cup of vanilla vodka • Ice • Garnish: Honey and pre-made shortbread cookies To create a fun rim garnish, crumble up a shortbread cookie onto a shallow plate and pour some honey onto a different plate. Dip the glasses upside down onto the plates so the rim first gets coated in honey and then shortbread crumbs, then put them aside. Pour your Irish Cream (I recommend Baileys Original), vanilla vodka, milk, and coffee into a cocktail shaker and top off with ice. A leak-proof water bottle also works for those of us who don't own cocktail shakers. Shake well and strain into the decorated glasses.
Christmas Cranberry Cocktail If you prefer a more simple and sophisticated drink, give this classic a try this winter. Ingredients: • 2.5 oz of premium vodka • 1 oz of cranberry liquor • Garnish: Fresh cranberries, a sprig of mint Add ice to a mixing glass, pour in the vodka and cranberry liquor and stir vigorously. For those who prefer their drinks on the sweeter side, you can add cranberry juice or simple syrup to taste. As this cocktail is made of very few ingredients, it's important to choose a higher-quality vodka. I would suggest Haku Vodka for its lighter, refreshing notes. After stirring, strain your drink into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with fresh cranberries and mint.
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opinions // no. 14 • Democrats can’t help but welcome Trump home • Being by yourself isn't always a terrible thing ...and that's everything!
Being by yourself isn't always a terrible thing › It’s good to have your personal space
Win Pyae Pyae Phyo (Hazel) Contributor or some, solitude is a daunting prospect, while for others, solitude is one of life's most rewarding experiences. For no apparent reason, I stumbled onto Emma Chamberlain's podcast Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. ‘Alone but not lonely’ was the episode that caught my eye. My introverted nature was intrigued by the title, drawing my attention. A lot of individuals, including myself, were once afraid of being "alone." I used to be someone who sought out and desired a connection and a social circle in my life, and I was afraid of not having friends. Now, I truly value and love spending time alone, surrounded by peace and serenity. I hope to share how spending time all by yourself is refreshing rather than depressing. Unfortunately, people have often viewed solitude as a pitiful or negative thing. But I’d like to show that it’s not. Emma emphasized at the beginning that just being alone has pluses and minuses for everyone, and that’s true. The negative aspect of being alone is that you can lose perspective. When you are wrapped up in your own world you can become narrow-minded. Additionally, solitude can provide the ideal situation for negative, self-critical thoughts to blossom. When you focus too much emphasis on yourself, you will begin to nitpick and critique yourself. You are, in this sense, your own worst enemy. Nonetheless, solitude is often a positive experience for me if I have someone to talk to or contact daily (a few friends or family members). I especially like the way she established a connection between spending time alone and distance running. Running can be excruciatingly unpleasant, uncomfortable, and brutal at first. It's horrible and distressing. As time passes, it finally dawns on you, and you begin to fall in love with the process of running and you begin to anticipate it. Spending time alone is the same way. It can be tedious and unpleasant at first. Later, you'll recognize that the time you spend with yourself is fulfilling and brings you comfort. What I resonate with the most in this episode is that the activity that you do eventually becomes fascinating and holds a special place in you. To Emma, cooking, at first, was just a task to fill your appetite and the steps that need to be done to get the food you desire just take time. When she started watching cooking videos with attention and purpose, she slowly began to discover that cooking is a fun, interesting activity. In my case, it would be editing on Procreate, I thought that the process was too long; however, when I began watching Instagram reels of people editing, that did convince me to learn more about the editing process. One of the most valuable lessons I learnt from spending time alone editing was that the act of creating is truly satisfying and enjoyable, regardless of the outcome. Solitude has both benefits and drawbacks, but I normally consider it to be a wonderful experience unless I'm completely empty and emotional. There's nothing wrong with being in your own world. It's a good time to recharge, time for self-reflection and self-discovery, and it's essential. You can develop and build your opinions when you have time to yourself. Finally, I'd like to highlight that, while being alone can be melancholy, it is not pitiful. Solitude is relaxing, soothing, and carefree!
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opinions // no. 15
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The impending reelection of Donald Trump
Illustration by Udeshi Seneviratne
› Democrats can’t help but welcome Trump home
Matthew Fraser Editor in Chief
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he 2020 United States presidential election is only a year or so behind us. As such, it would normally seem much too early to call the results of the next federal election; however, with the ever frailing figure of Joe Biden on one side, and the enigma of Trump on the other, ‘normal’ is not a word to consider. Especially when the impression of each man is what drove voters to the polls last year more so than any level of policy proposed. But what makes me so sure that Trump will make a triumphant return to the White House in 2024? To begin with, we must consider that few if any people voted for Biden due to a personal loyalty or even hold a strong like of the man. When you look at his predecessors in Obama and Trump, both men had nearly unshakeable loyalists who stood by them through thick and thin. When the Affordable Care Act was floundering in the Senate, a majority of Democrats still reported positive views on Obama. Whenever the media would highlight Trump’s abysmal ratings across the country, he would retort with an often fabricated 90+ percent approval rate within the party. Biden has no such loyal base to fall back on. According to a poll conducted by NPR, PBS NewsHour and Marist, 44 percent of Democrats favour a different candidate for the 2024 presidential election, with 20
percent of those surveyed being unsure. Put another way, more than half of his party does not think Biden is up to snuff not a year and a half after his election. This is stunningly bad news as the president struggles to pass his Build Back Better agenda. But the polling bad news doesn’t stop there. A comprehensive poll tracker by FiveThirtyEight reveals that since August 27, Biden has been more unpopular than popular across all polls. As of a November 7 update, Biden has a disapproval rating of 51.1 to 42.6 percent. But this might be acceptable seeing as Joe Biden indicated he would be a oneterm, transitional president. For many people, this indicated that he would not be seeking reelection, but instead, be stepping aside for Kamala Harris to run. However, Harris is even less popular than Biden. According to a poll by The Hill and HarrisX, only 39 percent of voters surveyed approve of Harris as VP. Worse still, a USA Today poll found that only 27.8 percent of voters surveyed approved of Harris. Should the Democrats fail to produce something to convince prospective voters, they will be in serious trouble during the upcoming midterm elections and unable to stop the slide leading into the presidential elections. This issue of not being able to show Democratic voters anything was stressed by Senator Richard Blumenthal who openly worried about this in a statement to The Hill. The issue is that voters will likely hold a ‘what have you done for me lately’ mentality going into the
primary and a failure to secure anything positive in the Reconciliation package will erode confidence. With the Democrats having control over the Senate, House of Representatives and White House, many Americans will wonder why Biden has had his agenda so thoroughly dismantled. When one looks at the remanents of the Reconciliation bill it is easy to argue that almost no part of that bill will make substantive, long-term impacts on the average American voter. Politico’s ‘West Wing Playbook’ newsletter featured a statement from a citizen named Jake Wright that almost perfectly encapsulates the problem facing Biden and the Democrats: “I’ve been a Democrat my entire adult life, but letting a program expire… or means-testing it so that people who will genuinely benefit from it will lose out on much-needed help infuriates me[…] It makes me wonder why I bother supporting these people.” In the process of appeasing the “moderate” Democrats (I prefer the term corporatist), Biden has dropped nearly everything that the average American would want to see passed or that would improve their lives. Free community college was initially proposed but was removed at the behest of Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. That is one thing that Democrats could very easily lean on to prove their worth and effectiveness to the American people, but it is now gone. Biden’s very own words on the matter were: “I promise you—I guarantee it—we’re going to get free community
college in the next several years, across the board.” And yet, as Vox outlines, this promise has slipped and fallen by the wayside. Why would a voter show up for someone who consistently fails to keep their promises? Climate change is another issue where Democrats will be nearly indistinguishable from Republicans. Though many Democratic members will say that they acknowledge the reality of climate change, they will be almost completely unable to point to anything substantive that they have done to address it. Louisianna Senator John Kennedy may accuse Biden of following climate change as if it were a religion, but the infrastructure and reconciliation bills' removal of a key climate proposal thoroughly counters that argument. The Democrats have essentially managed to pave the way to a Trump reelection with their own mistakes and failures. They have managed to provide the average voter with absolutely nothing worth voting for while compromising with themselves to remove the few good things they had on their side, to begin with. The situation is so bad that one political commentator openly said that: “All you can hope for is that there’s some Democrat who comes out of nowhere who’s Bernie-esque but in a younger package—a Charismatic package—who can hold together a coalition. But I don’t see it.” I don’t see this deus ex machina emerging, but I do so another Trump term.
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humour // no. 16 • The Letterboard: The cheeky art critic column • Comic: Rooting for you ...and that's everything!
The Letterboard › The cheeky art critic column Owen Hebbert Contributor
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amuel van Hoogstraten produced a number of paintings like this. Just a bunch of bric-a-brac on a letter board. The apparent mundanity of the objects being portrayed is juxtaposed against the remarkable quality of this nearphotorealistic still life. Be warned, frequent use of the word “juxtapose” renders the speaker 120% more likely to be viewed as “a complete poser” and 72% less likely to find a sexual partner. Apparently, it was a personal mission in the life of this artist
to create two-dimensional images that could fool the viewer into thinking that the subject is present in three dimensions. This artistic body of technique is usually described by its French handle ‘Trompe l'oeil’ or “Hahaha you should have seen yourself you idiot. You really thought that was real?? I got you so good, hahaha.” He was so enthusiastic in his pursuit of these deceptions that he would allegedly make little paintings of various household items and place them strategically around his home so that visitors would frequently go to interact with an object only to discover how bloody funny their host was. Examples of this include fish hung on the wall, fruit
in the dish rack and a shoe or slipper placed in the corner of a room or under a chair. Van Hoogstraten’s student, Arnold Houbraken, seems to have been very impressed by these petty illusions; though, how Mrs. Van Hoogstraten felt about them is not discussed nearly as much. There has long been a body of thought that views the letter boards of Van Hoogstraten as rather vain self-portraits. In most of them, you will find all manner of references to what a sophisticated fellow he viewed himself. In this one, you can see a couple of plays that he wrote, a number of references to the fact that he’s a man of letters and endless references to his being
well-groomed. Additionally, there is a medallion that had been gifted to him by some Habsburg or another who had been tricked by one of Van Hoogstraten’s trompe l'oeil paintings and thought that this feat was worth a medal. Apparently, once he was done creating a painting in which a melee of success indicators were tossed together in a manner as nonchalant as it was meticulous, Van Hoogstraten would then send it as a gift to a socially influential people. In case anybody was looking for evidence of time travel, we have here a very clear example of a 21st century Instagram lifestyle influencer operating in the mid-17th century.
There has long been a body of thought that views the letter boards of Van Hoogstraten as rather vain self-portraits.
Comic by CJ Sommerfeld
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Rooting for you
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
Creative Works
Bay's Days CJ Sommerfeld Staff Writer October: Bay’s Day’s Christmas trees a disease frays December's almost here! worn on the edge: the homeless man's denim frays busking to endear a meal from a passerby or a Bay’s Days puppeteer a grey sky coincides with what should be white in his eyes guitar in lap premature demise he leans against the bright rectangle of windowpane a backrest behind which the Bay’s Day’s Christmas trees remain the puppeteer’s remedy exchange
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The Other Playlist
What th3 kidz are list3N1ng t0 (I think) Christine Weenk Layout Manager Back in the good ol’ days, my parents and grandparents would never understand my tastes in entertainment. I didn’t think I would experience such a ‘boomer effect’ until I had my own kids. Nevertheless, as a millennial, I’m already feeling like a retiree because I can’t keep up with the ongoing trends. Why are they spending hours learning Tiktok dances? Why do they want their photos to disappear right after sending? Why do they have cat ears on their head during a Zoom call? In order to help you maintain a normal conversation with your not-so-little siblings, I have put my best efforts into creating this playlist. Hopefully, that will give you guys something to chat about.
1. Dontmakemefallinlove - Cuco 2. BigBoy - Payday 3. Darlin' - tobi lou 4. Bloom - bLAck pARty 5. How You Like That - BLACKPINK 6. Roddy - Djo 7. Maybe He's Better - TEYA 8. Daisy - Ashnikko 9. Kolors - monte booker, Smino 10. help herself - bbno$, Diamond Pistols 11. Tunnel of Love - ilyTOMMY, Savage Ga$p 12. Dream Sweet in Sea Major - Miracle Musical 13. beamer boy - Lil Peep, Nedarp 14. 777 (feat Cuco & Kwe$t) - lilbootycall 15. Dancing in My Room - 347aidan
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