Georgia Straight Issue 2346

Dec 6, 2012

Arts

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker puts a Canadian twist on the classic

In search of Saint Nicolas with Ben Heppner

Haida artist Jim Hart pays tribute to the salmon

Liz Magor's I is being This is only about itself

Bright Nights in Stanley Park

Vancouver TheatreSports League’s Holiday Rumble will put you in the Christmas spirit

Vancouver Opera's The Pirates of Penzance plays it traditional, with moments of slapstick fun

Toque at the Western Front

Tallis Scholars at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Karoshi at the Scotiabank Dance Centre

Chunking takes a weirdly intriguing tour through the subconscious mind

LEO is a dazzling, gravity-defying creation

Blogs

News for Youse: NDP hammers ad buys, Metro votes on power, and Robson traffic resumes

New charity single: Africa for Norway

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Mad Ship to set sail with world premiere

Social media eliminates the need to add value

Photo of the Day: Sarah's flow

Eddie Van Halen recalls laying down his wild solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It"

Fleetwood Mac launches world tour in April, plays Vancouver in May

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Daniel Radcliffe talks post-Potter life with Strombo

Video: Give Justin Trudeau an Oscar

B.C. government masturbation vids at the Rio

And the best ad placement award goes to Corporate Knights (and Barrick Gold)

Vancouver author Sandra Djwa makes longlist for 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

Lighten up with Life of Brian at the Rio Theatre

The Georgia Straight presents the New Year's Eve 2013 Glitz & Glamour Gala at the Hilton

M83 completes trilogy with video for "Wait"

Greenpeace goes after Clover Leaf Seafoods over "unsustainable" tuna

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Shay Kuebler’s Karoshi

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck dies at age 91

Caption the Political Photo: Stephen Harper sits at the front of the bus

Porn actor Anastasia Grishay seeks asylum, claims persecution in Ukraine

Video: Robert Reich helps you understand the fiscal cliff in less than three minutes

Six B.C. players named to Hockey Canada’s World Junior tryout camp

How you remind me (of Instagram)

To set this alarm clock, just add water

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Director Karen Cho on the Status Quo of feminism in Canada

Photo of the Day: Daisy and Bamboo

Monk McQueens restaurant closing after 26 years

News for Youse: Royal baby, Surrey Memorial ER opens, and BCIT campuses closed again

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Melissa Rosenberg shares Twilight Saga screenwriting stories

News for Youse: Chiefs support Kits base, B.C. Liberals gain, and McCartney damages roof

NFB documentary follows queer refugees seeking Last Chance in Canada

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Quebec's Marie-Evelyne Lessard dove into Fair Sex

3:01 Pick Me Up: Sex With Strangers

Would you tolerate your friends if they behaved like your cat or dog?

Photo of the Day: Seasonal joy

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Photo gallery

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Tallis Scholars’ Christmas Concert

Vancouver still top North American city for quality of life

The Georgia Straight presents Spirit of the West at the Commodore for St. Patrick's Day

Video: Grassroots ad claims Exxon hates your children

City & Culture

Two men charged in killing of SFU student Maple Batalia

MP Joyce Murray tells constituents why she's seeking federal Liberal leadership

Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher dead after apparent murder-suicide

Montreal massacre remembered on national day of remembrance for women

Daniel Tseghay and David Penner: Rob Ford's brush with mandatory minimum sentences

Anne Murray: Swift action needed on Strait of Georgia national marine conservation area

John Yap: B.C. government is investing in technology sector

Vancouver city council motion calls for mayor to urge for “speedy end” to NHL labour dispute

Bob Simpson: MLAs should be fired, too

Score points with your favourite sports fiend

Women's Executive Network honours large contingent from B.C.

NPA’s provincial ties criticized from within

Raise welfare rates so people don't have to depend on charity

Vancouver city council to vote on budget next week following public meeting

South Fraser Perimeter Road opening to traffic despite opposition

Shabna Ali and Tracy Porteous: December 6 vigils are important, but not nearly enough

Katie Marocchi: Young people embrace taxes

Gwynne Dyer: The potential war in Mali

Heather Place tenants wait in limbo

In most genocides, the population doesn’t increase

Musqueam band elects Wayne Sparrow as new chief

David Suzuki: The downside of global trade

UBC to launch new undergrad program on global economics

Becci Gindin-Clarke: Killing snow geese is not the solution

Canada Tibet Committee protest targets Chinese consulate in Vancouver

Stephen Harper relies on imagery to remain in power

Eating well doesn’t require consuming animal proteins

Vancouver police cleared of any offences in death of intoxicated man

B.C. NDP maintains big lead over B.C. Liberal Party

B.C. is ready for a thoughtful conversation about tax reform

Daniel Tseghay and Andrew Weaver: B.C. Liberals and NDP not honest about fracking problems

Food

Vegan cookbook author Carla Kelly says slow cooking isn’t just for winter

Modern Bartender has gifts for the amateur mixologist

Gift ideas for Vancouver cooks and food lovers

Sparkling bottles for sparkling personalities

“Not-meat” loaf

Living

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 319

Gifts for the happy travellers in your life

Wrap up retro jammies and indie iPhone cases this holiday season

Do your homework in advance of giving cash this holiday season

The polyamorous strike back

Spoil your loved ones silly this Christmas with spa gift cards

World AIDS Day is a time to recall the great contributions of Vancouverites

Your horoscope for December 6 to 13, 2012

The Georgia Straight's holiday gift guide for 2012

Georgia Straight critics review the year in books

Movies

Holiday movies get a boost from Tolkien, Tarantino, and Kerouac

The World Before Her tells the tale of two Indias

Step Up to the Plate dishes on family drama

Studio Ghibli's magic returns

56 Up examines class hierarchy in England

High Five documents the challenges of international adoption

European Union Film Festival: Steam of Life speaks straight from the heart

Whistler Film Festival 2012: Women dominate top honours at festival awards

Gritty Talaash resonates with Vancouver viewers

Playing For Keeps is all about the eye candy

European Union Film Festival: Bread and Circuses offers a glimpse of 1980s Slovenian life

New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Bourne Legacy, Girls: The Complete First Season, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Ted, V/H/S

Music

Holiday discs 2012: André Rieu's Home for the Holidays

Holiday discs 2012: August Burns Red's Sleddin’ Hill

Holiday discs 2012: Blake Shelton's Cheers, It’s Christmas

Holiday discs 2012: Cee Lo Green's Cee Lo’s Magic Moment

Holiday discs 2012: Various Artists' Santa’s Got Mojo 2

What to get for the music fans in your life

Poor Moon was born out of a time of darkness

Tom Krell channels emotions into How to Dress Well

Holiday discs 2012: Tracey Thorn's Tinsel and Lights

Holiday discs 2012: Christina Perri's A Very Merry Perri Christmas

Fort Knox Five at Fortune Sound Club

Night of Joyful Voices at the ANZA Club

King Tuff has high standards

Holiday discs 2012: Various Artists' Holidays Rule

Holiday discs 2012: Various Artists' A Christmas Story: The Musical

Holiday discs 2012: Laurie Berkner's A Laurie Berkner Christmas

Holiday discs 2012: Various Artists' A Blackheart Christmas

Holiday discs 2012: The Polyphonic Spree's Holidaydream: Sounds of the Holidays Vol. One

Holiday discs 2012: KEM's What Christmas Means

Holiday discs 2012: Hey Rosetta!'s A Cup of Kindness

Holiday discs 2012: Steve Bell's Keening for the Dawn

Alpha Yaya Diallo provides a sonic feast at the Rio

Holiday discs 2012: Arson Academy & Friend's The Greatest Gift: An Arson Academy Christmas

The Killers prove their staying power in Vancouver

Holiday discs 2012: Il Volo's Christmas Favourites

Holiday discs 2012: Katherine Jenkins's My Christmas

Holiday discs 2012: Scala and Kolacny Brothers's December

Holiday discs 2012: Rod Stewart's Merry Christmas, Baby

Holiday discs 2012: Jeremy Camp's Christmas: God With Us

Holiday discs 2012: David Gogo's Christmas With the Blues

Holiday discs 2012: Sufjan Stevens's Silver & Gold

Holiday discs 2012: Suzie McNeil's This Is Christmas

Holiday discs 2012: Beegie Adair & Friends' Christmas & Cocktails

Holiday discs 2012: A Lunch at Allen’s Christmas's Zuzu’s Petals

Holiday discs 2012: Arvo Pärt's Adam’s Lament

The good, the bad, and the ugly music of the 2012 holiday season

The Lumineers get happy at the Vogue

News

Critics say redistributing TransLink bus service won’t help

Tech

Sweet headphones perfect for gamers and everyone else

Geek Speak: Darlene Higbee Clarkin, CEO of WholeLife Holistic Nutrition

Canadian Videogame Awards add two categories for 2013

Gifts for video game lovers on your list

Good gadgets for everyone on your holiday gift list