Salt and Paper: eggs poached in white wine

When I was a kid, I was allergic to eggs. Growing up, I never had scrambled eggs, toad in the hole, or eggs-over-easy —...

A Particular Class of Women bares all

It’s a play about strippers. “If you don’t read the play and invest in it, you might think it is just trash up on stage,”...

Vexations: sugarcoated delights

Hiding just around the corner of Main Street on East Georgia is a proverbial playground made of paper, courtesy of Montréal’s Séripop (Yannick Desranleau...

Manhattan and Monopoly: Woody Allen and the commodification of art

“In Beverly Hills … they don’t throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.” This is a classic ‘Woodyism,’ embodying the perpetual commodification...

Inside Inside Llewyn Davis

Llewyn Davis is an asshole. His friends know it, his manager knows it, and the orange tabby cat that follows him around knows it....

Reviving Warhol’s Kitchen

Is the best still yet to come? Gob Squad’s Kitchen, a production presented by the PuSh Performing Arts Festival, seeks to find authenticity in...

West Side Story goes west

  Jarrad Biron Green is living a childhood dream. West Side Story has been his favourite musical since he was in the fifth grade, and...

Putting the Typo in typography

Vancouver’s Hot Art Wet City is known for its thought-provoking and insightful art exhibits which mesh pop culture with fine art. The opening reception...

That which we call a rose

Promoted to principal dancer in 2012, Amanda Green has danced many coveted roles with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and...

Tarantino Burlesque revives the Grindhouse

Considering Quentin Tarantino’s affinity for powerful female characters, it’s fitting that the vivacious ladies of Vancouver’s burlesque scene would shake their tassels in a...