“Something could always go wrong…” Pam was always the perfect hostess, until the night there were more floral arrangements than suitable vases, the divorcée no longer desired her canapé, and » Read More
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November 1, 2013
With a gloomy Vancouver Saturday on tap, why not check out the inaugural Vancouver Tea Festival, tomorrow from 11 am to 5 pm.
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October 31, 2013
What do The Allman Brothers, Portishead, WH Auden, and the Toronto Blue Jays have in common? Find out the answer as a solitary late-night DJ counts down his top 10,000 » Read More
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October 30, 2013
Baba Brinkman, a BC-bred, New York-based hip-hop artist is helping spread the word about evolution, human nature, stats that you didn’t even know existed, and yo, male/female bling. He works » Read More
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October 30, 2013
Earlier this week, I was invited to sample PiDGiN’s award-winning Chef Makoto Ono’s East Meets West-inspired cuisine. Not only was this a fine opportunity to enjoy food and drink with » Read More
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October 29, 2013
Over the weekend, a group of local writers left Vancouver for a day down ‘south’, exploring BC’s agricultural, heritage-rich, and scenic Fraser Valley belt. Our day out included a fruit » Read More
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October 29, 2013
It was both a genuine love of wine and the beginning of an incredible friendship that sparked the beginning of house wine one decade ago. house wine is incredibly grateful » Read More
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October 28, 2013
As Daniel MacIvor’s Communion opens, the audience is quickly introduced to Leda (in a strong performance by Diane Brown), an agitated character (and recovering alcoholic) whose therapy sessions with Carolyn » Read More
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October 28, 2013
Last weekend’s opening of Vancouver Opera’s Tosca was a treat for the senses. Act one of the well-loved tragic love story (and one of Puccini’s most often-produced operas) begins in » Read More
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October 25, 2013
Canadian dance icon Margie Gillis joins forces with actress Elizabeth Parrish to interpret the poetry of Emily Dickinson in the moving and illuminating Bulletins from Immortality. Gillis and Parrish begin » Read More
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October 25, 2013
Charles Edenshaw was recognized in his time as an outstanding Haida artist and remains an iconic figure in Northwest Coast art. Working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries » Read More
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October 25, 2013
Shopping for a pair of fall-to-winter boots is a yearly ritual for many Vancouverites. There’s no shortage of styles to match our wardrobes, tastes, and budgets. Our two wettest seasons » Read More
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October 24, 2013
Arguably the only good thing that came out of the Canadian misadventure in Afghanistan is the grist it has provided to playwrights’ mills. Broken bodies and scarred psyche often make » Read More
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October 24, 2013
Yesterday afternoon, I had the chance to slip away from a busy writing session to meet with my friend Danica at SALONTEA on South Granville. The colourful tea shop features » Read More
