TEDxVancouver 2015: big ideas in a bigger venue

This year’s TEDxVancouver theme of identity fits well with almost any topic. When it comes down to it, almost everything shapes and has an...

Hofesh Shechter Company returns to Vancouver with Barbarians

By way of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, Hofesh Shechter is now based in the UK with his own contemporary dance company. It’s been six...

Album Reviews: Mariana’s Trench, Eli et Papillon, EL VY, and Bleachers cover album

By: Rebekah Chotem, Gemma Lee, Miranda Macfarlane, and Courtney Miller Marianas Trench - Astoria Astoria is Marianas Trench’s fourth album and a further showcase of their...

Cinephilia: The Secret in Their Eyes proves remakes aren’t easy

At their worst, remakes appeal to popular laziness and an unwillingness to read subtitles, submerge into foreign cultures, or watch older films with slower...

Food Fight: tantalize your taste buds at Salt Tasting Room

Tucked away in the alley just across from Blood Alley Square is a gem of a restaurant, Salt Tasting Room. While not new on...

Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza bedazzles under the big top

It is could be argued that Quebec’s best contribution to the world is poutine. I would call Cirque du Soleil a close second. What started...

Former Peak editor argues newspapers aren’t dead

Think the end is near for your local daily broadsheet? Do you believe the doom and gloom that newspapers will never be viable again,...

We The City celebrated how the arts shape our city

On November 4, an undeniable energy bubbled in the heart of downtown Vancouver at We The City: An Evening at the Centre, an event...

Spectre succumbs to Skyfall’s spotlight

The 24th film of the James Bond saga, Spectre, was unfortunately unable to live up to the hype surrounding it. You could tell that...

TEDxVancouver presents exhibition on identity

This year saw the arrival of something new as part of TEDxVancouver: ID: The Exhibition. Through an exhibition of visual art, it showcase local...