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It's been confirmed by HBO that the man who played Tony Soprano has died.
James Gandolfini was in Italy when he was said to have suffered a fatal heart attack. A brief report posted earlier at Deadline.com claimed he was felled by a stroke. He was 51 years old.
Gandolfini was most recently seen in the films The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Zero Dark Thirty, although his role as a depressed, alcoholic hitman in the Brad Pitt vehicle Killing Them Softly, released in late 2012, proved to be one of his most affecting performances. Which is saying something.
Every weekday, the Straight highlights a great local shot as the Photo of the Day. Interested in submitting your photos for consideration? Check out our Flickr group.
Seven celebrated chefs—including three former Top Chef Canada contenders—are coming together next Friday (June 28) for an evening that showcases local food and wine.
The dinner, which takes places at Vancouver Urban Winery, is the first Perfect Pairings event organized by the Wines of British Columbia. The 129-member trade association promotes B.C. VQA wine and organizes events like the recent Chef Meets B.C. Grape.
Rob Zombie most often uses a movie theatre as the setting where his fans quake in fear and get all grossed out by torture and brutal murders and such.
The Cambridge University Students' Union Women’s Campaign, the student voice for gender equality at Cambridge University in the U.K., has created a project putting faces and giving voices to feminists from all walks of life.
The Cambridge Needs Feminism project solicts individuals for their reasons as to why they think feminism is necessary in this day and age.
With over 700 submissions so far, the project offers a gamut of reasons for feminism, spanning everything from the funny and cheeky to the profoundly touching and triggering. We've selected a few of the photos from the campaign to display below.
News for Youse: Mayor talks DTES jaywalking, B.C. economy slows, and a show of solidarity for Brazil
Mayor talks DTES jaywalking Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has said that “dramatic engineering” may be required to address a jaywalking problem in the Downtown Eastside. CKNW reports Robertson said that could mean “more expensive barriers and more dramatic engineering changes”. His comments come after advocacy groups revealed statistics indicating that more than 75 present of jaywalking tickets issued in Vancouver during the last four years were handed out in Downtown Eastside.
If you're a diehard fan of '70s rock, the type whose vinyl stash starts with AC/DC and ends with those beardos from Texas, you can get a good sampling of the greatest decade for guitars right here.
Or you can just wait around in Vancouver for a bunch of concerts to hit town.
There's about a dozen dinosaurs heading this way, but they aren't all ready for extinction.
Author and educator Bill McKibben is beloved by many environmentalists for ensuring that so many people understand the perils of climate change.
The founder of 350.org has inspired some Lower Mainland residents to fight a plan to turn Port Metro Vancouver into the largest coal exporter in North America.
But until I saw a tweet from McKibben today, I never knew that his dog was also a force for good in the world.
Live Nation has announced that British synthpop artist Charli XCX will perform at Venue Nightclub--with guests Kitten--on Friday, August 30, in support of True Romance.
Armed with dark and catchy pop songs and a growing legion of fans, Charli XCX (stage name of Charlotte Aitchison) is a sensation-in-the-making, with singles like "Stay Away'" and "Nuclear Seasons" creating buzz both on and off-line.
Tickets for the 19+show are priced at $15 (plus service charges and fees) and go on sale this Friday (June 21) at 10 a.m. on the TicketWeb website.
Live Nation has announced that American folk-rock singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson will play a show at the Commodore Ballroom--with guest Joshua Radin--on Sunday, September 22.
On Nathanson's latest album, Last of the Great Pretenders, the artist creates a cinematic atmosphere with songs such as the first single "Mission Bells".
Radin is a word-of-mouth success story whose big break occurred when a friend handed a demo featuring his first composition, "Winter", to a TV producer for the sitcom Scrubs. His songs have since been heard over on various TV shows, commercials, and films.
