http://www.straight.com/content/rss/Features en http://www.straight.com/article-128479/3-spas-to-steam-scrub-soak-the-sunshine-back-in January feels pretty bleak as the effects of all that holiday indulgence set in. As we struggle to regain our energy, we ask ourselves again why we choose to live in this Noah’s ark of a city. 128479 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-128479/3-spas-to-steam-scrub-soak-the-sunshine-back-in#comments Carolyn Ali files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/FAS_Wedding_Spa2_2091.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/FAS_Wedding_Spa2_2091.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-128469/minimoons-may-be-short-but-they-sure-are-sweet Hawaii, Bali, Fiji - these are dream honeymoon destinations. But the reality is that you may not have the time and/or money for an exotic vacation. You may be squeezing the wedding in between work wee 128469 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-128469/minimoons-may-be-short-but-they-sure-are-sweet#comments Carolyn Ali files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/FAS_Weddings_Minimoons2_2091.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/FAS_Weddings_Minimoons2_2091.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-126125/british-columbians-we-remember-the-obituaries-of-2007 Muriel Arnason, 81, first woman elected to Langley Township councilAmanpreet Kaur Bahia, 33, motherJames Barber, 84, writer, broadcaster, and food loverMaster Cpl. Colin Bason, 28, reservist, Royal We 126125 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-126125/british-columbians-we-remember-the-obituaries-of-2007#comments files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/COL_Obit_2088.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/COL_Obit_2088.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-125351/a-christmas-story "My father fucked off the morning I turned five," begins Bill Richardson's take on the Georgia Straight's annual Christmas story. Before the end, we meet the world's dirtiest woman in her double-wide, an angelic chorister whose voice never changes, and a mysterious observer with a Moleskine... 125351 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-125351/a-christmas-story#comments Bill Richardson files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/FEA_Inside_2087.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/FEA_Inside_2087.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-118354/documented-proof-of-darwins-natural-selection Peter and Rosemary, both from England, met at the University of British Columbia in 1960. They soon married, and both went on to work as professors of evolutionary biology at Princeton University. Now both 71, the Grants are among the most successful and important collaborations in the history of science. The Grants have produced a body of scientific research that is so exhaustive, so exacting and thorough, that many ornithologists fear it will never be replicated. The object of the Grants’ obsessions are Galápagos finches. These are the birds so closely associated with Darwin that they’re commonly called Darwin’s finches. 118354 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-118354/documented-proof-of-darwins-natural-selection#comments Terry Glavin http://www.straight.com/article-116372/capilano-colleges-president-argues-canada-needs-a-federal-postsecondary-ministry Postsecondary system needs quality control 116372 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-116372/capilano-colleges-president-argues-canada-needs-a-federal-postsecondary-ministry#comments Greg Lee http://www.straight.com/article-106669/tipping-point-for-hybrids Citizens are finally demanding electricity-powered cars—many years after David Suzuki bought Toyota’s first hybrid.As Vancouver's "roving veterinarian", Susan Krakauer sometimes does a lot of driv 106669 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-106669/tipping-point-for-hybrids#comments Charlie Smith http://www.straight.com/article-105704/a-chance-to-rewrite-canadas-history A new video game gives students the opportunity to explore Canadian history as they rewrite it. The History Canada Game ( www.historycanadagame.com ) is being developed by Bitcasters, a Toronto compan 105704 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-105704/a-chance-to-rewrite-canadas-history#comments Blaine Kyllo http://www.straight.com/article-105702/premiers-sister-fights-for-regional-university Most people don't think of Capilano College as a university. But that could change if a high-profile public-relations campaign persuades Premier Gordon Campbell and Advanced Education Minister Murra 105702 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-105702/premiers-sister-fights-for-regional-university#comments Charlie Smith http://www.straight.com/article-105698/nows-the-time-to-trade-up Thanks to B.C.'s robust economy–and competition from the Alberta energy boom–there has never been a better time to find entry-level positions in the trades. Employers are so short of staff that th 105698 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-105698/nows-the-time-to-trade-up#comments Alexander Varty http://www.straight.com/article-103809/pride-incorporated Jamie Lee Hamilton will never forget the hatred she felt during Vancouver's first gay-pride march 29 years ago. Hamilton, then a young sex-trade worker, was part of a small group of protesters who dec 103809 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-103809/pride-incorporated#comments Charlie Smith http://www.straight.com/article-102878/how-to-get-more-rental-housing-in-vancouver Recently, a Vancouver Sun article revealed that the working poor are now moving into the most decent of the Downtown Eastside housing, leaving the truly abysmal rooms to the nonworking poor. According 102878 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-102878/how-to-get-more-rental-housing-in-vancouver#comments Howard Rotberg http://www.straight.com/article-101987/an-ounce-of-prevention Focusing our health-care system on treating problems before they arise makes medical and financial sense. So why aren’t we doing it? Imagine if it were possible to prevent vast amounts of human s 101987 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-101987/an-ounce-of-prevention#comments Mitchell Anderson http://www.straight.com/article-98035/humane-husbandry Researchers in UBC’s animal-welfare program tackle hard questions—like how much pain animals really feel. Like many kids who love animals, I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up. I got a jo 98035 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-98035/humane-husbandry#comments Roberta Staley http://www.straight.com/article-96129/summer-fests-feature-fine-al-fresco-feasting Summertime has arrived, and the eating is easy. Almost every outdoor music and arts event comes with its own food stalls, and there’s something about fresh air and sunshine that makes even a hot dog 96129 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-96129/summer-fests-feature-fine-al-fresco-feasting#comments Carolyn Ali