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A while back I began to hear a lot about “confirmation bias” and “motivated reasoning”.

There are plenty of famous quotations about last laughs – a notable one being “He who laughs last, laughs best” – but there aren’t nearly as many about first laughs.

“We have a very vibrant dance community in this city,” says Ballet BC artistic director Emily Molnar. “It’s something that’s being looked at around the world and it’s a moment to celebrate.

From our 12 th -storey window overlooking the Salish Sea, I can see the communities nestled along the West Shore, across the snowy peaks of Washington to the south and over to Trial Island in the east.

Welcome to Poetic Licence – a new weekly poetry forum, hosted by us, featuring words by local poets. This week? Award-winning poet and author Evelyn Lau, with “Strange Haven”.

During the first season of Star Trek , the actress who played Lieutenant Uhura – Nichelle Nichols – seriously considered leaving the show.

Laura Adkin took a giant what-if question from her own love life and spun it into an award-winning film.

Paras Terezakis doesn’t believe in religion, he believes in humanity.

When dance master Alonzo King is asked about the inspiration behind his critically acclaimed choreography, he takes a long pause. When he finally begins to speak again, his words are rich with lyricism.

Despite how easily the word “reconciliation” is bandied about by Canadian policy makers, it’s cumbersome and complicated.