Cinephilia: Merchants of Doubt presents a scientific argument without the science

Robert Kenner’s Merchants of Doubt follows the deceptive tactics of corporations who hire “experts” to publicly doubt scientists in order to continue selling harmful...

Food Finds: Steveston’s Shady Island has the freshest fish around

Nestled in the heart of the historic Steveston village in Richmond is one of my favourite places to eat: the Shady Island Seafood Bar...

Emily Molnar talks Trace and Ballet BC’s vision

“I try to create diversity,” explained Ballet BC’s artistic director Emily Molnar. “The range of the company is quite large, and I want to...

The 605 Collective preview Vital Few at the Vancouver International Dance Festival

Inspired by the theory of the vital few, the Vancouver-based 605 Collective’s new work explores the dynamic of their company and how they work...

Vancouver Poet Alex Leslie offers repeating melodies and intimate abstractions

“I, not here, write.” The magnificent The things I heard about you by Vancouver writer Alex Leslie is a book of thought-provoking poetry. A...

Bodytraffic return to the Chutzpah fest with four compelling works

As the current International Resident Dance Company for the Chutzpah Festival, Bodytraffic have brought their bold, contemporary dance from Los Angeles for four Canadian...

Cadre is an award-winning play about struggle during the apartheid

In early February, it struck me that I had been in Vancouver for three years and had been blessed with the opportunities of attending...

Local hip-hop duo No Regrets discuss their musical philosophy

No Regrets is an up-and-coming rap duo based out of Vancouver, having opened shows at various venues around the city for artists including Riff...

Cinephilia: Karl Marx would have hated Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella

Recessions, terrorism, and 9/11 have left a firm imprint on the kinds of films that have been produced in the last 15 years or...

Art collection in AQ North Concourse illustrates BC colonialism

Several years ago, on a brisk and sunny autumn morning in Montreal, I walked up to the top of Mount Royal. The view of...