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Dec 20, 2012
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W2 supporters raise concerns about community access as arts centre faces financial challengesNathan Coley's exhibit at the Contemporary Art Gallery is unbelievably hauntingEl Niño is an enormous achievementImaginary Games' preholiday art sale features prints, jewellery, T-shirts, and moreVancouver Christmas Market to host carol singalong eventRoyal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker is picture perfectBob Rennie condemns Vancouver Art Gallery consultants’ response to his proposalBlackbird Theatre goes to hell for the holidays with Molière’s Don JuanWinter Harp Yuletide concert at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United ChurchMarc Destrubé looks back to Bach for cantatasVancouver artists hope to bring ideas to life in national sculpture contestblogra
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3:01 Pick Me Up: Eartha KittMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: Elvis PresleyNews »
Ted Nugent blames Sandy Hook shootings on political correctness, lack of moralityNews »
News for Youse: Coast Mountain Bus negotiations, campuses closed, and Rainier Hotel protestMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: Frank SidebottomNews »
News for Youse: Ice bombs fall from bridge, Supreme Court rules on niqab, and Starbucks slaggedNews »
Keeping an eye on that stove?Music »
DJ Earworm mashes up the hits for "United State of Pop 2012"Life »
Photos: Day of the snowy owlLife »
Snowmageddon brings transit in Vancouver to a haltLife »
15 ways to help Vancouver’s homeless and hungry that don’t involve sandwich tokensMovies »
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival announces call for submissionsMovies »
Makin' Bacon out of baconMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: Run-DMCMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: The FallNews »
Animal rights activist wants to shoot Canucks hunter David Booth—with a cameraNews »
New study ranks Vancouver as the most unaffordable city in North AmericaThe Georgia Straight presents Alex Clare at the CommodoreThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Festive Bach Cantatas for ChristmasThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Winter HarpThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors The Tragically Hip in Bobcaygeon: A Film by Andy KeenTech »
Copyright crackdown: Weekly update from OpenMedia.caVideo: Spiked volleyball bounces off three headsBest holiday lighting display ever?The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver Cantata Singers’ A Christmas Reprise 2012Sports »
Whitecaps to open 2013 MLS season in Vancouver versus Toronto FCLife »
Photo of the Day: Seymour sunsetNews »
Don't touch that downed wireNews »
Falling ice shuts down brand-new Port Mann BridgeNews »
News for Youse: Wally Oppal report, medicinal marijuana, Bieber targeted, and Ritchie Bros. salesNews »
Mayan calendar frenzy creates intense interest in Bugarach, FranceSex »
Georgia Straight's eighth annual sex survey is now openNews »
Search continues after one-year anniversary of Matthew Huszar's disappearanceNews »
National Rifle Association releases statement regarding Sandy Hook Elementary School shootingMusic »
Cat Power shows school kids the world is a sad, sad placePhoto of the Day: 372 seconds of this morningFood »
Drink like a king with Game of Thrones–themed beerLGBT »
Has U.S. first lady Michelle Obama become a trans magazine cover girl?LGBT »
Queer flick picks: Transgender documentary, Pride screening of Scrooge and MarleyPhoto of the Day: Gastown 12-12-12Photo of the Day: Dark alleyBooks »
George Takei reads 50 Shades of GreyLife »
Photo of the Day: Morning commuteMarshall Crenshaw brings his power-pop genius to Vancouver in FebruaryLGBT »
On the Gaydar: Same-sex marriage debates, bisexual fish, Pope's world peace solutionFood »
Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q closingLife »
Photos: Lower Mainland gets a snow dayfood
Uncorked »
An ode to all things bright, shiny, and newThe Slow Bean vegetarian café opens at the Nines art gallery in VancouverGrab a bite before you see Vancouver's festive sightsCrescendo's specialty oils and vinegars ready to givelife
Your horoscope for December 20 to 26, 2012Decor »
West Elm Market brings general-store goods to South GranvilleAuthor Yves Engler paints Stephen Harper as our ugly CanadianTech »
Plugged in kids? Experts weigh in on the risks and benefitsTroubled by my fantasies Dan Savage Podcast Episode 321Red Meat »
Red MeatBeggar's Banquet holiday edition a feast of hip giftsGames »
Android and iOS standouts include games from Vancouver’s Hothead, IUGO, and Slant SixEclectic awe-inspiring style rocks the stage at Used House of VintageArnouldBleak comedy runs The World Coach's Legacy mini crossbody bag is perfect for holiday dressingHelp and resources for women who have experienced violenceLGBT »
Pioneering Canadian broadcaster and gay rights advocate Laurier LaPierre dies at 83Getaways »
Christmas festivities, craft beer lift spirits in VictoriaGeek Speak: Sheila Eddin, B.C. chapter chair for Canadian Women in Technologymovies
The Guilt Trip has a sweetly sentimental premiseDjango Unchained is sadistic and unflinchingThe Guilt Trip writer Dan Fogelman follows an emotional roadJacques Audiard taps a raw love story in Rust and BoneMalcolm McDowell on Silent Night, Clockwork Orange, and Django UnchainedIn Search of Haydn is an intriguing documentary about Franz Joseph HaydnThe cast of Jack Reacher thrives on chemistryFilipino film Busong a reminder of indigenous peoples’ struggles around worldThis Is 40 feels like one long sitcomCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away dives into a water wonderlandA Late Quartet is drama for all sensesNew on DVD/Blu-ray: Cosmopolis, Little Birds, Looper, Tosh.0: Deep Vs, The WordsJack Reacher is not gritty enoughDjango Unchained aims to outrageRust and Bone is radically original cinemamusic
Reviews »
Alexisonfire screams its farewell to Vancouver fansLimbs of the Stars' Heartwarmongering is a thinking person’s musical feastD Trevlon Band's Man of Investigation is easy to loveAbriosis' Vessel gets the neural pathways tinglingMetalheads will be pleased with Auroch's From Forgotten WorldsDeath Grips fan gripes about lack of love for crappy bandVancouver musicians sound off on their favourite holiday songs and presentsDeadmau5 at B.C. PlaceGordon Grdina keeps Haram loose and enjoyableThe Soft Moon makes dark popVancouver Calling: A Tribute to Joe Strummer and the Clash at Electric OwlSatellite Gallery opens up Lenore Herb’s art-punk underground archiveVancouver punk photographer Bev Davies shoots BonoNü Sensae drummer Daniel Pitout takes time out for the AIDS Day Music Projectnews
Vancouver Police Department "deeply regrets" if it delayed solving missing women's murdersSurrey entrepreneur stresses disaster preparedness regardless of Mayan doomsday fearsChina's Nexen takeover may fuel new pipeline projects in B.C., expert saysVancouver students offered support after Connecticut school shootingOppal report draws mixed reaction from families and advocacy groupsNorth Shore Rescue wants no part of Cypress Mountain's $10,000 bill for snowboarderB.C. activists celebrate ban on oil and gas development in Sacred HeadwatersIdle No More rally comes to VancouverMayor Gregor Robertson: Action must be taken on Wally Oppal's recommendationsHuman rights complaint over Earls' “Albino Rhino” brand moves forwardVancouver police chief Jim Chu issues apology to families of missing and murdered womenProtesters mourn end of nonclinical treatment services at Rainier Hotel Thunderbird elementary school locked down after "threats" Karena Shaw and Ben Parfitt: Get the fracking facts on shale gas in B.C.Wally Oppal report sheds light on dangerous workProposed property development next to Burns Bog raises concernsSmoker to pay property damagesFormer Gordon Campbell cabinet minister Joyce Murray pursues progressive federal LiberalsAuthor Matthew Kalkman's New Liberalism offers federal Grits some new ideasGwynne Dyer: The threat of intelligent machinesLetters »
Trade deal with China viewed as a Harper selloutLetters »
Foreign takeovers may lead to more frackingEmilie Teresa Smith: Maya calendar celebrations are far from the doomsday nonsenseLibby Davies: Will Wally Oppal's missing women report change anything?Marjorie Griffin Cohen: The B.C. disadvantage for womenW2 artists release video urging citizens to support Downtown Eastside community media hubWally Oppal identifies “blatant failures” in B.C. missing women inquiry reportB.C. Civil Liberties Association questions why Wally Oppal criticized Cameron WardBelieve in the Mayan prophecy? Doomsday could be December 21 or 23Reasonable Doubt: Jail, jail, jail, and Bieber feverGwynne Dyer: Guns aren't the only problem in AmericaWhat is not in Wally Oppal's report on the missing women inquiryGabriel Yiu: Who created the mess involving Chinese miners?Constance Barnes tells Emery Barnes Park Community Association to drop father’s nameMost Popularmore
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Vision Vancouver demonstrates political courage in promoting more bike lanes 46
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Large protest voices opposition against gentrification of the Downtown Eastside 39
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Major American news outlet breaks news that Canucks players Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows, and Daniel Sedin are all gay 36
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Christy Clark puts Surrey first in cabinet, dissing Vancouver, North Shore, and northeast sector 29
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Second arrested Pidgin protester to appear in court 25
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The Real Housewives of Vancouver will not return for third season 23
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The Janoskians don't deserve attention for pulling sexually violent pranks 22
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Rotten Tomatoes critic who gave Uwe Boll's 2005 stinker a fresh rating says "let it go" 19
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Canada’s privacy watchdogs silent on NSA program that could be violating the rights of millions 18
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Postmedia boss says it's conceivable that there may not be daily papers in Vancouver 18
