Cinephilia: Self/Less fails to be philosophical

Donald Davidson is casually going for a stroll in a swamp when — bang! — a flash of lightning comes down and kills him....

Eli Bennett, Jazz Man at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Vancouver is full of Canadian jazz artists every bit as exciting as the monster stars who play at the Orpheum for the Vancouver International...

Surrey gets FVDED at summer music festival

FVDED, the annual hip hop and dance music festival, presented an interesting crowd, from kids who looked about eight years old to the sixty-six...

A rip-roaring Love’s Labour’s Lost at Bard on the Beach

This was the most fun I’ve had at Bard on the Beach in a long time. Even before the show got started, the cabaret...

Rachel Browne documentary screens at Dancing on the Edge

The mother of modern dance in Canada is honoured in Danielle Sturk’s insightful documentary, A Good Madness. Rachel Browne founded the first modern dance...

Five foolproof date ideas

First date Here’s a classic for a first date with a bit of a twist. Instead of heading to your nearest Starbucks, do a...

Off the Wall is the sexiest album of all time

In the last 20 years I’ve had more exposure to Michael Jackson as a cultural punchline than as a musician. What some people seem...

Four of the sexiest and least sexy songs

Top 4 Sexiest "Sexy" Songs “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye Leave it to legendary R&B crooner Marvin Gaye to make a slow burning torch song that...

Comic Connoisseur: A love note to Sex Criminals

Dear Sex Criminals, I have thought about you very often these last couple months and I have come to one conclusion: I think I am...

The art of on-screen sex

One human experience that still needs more artistic exploration is sex. There is a discomfort associated with sexual activity and talking about sexual experiences...