Arts
Poetic city spaces
March 5, 2013By Daryn Wright Photo courtesy of Vancouver Public Library What does it mean to be excluded or included in a city’s history? What relationships emerge between the self and the social space of a city’s east side or west side? How can poets remove the layers of history and geography in order to uncover “the self”? These are some of the questions that the Poets and the Social Self: Vancouver…
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Peak Week – March 4, 2013
March 5, 2013Eats Beaucoup Bakery opened up not too long ago on Fir St., and since then its tiny interior has been steadily filled by those seeking peanut-butter cookie sandwiches and chausson aux pommes. Their baked goods have a decidedly European flair,…
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SFU Profiles: International Women’s Day
March 5, 2013By Monica Miller Photos courtesy of Carole Gerson and PAMR Carole Gerson Carole Gerson is a professor in the English Department at SFU, where she also received her BA. Her work has spanned three decades and focused on early Canadian…
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The great porn experiment
February 24, 2013UBC lecturer contests the anti-pornography myth By Justin Fleming VANCOUVER (CUP) — For anyone who has seen Gary Wilson’s TEDx talk “The Great Porn Experiment” or his YouTube video series “Your Brain On Porn” — or even simply wandered the…
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Peak Week – Feb. 25, 2013
February 24, 2013Eats Sean Heather, owner of such Vancouver food establishments as Judas Goat, the Salty Tongue, and Bitter, has recently added Ranier Provisions to his list of successes. Newly opened, Ranier is located on the historic and highly-coveted corner of Carrall…
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Pidgin pleases taste buds
February 24, 2013Newly opened on the DTES, Pidgin is worth the visit By Ljudmila Petrovic Photos by Patrick Lui / TTLui Photography Pidgin just opened up on 350 Carrall St. amidst anti-gentrification protests. It is the latest in a string of trendier…
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Victoria's first-ever youth poet laureate
February 24, 2013Law hopes to inspire youth through poetry By Jennifer Boychuck VICTORIA (CUP) — Whether or not she expected it, Aysia Law is Victoria’s first-ever youth poet laureate, as well as the first in Canada. “[It’s] terrifying, but it’s also a…
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My Bloody Valentine returns
February 24, 2013Highly anticipated m b v suggested there's more to come By Max Hill m b v, My Bloody Valentine’s first full-length release in 22 years, might never escape the gargantuan shadow cast by its enduring, influential predecessor, Loveless. Naturally, it’s…
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Boeing Boeing takes flight
February 17, 2013The Arts Club’s current production is a steady stream of laughs By Andrew Zuliani Photo courtesy of David Cooper Men make plans and the gods laugh, and no hubris goes unpunished. The hero of Boeing Boeing, a hysterical comedy currently…
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Why does heritage matter?
February 17, 2013Local authors and historians explain why Heritage Week is important to Vancouver By Monica Miller Gastown and Strathcona are the areas that come to mind when someone says “historical neighbourhoods,” but civic historian and author John Atkin insists there is…
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