“It’s nice to meet you, man,” Dino Archie smiles at me from across the table, then pauses before asking a follow-up, “I haven’t met you before, right?” Archie and I are seated in the back patio of a Cambie Street bistro, the meeting place he suggested. Archie likes the restaurant, if only because it’s nearby his house and usually pretty empty, as he explains. We both skip the menu anyways; Archie orders an Americano and I order a pint of 1664 Blanc. He’s right in that we’ve never met before (though I’ve been lucky enough to see a few of…
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With over 200 wildfires (as of print time) currently blazing across British Columbia, the provincial government has called Ash Ketchum’s Squirtle out of retirement to help combat the growing numbers. A once prominent member of the Pokémon trainer’s roster, Ash’s…
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“Boy, I sure wish it would rain in Vancouver.” “I wonder what will happen in the new season of Twin Peaks.” “Have you listened to Hilary Duff’s new album? It’s pretty good.” “If only BC was like Alberta and had…
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Shirley Gnome is aware that comedy musicians have a slightly tarnished reputation. For every successful example like Weird Al or Flight of the Conchords, there are a dozen acts that flounder, either from poor songwriting, poor jokes, or some hellish…
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From hosting a nude stand-up show to constructing a blanket fort in the Astoria every month, Emma Cooper’s resumé reads like the bucket list you never realized you wanted to have. The Peak catches up with the Vancouver comedian to…
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Graham Clark is more than just a funny guy with a beard. Sure, he sometimes uses that beard as a brush and does paintings to raise money for charities, but there are layers to the Calgary-born now-Vancouverite. Aside from his…
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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! This Sunday only, Ital Decor Ltd. — that place with all of the statues you sometimes see while riding the 135 to and from SFU’s Burnaby campus — is having a blow-out clearance sale. Bloooooooooow ouuuuuuuut saaaaaaaaale!…
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Shortly after the cancellation of the widely criticised ‘Om the Bridge,’ another familiar politician, Delta mayor Lois Jackson, announced that the city will be shutting down a different Lower Mainland bridge for a trading card game tournament. “The City of Delta is…
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The Peak asks SFU Vancouver students if they think the city is boring. Created by Paige Smith Special thanks to Max Hill
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Ryan Mutama is a stand-up comic living in Vancouver who uses comedy as a way to explore more serious, social issues. The Peak caught up with Mutama to discuss race humour, how living in Vancouver has affected his comedy, and…
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