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Hate the Olympics? Love the Olympics? Either way, you'll enjoy this "Beheading of Quatchi!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCJ6Qoqj1g8&feature=player_embedded
Hello silver at Sochi! Medal count: 16 #wearewinter

Hello silver at Sochi! Medal count: 16 #wearewinter

We've got one more silver coming home from the Sochi Winter Games! Marianne St-Gelais, Valérie Maltais, Marie-Ève Drolet and Jessica Hewitt placed in the Women's 3000m Relay overnight. Congratulations, team! Here at the V.I.A.
Remember when Science World was renamed "Russky Dom"?

Remember when Science World was renamed "Russky Dom"?

Remember when Science World was renamed "Russky Dom" for the duration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, as Russia took it over to promote Sochi 2014? And at night they turned it into a sort of nightclub where they served vodka? And they used it as a ho
2 more medals for Canada in the same sport at #Sochi2014! Medal Count: 9

2 more medals for Canada in the same sport at #Sochi2014! Medal Count: 9

Two of our athletes are bringing home medals in the sport of Women's Slopestyle Skiing from Sochi 2014! Dara Howell with gold and Kim Lamarre with bronze. Congratulations, you two! Here at the V.I.A.
Canada's first athlete to win gold on Canadian soil delivers yet another gold! Medal Count: 7

Canada's first athlete to win gold on Canadian soil delivers yet another gold! Medal Count: 7

Alexandre Bilodeau won a gold medal for Canada today at the Sochi 2014 Olympics! As you may recall back in 2010 Alex was the first Canadian to ever win a gold on Canadian soil.
Another GOLD medal for Canada at #Sochi2014 today! Medal Count: 5

Another GOLD medal for Canada at #Sochi2014 today! Medal Count: 5

Charles Hamelin won a gold medal for Canada today at the Sochi 2014 Olympics! Congratulations, dude!

Vancouver Was Awesome: William S Burroughs endorses Mr Peanut for mayor, 1974

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Vincent Trasov as Mr Peanut and William S Burroughs Performance artist Vincent Trasov ran for mayor in 1974 as Planter’s Peanuts’ upper class anthropomorphic legume, Mr Peanut.
Black History Month in Vancouver

Black History Month in Vancouver

February 1st marks the beginning of Black History Month in the city of Vancouver, and there have been a couple of features published online that I'd like to draw your attention to so you can learn more about this annual, month-long celebration of the

Vancouver Was Awesome: The Cave, 1937-1981

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Cave Supper Club was a Western Canadian chain of clubs in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Edmonton. The first one opened in Winnipeg in 1935.

The best 30 minutes of screen time you'll spend today, c/o CBC in 1963

The Vancouver Archives just made a BLOG POST featuring some of their holdings that went into the public domain today, which means that their copyright ran out and they're able to share them more widely.