Articles by Travis Lupick.
February 5, 2010 - 5:13 PM
Blog - Music |
Olympics The
Georgia Straight has updated its Olympic guide to free music in Vancouver to include more than 160 free concerts.
February 5, 2010 - 5:13 PM
Blog - Music |
Olympics The
Georgia Straight has updated its Olympic guide to free music in Vancouver to include more than 160 free concerts.
February 5, 2010 - 09:45 AM
Blog - Arts |
Olympics February 4 marked the debut of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad's Vectorial Elevation exhibit.

February 5, 2010 - 09:45 AM
Blog - Arts |
Olympics February 4 marked the debut of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad's Vectorial Elevation exhibit.

February 4, 2010 - 3:30 PM
Music Notes |
OlympicsHave no interest in sports and already can’t wait for the world to give you your city back? The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are about a lot more than medals.
February 4, 2010 - 3:30 PM
Music Notes |
OlympicsHave no interest in sports and already can’t wait for the world to give you your city back? The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are about a lot more than medals.
February 4, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Blog - Politics Canadian Journalists for Free Expression has launched a campaign to monitor free expression violations related to the Winter Olympics.
February 4, 2010 - 11:55 AM
News FeaturesAn upcoming Vancouver engagement with farmer Percy Schmeiser will shine light on genetically modified food in B.C. and question the practices of seed producers like Monsanto Company.
February 3, 2010 - 10:15 AM
Blog - Politics Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government will not move to repatriate Omar Khadr.
January 26, 2010 - 11:05 PM
Blog - Music |
Olympics On January 22, the Phoenix kicked off the Cultural Olympiad with a crowd that just couldn't contain itself.
January 26, 2010 - 11:05 PM
Blog - Music |
Olympics On January 22, the Phoenix kicked off the Cultural Olympiad with a crowd that just couldn't contain itself.
January 26, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Olympics |
Arts NotesA new mural is planned for Beatty Street, the City of Vancouver’s general manager of community services has told the
Straight.
January 26, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Olympics |
Arts NotesA new mural is planned for Beatty Street, the City of Vancouver’s general manager of community services has told the
Straight.
January 25, 2010 - 09:47 AM
Arts NotesA second message has appeared on the Beatty Street wall between Dunsmuir and Georgia streets.
January 21, 2010 - 2:35 PM
Straight TalkWhy has Canada spent eight years in Afghanistan? What is an estimated $18.1 billion being spent for? Why have we endured 139 fatalities as of January 16?
January 21, 2010 - 06:20 AM
News FeaturesThe world’s response to the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 has been massive. But just as significant are some governments’ subsequent troop buildups there, mainly, those of the United States and Canada.
January 21, 2010 - 05:50 AM
Movies Features |
TechFor short films especially, the Internet means distribution and exposure on levels once only reached with professional promotion.

January 21, 2010 - 05:50 AM
Movies Features |
TechFor short films especially, the Internet means distribution and exposure on levels once only reached with professional promotion.

January 14, 2010 - 1:48 PM
News FeaturesCanadian cable networks don’t seem to be racing to include the channel in their cable packages.
January 14, 2010 - 12:25 PM
Straight TalkRegina Waldman, cofounder and president of Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, will be discussing the one million Jews who were made refugees in the 20th century at a lecture on January 20 at UBC.
January 14, 2010 - 05:40 AM
Health FeaturesThe NDP’s health critic has claimed that the B.C. Liberal government is stripping a world-renowned drug-research program of its central role in the province.
January 11, 2010 - 10:36 AM
Olympics |
Arts NotesStenciled paintings criticizing the 2010 Winter Olympics have appeared on a concrete wall on Beatty Street where a series of murals once existed.
January 11, 2010 - 10:36 AM
Olympics |
Arts NotesStenciled paintings criticizing the 2010 Winter Olympics have appeared on a concrete wall on Beatty Street where a series of murals once existed.
January 7, 2010 - 05:25 AM
Travel NotesAn adventurous way to travel is to arrive in a country totally unprepared. Depending on the place, it can also be a very economical way to see the world.
January 7, 2010 - 05:25 AM
Arts NotesA B.C. artist has said he’s “upset and disappointed” about the City of Vancouver’s decision to remove several murals as part of a pre-Olympic scrubbing of the downtown core.
January 7, 2010 - 05:20 AM
Straight TalkJanuary 11 will mark the eight-year anniversary of the opening of the U.S. detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. To draw attention to the centre’s continued existence, a vigil and symposium will take place in Vancouver.
December 31, 2009 - 10:23 AM
Arts NotesWhen a series of murals on Beatty Street were removed by the City of Vancouver on December 23, the project’s coordinator wasn’t surprised. He just wishes things had been handled a little differently.
December 30, 2009 - 10:02 AM
Straight TalkTwo Web sites that aimed to shame the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference have been shut down.
December 30, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Straight TalkDavid Harris, a former senior official with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, told the
Straight by phone that despite rigorous screenings, additional measures are required to achieve complete airline safety.
December 23, 2009 - 2:25 PM
Blog - Music The latest single off of Jay-Z's tenth studio album,
The Blueprint 3.
December 23, 2009 - 11:06 AM
Arts NotesOn Beatty Street, between Dunsmuir and Georgia, there were a series of murals painted on a long concrete wall. They’re now gone.
December 23, 2009 - 07:00 AM
Year in ReviewThe departure of Bush and the inauguration of Obama raised the prospect of real change in 2009—until reality got in the way.
December 22, 2009 - 3:34 PM
Straight TalkFor the VPD, the holiday season is a unique time of year.
December 18, 2009 - 11:10 AM
Straight TalkCanada has scored a hat trick, taking home the “Fossil of the Year” award for the third time in a row.
December 17, 2009 - 05:30 AM
Straight TalkAn advertisement by Concord Security has caught the eye of David Eby, executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
December 15, 2009 - 11:30 AM
Straight TalkThe Yes Men and ActionAid have claimed responsibility for an elaborate hoax launched December 14 to embarrass the Canadian government.
December 14, 2009 - 1:32 PM
Straight TalkA sophisticated hoax has targeted the Canadian government and caused a ruckus at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) currently underway in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December 10, 2009 - 06:20 AM
Straight IssuesCan bars and clubs in Vancouver legally scan your ID and take your photograph as a precondition for entry? There seems to be some confusion around the matter.
December 10, 2009 - 06:10 AM
Straight TalkCanada is a pariah state and a problem at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to the head of one of the summit’s largest delegations.
December 7, 2009 - 11:03 AM
Straight TalkCanada has been awarded the first Fossil of the Day “award” at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December 5, 2009 - 09:00 AM
Straight TalkDavid Cadman is on his way to Copenhagen, Denmark. There, the international president of ICLEA-Local Governments for Sustainability will work to bring national governments on board with agreements already made by municipalities.
December 4, 2009 - 10:59 AM
Music NotesCan bars and clubs in Vancouver legally scan your ID and take your photograph as a precondition for entry? There seems to be some confusion around the matter.
December 3, 2009 - 06:00 AM
News FeaturesOn November 20, thousands of e-mails and other files stolen from the University of East Anglia’s climate-research unit were posted on the Internet. Since then, the public response from the scientific community has been minimal. But two of Canada’s prominent climate-change experts have taken the scandal head-on.
December 2, 2009 - 4:17 PM
News FeaturesSince 2007, skeptics of human-caused climate change have pointed to satellite images of the Arctic as evidence that the world is not warming at the rate most scientists maintain it is. But a new study by Canadian researchers concludes that sea ice is receding as fast as ever.
December 1, 2009 - 11:47 AM
Blog - Politics A prominent environmental writer in the U.K. has targeted Canada ahead of this month’s climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.
November 27, 2009 - 10:17 AM
Blog - Politics After being questioned by the Canadian Border Services Agency, Amy Goodman was allowed to enter the country and deliver her scheduled talk to a packed crowd at the Vancouver's Public Library.
November 26, 2009 - 07:00 AM
News Features |
Health FeaturesEven for the best-prepared, migration to Canada is a potentially disruptive and stressful experience.
November 26, 2009 - 07:00 AM
News Features |
Health FeaturesEven for the best-prepared, migration to Canada is a potentially disruptive and stressful experience.
November 26, 2009 - 05:50 AM
News FeaturesA leading Palestinian activist has said that it may be time to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and “dump the occupation back at Israel’s doorstep”.
November 26, 2009 - 05:40 AM
Straight TalkThousands of files recently stolen from the University of East Anglia’s climate-research unit have the world buzzing ahead of December’s summit in Copenhagen.