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Cry of Silence gives voice to all-Asian rock

Cry of Silence gives voice to all-Asian rock

White kids on guitars? It’s getting kind of tired, guys. Thankfully there’s a new wave of all-Asian heavy rock taking shape in Vancouver that’s bringing a bit more diversity to the scene.
Here comes VIFF: Juggernaut fest unveils line-up of BC films

Here comes VIFF: Juggernaut fest unveils line-up of BC films

There’s a reason that the BC Spotlight series has broken attendance records for the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) every year since its debut in 2013: its locally made films reflect who we are as a populace, where we’ve been, and where
Our top picks for the Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Our top picks for the Vancouver Queer Film Festival

How do you like to feel at the end of a film-going experience: afraid, titillated or fired up? Or would you rather feel inspired, or reeling from a journey that brought you to edge of sadness and back again? However you want to feel when end credits
Vancouver Queer Film Festival issues ‘Love. Resist’ rallying cry

Vancouver Queer Film Festival issues ‘Love. Resist’ rallying cry

Welcome to the Resistance. You need look no further than social media to see that resistance is having a moment.

Disasters - Let's not call them "An Act of God."

While forest fires are an annual challenge, this year seems to have brought a plague of biblical proportions to BC. Newscasters and other commentators sometimes draw on a religious metaphor, calling such devastating natural events an “Act of God”.
Story, Story, Lie is full of it

Story, Story, Lie is full of it

Can you spot the liar? Popular storytelling event a game of deception
Outsider Arts: Vancouver’s marginalized creatives form festival

Outsider Arts: Vancouver’s marginalized creatives form festival

Painter and organizer Karen Irving helps recruit over 50 artists and performers
Belle Game team up with Kheaven Lewandowski for mini-doc-style music video

Belle Game team up with Kheaven Lewandowski for mini-doc-style music video

Vancouver’s Belle Game has delivered a standout new single in addition to a profound accompanying music video for their song “Spirit”. The lone tease off of their new album FEAR/NOTHING dropped mid-July with the subsequent album slated for a Sept.
Art, activism and ecology intertwine at Vine Arts Festival

Art, activism and ecology intertwine at Vine Arts Festival

10-day festival runs Aug. 9 to 19 at parks and beaches across Vancouver

Pain is Sometimes Unavoidable but Suffering, Not So Much

My friend Barb Northwood has been cultivating a meditation practice for many years. She's receptive to Buddhist talk but she is not Buddhist and I actually do not know where her religious preferences lie.
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