Books

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Where are all the flying cars?

EIC January 5, 2015

I dare you to read The Future and Why We Should Avoid It in public. If you do, prepare to stifle spontaneous giggles, smirks, and bursts of laughter as you try not to draw attention to yourself. Covering topics such as technology, health, leisure, travel, politics, aging, and death, Feschuk has compiled his thoughts into a witty analysis of what is to come based on the current innovations in these fields. He wonders why, when he was promised jetpacks and flying cars as a boy, we instead have things like the Roomba and Wi-Fi enabled fridges. Feschuk has a distinct…

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The new era of Shopping for Votes

EIC November 24, 2014

Are you a Tim Hortons voter or a Starbucks voter? Are you a Dougie, or a Jane, or a Zoe? Whether you have the answer or not, the nation’s major political parties are hard at work trying to place you…

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A day at the Art/Book fair

Peak Web October 29, 2014

During the month of September, local artist-run culture gets into the full swing of things with an annual swarm of show openings throughout the Vancouver area. One centre, however, is creating a new tradition in the first week of October.…

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Vancouver Confidential tells the untold stories of the city’s seedy underbelly

EIC October 13, 2014

Vancouver’s civic history is ripe with stories of seedy back alley deals, corrupt officials, murders, gangsters, and gambling; a recent wave of books has mined archives and libraries, used bookstores, antique sales, and auctions to present this city’s dark side.…

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Cypulchre is a dystopian tale of our technological future

EIC October 13, 2014

Cypulchre follows Paul Sheffield, a former scientist in an alternate reality, who was involved with a revolutionary cyberspace called the Cloud. This invention allows individual minds to link to a central network of shared information, where users can essentially download…

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SFU connections at Word Vancouver

EIC September 29, 2014

Take a break from essays, readings, and assignments this weekend and enjoy some non-academic literary entertainment at Word Vancouver. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the annual book and magazine festival is the biggest in Western Canada and takes place September 24…

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