Opinion

Software makers used to drop “Easter eggs” into Macintosh programs — frivolous extra features for users to find. In a similar fashion, for over a decade filmmakers have been tucking surprises into a string of CGI-heavy superhero flicks.

While Vision Vancouver and a possibly chastened Mayor Gregor Robertson may continue with their plans at city hall, for the park board and school board it will not be business as usual.

The Vancouver Aquarium just got a whole lot sexier as the city’s outgoing Vision dominated park board says it will not continue to thrust ahead with its plan to ban the breeding of cetaceans in captivity.

Owning a great fall coat is more than just keeping warm. A coat could also double as a statement piece. This season, camel coats are a must own on my list.

Crack open the Baja Rosa and Goldschläger: Earlier this week Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced that B.C.’s notoriously outdated and anal liquor laws will get a little less outdated , though still remain fairly anal, as of April 1, 2015.

Did you hear…Gregor’s in again. That’s three consecutive wins for the 50-year-old mayor and his band of Visionistas. Yep, the 2014 election campaign is done.

With Vancouver’s civic election behind us, it’s a good time to sift through the rubble, dust off our leather pants and evaluate the lay of the land. Here are a few things we’ve learned: • $4.

Re: “COPE sees victory in defeat,” online only.

To the editor: Re: “Vancouver rewards Robertson with third term as mayor,” online only. Vancouver voters have admitted they are sick but it seems they are unwilling to take their daily medicine in the full dosage.