http://www.straight.com/content/rss/blogs en http://www.straight.com/article-152766/goodbye-markus-naslund-now-what It’s official; Markus Naslund is gone. The Vancouver Canucks are now a team without a captain. So who is there to fill the empty space? One of the Sedin twins or Mattias Ohlund? Do we give the titl 152766 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:35:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152764/starting-search-perfect-caesar-salad-vancouver Summer is here, and so is the season of salads. My all-time favourite is Caesar salad – I'll have it anytime, anywhere, with anyone – just as long as the light green Romaine leaves are ribbed an 152764 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:09:15 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152763/the-week-viral-videos-batman-dancing-and-john-mccain The Vancouver Canucks are without a captain, gas prices are higher than ever, and it’s cloudy outside. If you're feeling bummed, we've got you covered. Here is the week in funny videos. Batman vers 152763 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:21:16 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152762/tom-hayden-questions-doctine-responsibility-protect Last night, one of the most famous activists in the United States, Tom Hayden, gave a lecture at SFU's Harbour Centre campus, where he condemned the concept of the "responsibility to protect&qu 152762 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:00:35 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152761/former-ndp-health-minister-dennis-cocke-dies The father of the B.C. Ambulance Service, Dennis Cocke, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. Cocke, the NDP MLA for New Westminster from 1969 to 1984, is best known for serving as the health min 152761 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:43:01 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152760/cohen-and-ferrell-star-holmes-and-watson Borat as Sherlock Holmes? Imagine what kinds of questions he'll ask! Yes, it's true—Sacha Baron Cohen will play the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell will serve as his investigat 152760 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:19:46 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152747/european-stores-offer-bikini-hope-us-bigbreasted-beauties The past weekend has finally given me a little bit of hope that summer is approaching, slowly but surely, which means it’s that dreaded time again to drag our white pasty bodies down to West 4th t 152747 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:40:14 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152732/ian-curtiss-headstone-stolen Someone has stolen Joy Division singer Ian Curtis's headstone from his Macclesfield gravesite. The morbid thief made off with the stone some time between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The 152732 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:43:46 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152731/sunday-matin%C3%A9es-impromptu-film-festival-and-bella-candela-movie-club With the sun shining and temperatures rising, you not want to spend an afternoon inside a movie theatre. On the other hand, those very same reasons may make you want to hide in the comfort of an air 152731 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:37:32 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152729/canucks-must-act-fast-get-back-winning-ways I’ve been holding off from posting, waiting for the Canucks to announce something substantial in the dizzying NHL free-agent market. But since it looks like the hockey club and its fans could be w 152729 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:45:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152726/canucks-miss-out-freeagent-frenzy Is it just me, or is everyone else wondering what the hell Mike Gillis is doing? I was so excited for free-agent frenzy on July 1, but every time I checked the signing updates, nothing much had happ 152726 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:09:09 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152077/vancouver-suns-frances-bula-quits-her-job The Vancouver Sun's veteran municipal-affairs reporter, Frances Bula, has quit her job at the CanWest MediaWorks metropolitan daily paper. In a posting on her blog today on the Vancouver Sun s 152077 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:45:20 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152073/pop-culture-more-bottled-tetley-iced-tea-drinks Looks like someone is taking note of my Pop Culture blogs. I received a press package of the new line of bottled Tetley iced teas. I had previously tried and written about the Iced Green Tea w 152073 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:23:25 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152047/the-perils-being-a-breastfeeding-mom-vancouver Last week, two Burnaby Hospital nurses resigned over Nestlé Nutrition’s internally forwarded invitation to wine and dine obstetrical staff. Kudos to them for standing up to the formula corporatio 152047 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:54:42 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs http://www.straight.com/article-152046/cates-cure-showcases-community-side-citys-summermusic-scene Summer in Vancouver is an exceptional time for outdoor events, with music and dancing at the jazz and folk festivals, and Shakespearean plays at Bard on the Beach, there are many ways to pass the ti 152046 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:44:51 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Blogs