Every week our friends at The Georgia Straight provide us with a preview of what you’ll see on - and in – their paper that week. They are the source for lifestyle and entertainment in our city and along with their robust online presence they've always released a print edition, distributed everywhere each Thursday.
This issue is their 2,460th and on the cover this week is Northwest Comedy Fest. The charmed life of standup star John Mulaney; plus Hannibal Buress and other highlights of the annual laugh riot.
Here are some links to stories highlighted on the cover:
- John Mulaney rides his lucky streak by Guy MacPherson
- Virtuosic duo Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo turns the classical into the comical by Alexander Varty
- Deaths involving police reveal a long pattern of mental illness and addiction by Travis Lupick
- Hozier's debut record is more than a breakup album by Mike Usinger
- Vanoc documents revealed by Bob Mackin
Pick up a copy of the Straight when you see it!