Arts
Vancouver Fan Expo: In the Artists’ Alley with Jaime Gervais
April 21, 2015Photo courtesy of Jaime Gervais. It’s Friday morning and Jaime Gervais rushes around to pack the last of her things. As she checks to make sure she has her business cards and twin banners with her, a wave of excitement envelops her. The North Vancouver native is off to the Vancouver Fan Expo, but this year will be different from every other. After wrestling traffic, Jamie…
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Arts Club adapts Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely for the stage
April 17, 2015Photo courtesy of Benjamin Laird Arts & Photo. Raymond Chandler’s iconic private investigator, Philip Marlowe (Graham Percy), is at it again. This time he’s on the hunt for Velma (Jamie Konchak), a blond bombshell who is…
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MFA student presents mixed media collection about the perception of light
April 11, 2015Photo courtesy of Emiliano Sepulveda. Directed out the window following the light, the current exhibition at the School for the Contemporary Arts office, is an installation of mixed media assemblages by Emiliano Sepulveda, a first-year MFA…
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Staying weird at Fan Expo Vancouver
April 11, 2015Photo courtesy of Jamal Dumas. I wandered into the Vancouver Convention Centre, apprehensive about attending my first-ever comic book convention. However, the crowd was as diverse as they come, and the enthusiasm and good nature demonstrated…
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LeeAnna Vamp and the Desu Dolls talk cosplay at Fan Expo Vancouver
April 11, 2015As the SkyTrain at Waterfront emptied, I saw characters from Doctor Who, Homestuck, Teen Titans, and Pokémon venture out into the streets of Vancouver. No, I was not stuck in a nerdy daydream. I was heading to Fan Expo Vancouver.…
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Satire and shock with The Book of Mormon
April 11, 2015Photo courtesy of Joan Marcus. This is not your grandmother’s musical. Full of shameless profanity and politically incorrect references, I would expect nothing less from the creators of South Park. Elder Price dreams of being sent…
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Fan Expo Vancouver was all about the fans
April 10, 2015Being funneled into the Vancouver Convention Centre shoulder to shoulder with Deadpool and Elsa, you can’t help feeling overwhelmed. After passing through the proper authorities — fake weapon prop check being one of them — I found myself herded down…
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Chad Brownlee ends his When the Lights Go Down Tour in Vancouver
April 7, 2015Photo courtesy of The Windsor Star. I’ve never seen so many cowboy boots stomping in unison on the Commodore’s ballroom floor. Ending his Canadian tour at home, Chad Brownlee was joined by Canadian Country Music Award…
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Laugh in the face of death with Famous Puppet Death Scenes
April 7, 2015Photo courtesy of Jason Stang. Not since the animated interludes of Monty Python have I seen something so brilliantly absurd. The Old Trout Puppet Workshop has compiled the best death scenes from an imaginary repertoire of…
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Isabella Rosellini brings Green Porno to Vancouver
April 7, 2015Photo courtesy of Mario del Curto. “I have always loved animals. I am particularly fascinated by the diversity in nature. My family knows it well. Since I was a little girl I brought home all kinds…
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