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Briefs: Reel 2 Real Film Fest; pop-up premiere

Briefs: Reel 2 Real Film Fest; pop-up premiere

Source: Lauren Saarimaki in a still from O Brazen Age - Contributed photo Vancouver is a city of film festivals, but few of them are family-friendly.
REVIEW: Isaiah Rashad lands a blow at Fortune Sound Club

REVIEW: Isaiah Rashad lands a blow at Fortune Sound Club

There is no record label in the rap game with as much heat right now as Anthony Tiffith’s Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).
Shame Spiral celebrates its 150th show

Shame Spiral celebrates its 150th show

Tuesday nights are about to get shameful for the 150th time. Shame Spiral, a West End drag show hosted by Dave DeVeau as his drag persona, Peach Cobblah, will have its sesquicentennial show at 1181 on Tuesday, March 28.

Trip to luxury resort brings the Buddha to mind

Recently I vacationed at an all-inclusive, gated, 5 star resort in Jamaica. Well, 4.5 stars, actually; but that is another story.
Learn the science behind the wines of the BC Golden Mile Bench

Learn the science behind the wines of the BC Golden Mile Bench

The Golden Mile Bench, is not, despite sounding like a gold-plated, Trumpian seat of the Gods, an actual bench. Nay, it is much, much better.

The writing on the walls: Graffiti, mural artists in competition for space

• This story is the second in a five-part series called Underground Vancouver , delving into the city’s little-known subcultures. In the 1990s, graffiti artists had plenty of space to practice their artwork.
Custom made: Vancouver has more female luthiers than anywhere else in Canada

Custom made: Vancouver has more female luthiers than anywhere else in Canada

Intricacy, concentration and dexterity are the calling cards of luthiery

Finding the Light in a dark Winter, brings Hope

I don’t know about you, but I have spent most of 2017 so far longing for the light to come back. Is it just me, or has our normally grey West Coast winter been even greyer? The prolonged {for us) snow and cold haven’t helped, either, I suppose.
Drag and burlesque find inspiration in millennial favourites

Drag and burlesque find inspiration in millennial favourites

If there are two things that go well together, it’s nostalgia and performance art; but it’s how artists combine them that truly has the power to intrigue.
'These people don't want to die': Local musicians respond to fentanyl crisis with fundraiser

'These people don't want to die': Local musicians respond to fentanyl crisis with fundraiser

“These people don’t want to die,” a passionate Sophia Danai proclaims over the phone. With Danai plotting a new album set to drop in September, the soulful Vancouver songstress has been staying relatively clear of the public eye.
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