History

I warned you that you'd be visited by three posts of Coffee Mug Awesomeness. The first one was that amazing handmade Matthew Freed one , this next one is a classic EXPO 86 jam I won off ebay...

As a history nerd. Inspiration can come from many different places.

Every City has its "planners". These people get the task of designing the City and making our town a better place to live. Now they can come up with some pretty great ideas like: Granville Island or the Seawall.

Last week's Straight had Vancouver writer and Schema blog senior articles editor, Jen Sookfong Lee on its cover giving props to author Wayson Choy (author of the Jade Peony and the newly published Not Yet ) for inspiring newer generation writers like

As a lifelong Vancouverite, one thing that I've noticed has always been a constant is how hard this City likes to party! Give the citizens any opportunity to get hammered and hit the streets and they will do so with reckless abandon...

Have you seen those EXPO 86 posters around town lately? Wondered what the hell was going on? Me too.

Dear Canadian Mint, Please consider scrapping the queen beyond 2010 in favor of keeping Quatchi on the face of the 25 cent piece.

Bob K. skimming on the roof of his old apartment in kits sometime during the late 90's featured in Dax Kenny's First Issue of "The Skimboards Sessions Chronicles" . Only 60 copies ever made, including hand done issue tags and O.G. Sprint stickers.

I was flipping through some old mags and I came upon this ad that has Kevin Harris in it.