Arts
SFU Authors for social change
February 3, 2013By Monica Miller Stephen Collis Stephen Collis teaches contemporary North American poetry at SFU, with a focus on how literature intersects with movements for social change and justice. Author of five books of poetry and recipient of the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2011, Collis also writes social criticism. Last fall, he was a Shadbolt Fellow at SFU, allowing him one year off to write based on a proposal for…
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A night in a Toronto student sex party
February 3, 2013Sex clubs are far less underground than you may think By Kristine Wilson Photos by Mark Burnham TORONTO (CUP) — Everyone is naked. As the DJ spins music on the first floor of Oasis Aqua Lounge in downtown Toronto, a…
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Peak Week – February 4, 2013
February 3, 2013Eats So, this exists: the smoked saltdusted maple bacon chocolate caramel with roasted almond and nougat bar. Made by BETA5 for Meat and Bread, this beauty is chewy and layered with complex flavours, and may just be the best chocolate…
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Food carts aren’t just for street dogs
January 27, 2013Vancouver’s streets are richly filled with carefully crafted culinary creations By Sarah Bohuch Photos by Rick Chung Food carts haven’t always had the best reputation. Fast food chains, restaurants, pubs, and in dire enough circumstances even the grocery store have…
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Peak Week – January 28, 2013
January 27, 2013Eats Dine Out Vancouver is continuing to run until Feb. 3, so if you haven’t made any reservations, there’s still some time. Go check out a restaurant you’ve never been to before and try the dishes offered on the special…
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Nosh: calling all rotisserie lovers
January 27, 2013Small but cozy, Nosh is most suitable for lunch or an early dinner By Ljudmila Petrovic Photos by Dream Wall Designs Newly-opened Nosh is a casual nook in Kitsilano focusing on rotisserie, and it provides both sit-down and take-out options.…
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Another one bites the dust
January 27, 2013The same old Vancouver story: The Waldorf is sold to condo developer By Alicia Wrobel Photos by Spins & Needles If you’ve not already heard, the Waldorf Hotel has been sold to Solterra Group Properties, and the existing lease with…
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Oh, Mama
January 27, 2013Mama is creepy, but not fully realized By Sarah Bohuch Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: once upon a time two children enter the cold, dark woods, only to experience tragedy when their mother is mysteriously taken from…
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New theatre on Burnaby campus opens for events
January 22, 2013Recently renovated theatre to be home of lectures rather than thespians By Alexis Lewton-Smith Photo By Vaikunthe Banerjee A new year generally coincides with new things, and in the wake of the holidays people gain resolutions, gifts, and even a…
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Ambassadors of Cool
January 20, 2013Foxygen returns with a new album that is one part 60s, one part mad hatter By Kristina Charania Although Foxygen seem like a bunch of kids who enjoy MDMA and smoke pot a little too much, We Are the 21st…
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