Georgia Straight Issue 2206

Apr 1, 2010

Arts

British Columbians more likely to give money than volunteer time to arts, study finds

City allows Rare Earth Society yurt short reprieve

Debate grows over comedian Guy Earle

Angele Dubeau takes Arvo Part to spirital heights

Vancouver Bach Choir presents a heartfelt performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Arts Club's 2010-2011 season spans hits and premieres over three theatres

Sonic Boom festival promises a blast of surprises

Ballet British Columbia makes Emily Molnar permanent artistic director

The Russian Play and Mexico City some of the season's best theatre

d’bi young anitafrika’s blood.claat at the Firehall Arts Centre

The Love List struggles with predictability

City of Vancouver clamps down on DIY Gropp Gallery

Public Service Alliance of Canada calls Stephen Harper "cultural enemy number one"

Tapping that tabloid fever with Bat Boy: The Musical

Philip Glass at the Chan Centre

Bulgy-eyed masks meet wormlike Schmos in Natural Kachina

Where's Charley? doesn't live up to its potential

SFU Woodward’s Machinal at the SFU Theatre on Burnaby Mountain

John Korsrud to see composition debut at Carnegie Hall

The Love That Moves the Universe at the Orpheum

Tremors at the the Culture Lab

Blogs

Emily Carr University to develop location-aware ReCite app for iPhone

Photos: Femme Fatale Festivale at the new 560

Vancouver band the Fugitives gets mixed up with Sade

Simon Fraser University takes steps to support open access publishing

Robert Fowler hasn't been reading Yves Engler's books

Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock to write music for Cartoon Network

Simon Fraser University graduate students could vote to pull funding for Peak newspaper

Five reasons why the B.C. Place casino is a done deal

Twitter accounts for Vancouver musicians

EU demands Canada completely overhaul its intellectual property laws

Earth Hour apps let you turn lights off on Twitter and Facebook too

Photos: Zeus and Bahamas at the Biltmore

Petty gossip and unfair intimidation: A look at the real victims of the Vatican sex abuse scandal

Tar Nation game takes aim at Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, and oil sands

Vancouver Canucks make history on home ice with 4-1 win over Phoenix

Vancouver MP Joyce Murray's statement on the life of Eva Markvoort

First Weekend Club's Audience Choice Award: Best Canadian film of 2009?

UFC 115 won’t be held in Vancouver, may be moved to Cincinnati, reports say

The Straight presents Broken Bells at the Commodore

Apps4Climate Action contest calls on B.C. developers to raise awareness through apps

San Jose Sharks defeat Vancouver Canucks 4-2; Henrik Sedin widens scoring lead

UFC 115 staying in Vancouver, report says

Photo of the Week: Spring is springing

B.C. chiefs issue open letter on federal funding for Aboriginal Healing Foundation

Flick picks: Hula Girls transform Japan into Hawaii

City & Culture

Cohousing has benefits

Vancouver council recommends ban on corporate, union donations and spending caps

John Pranger: There is no defence for animal testing

Jennifer Reddy: Is TransLink fare increase too steep for transit riders?

Lawyer John McCormick denied early hearing in human rights complaint against Fasken Martineau Dumoulin

Aiyanas Ormond: TransLink fare increases are part of privatization of public transit

David Suzuki: It’s getting harder and harder to spot the spotted owl

Two men murdered in Surrey, including one inside a McDonald's restaurant

Measles outbreak hits B.C. Lower Mainland, but overall risk called “very low”

UBC suspends liquor licence for Koerner's Pub

David Wong: Bill Chu, get your horrific facts straight

Solar thermal energy to heat water for Brockton Oval washrooms in Stanley Park

City of Vancouver “supportive” of B.C. Place casino, housing minister says

Gwynne Dyer: Chechens are Moscow's enemies, not the world's

Fraser Institute among dozens of climate denial groups funded by oil company, report says

Metro Vancouver's garbage incineration plan under fire

Cystic fibrosis campaigner Eva Markvoort dies

Fazeela Jiwa: Whether Pickton is retried or not, women’s demands for safety still stand

Tanner Glass looking to crash Vancouver Canucks' playoff roster

Stephanie Ryan: Capitalizing on Olympic cultural legacy would be win-win situation for Surrey

NDP MLA Spencer Herbert to adopt partner’s surname following marriage

Clare Demerse: Stephen Harper government has no real plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions

English Bay goers to be “well served” by Cactus Club, ex-park commissioner says

Suicide bombings on Moscow subway condemned by Canadian foreign affairs minister

Gwynne Dyer: Benjamin Netanyahu's options

Virginia Weiler, Bob Williams, and Allen Garr win Vancity directors election

Vancouver School Board braces for cuts

A confident Pakistan steps up to the plate

Giving businesses a ballot dilutes my vote

U.S. jury finds Pfizer liable in marketing of Neurontin after UBC Therapeutics Initiative raises concerns

Food

Find great house wines at these Vancouver restaurants

Legacy

Next train: Richmond for Chinese food

B.C. Liberals table bill to kill PST, making way for HST

Big Night stories from Vancouver restaurants

Top this—pizzas with a touch of gourmet

Chambar inspires its alumni

You vs. Professional Football Player

B.C. restaurant staff brace for HST impact

Restaurant insiders tell where they really eat

Baby upset it's not a single lady

Vancouver restaurants give back to the community

Anti-HST initiative crosses party lines

How Music Works

I Couldn't Explain Why by Citizen Cope

Video: SXSW Interactive location data visualization

Time lapse teeth growing

Living

After Her Brain Broke documents a family's struggles with a child's schizophrenia

What’s the etiquette for having sex when you’re a guest in another person’s house?

Vanhove shoes take you sky high

Fun with food in Hawaii, Spam and all

Travel opens Adam Lewis Schroeder's path to In the Fabled East

Fresh ideas usher in a season of new books

Motorcycle safety and parking issues debated

Alt fashion show An Expression of Beauty bucks norms

Reading the digital future

Podcast Episode 180

Your horoscope for April 1 to 7, 2010

Q & A: Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget

Movies

Max Manus

Gerard Butler gives Scotch twist to Viking dad in How To Train Your Dragon

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation

Sam Worthington moves from Avatar to epic Clash of the Titans

A demented universe runs on surreal wit in A Town Called Panic

Idiots and Angels

The Last Song is an overblown weeper

A Town Called Panic

Music

Hugh Cornwell's an icon of U.K. popular culture

Sally Seltmann stays raw, honest, and real on Heart That’s Pounding

Titus Andronicus gets anthemic

Retribution Gospel Choir is no Low side project

Jonsi goes for grandeur

John Mayer at GM Place

Tim McGraw's magic hard to resist in Vancouver

Patty Griffin at the Commodore

Guitarist Lionel Loueke strives for originality

Seasick Steve proves all is well in the southwest with Man From Another Time

Diverse influences shaped Les Yeux Noirs siblings

Invasives stick stake in CDs

Yukon Blonde is about more than 1970s rock

Isolation is essential for Small Black

Surfer Blood's songs mine desperate times

Crash Karma at Venue

Everybody Was In the French Resistance...Now! full of enthusiam on “Fixin’ the Charts” Volume One

Ex–Moldy Peach Adam Green probes romantic misery

Fond of Tiger's Stephen Lyons keeps busy with offseason

Instant Playlist - April 1 2010

13th Prophet plays metal for food

The Radio Dept.'s Clinging to a Scheme is unadventurous but certainly not boring

News

Doctor issues warning about B.C. Place casino

Vancouver man seeks DNA from family of artist Vincent van Gogh

Tech

Geek Speak: William Ho, game designer at United Front Games

Cataloguing software keeps collections neat