Georgia Straight Issue 2348

Dec 20, 2012

Arts

Imaginary Games' preholiday art sale features prints, jewellery, T-shirts, and more

Vancouver Christmas Market to host carol singalong event

Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker is picture perfect

El Niño is an enormous achievement

Nathan Coley's exhibit at the Contemporary Art Gallery is unbelievably haunting

Marc Destrubé looks back to Bach for cantatas

Blogs

Best holiday lighting display ever?

Photo of the Day: Gastown 12-12-12

3:01 Pick Me Up: The Fall

On the Gaydar: Same-sex marriage debates, bisexual fish, Pope's world peace solution

Photo of the Day: Dark alley

News for Youse: Wally Oppal report, medicinal marijuana, Bieber targeted, and Ritchie Bros. sales

Fat Dragon Bar-B-Q closing

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors The Tragically Hip in Bobcaygeon: A Film by Andy Keen

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver Cantata Singers’ A Christmas Reprise 2012

Mayan calendar frenzy creates intense interest in Bugarach, France

Queer flick picks: Transgender documentary, Pride screening of Scrooge and Marley

3:01 Pick Me Up: Run-DMC

Search continues after one-year anniversary of Matthew Huszar's disappearance

Photos: Day of the snowy owl

Animal rights activist wants to shoot Canucks hunter David Booth—with a camera

Whitecaps to open 2013 MLS season in Vancouver versus Toronto FC

New study ranks Vancouver as the most unaffordable city in North America

Has U.S. first lady Michelle Obama become a trans magazine cover girl?

Photo of the Day: 372 seconds of this morning

Drink like a king with Game of Thrones–themed beer

Makin' Bacon out of bacon

3:01 Pick Me Up: Frank Sidebottom

National Rifle Association releases statement regarding Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Winter Harp

Snowmageddon brings transit in Vancouver to a halt

News for Youse: Coast Mountain Bus negotiations, campuses closed, and Rainier Hotel protest

Video: Spiked volleyball bounces off three heads

Photo of the Day: Seymour sunset

Falling ice shuts down brand-new Port Mann Bridge

Don't touch that downed wire

3:01 Pick Me Up: Eartha Kitt

Copyright crackdown: Weekly update from OpenMedia.ca

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Festive Bach Cantatas for Christmas

The Georgia Straight presents Alex Clare at the Commodore

15 ways to help Vancouver’s homeless and hungry that don’t involve sandwich tokens

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival announces call for submissions

City & Culture

Believe in the Mayan prophecy? Doomsday could be December 21 or 23

Reasonable Doubt: Jail, jail, jail, and Bieber fever

Surrey entrepreneur stresses disaster preparedness regardless of Mayan doomsday fears

What is not in Wally Oppal's report on the missing women inquiry

Human rights complaint over Earls' “Albino Rhino” brand moves forward

Vancouver Police Department "deeply regrets" if it delayed solving missing women's murders

Thunderbird elementary school locked down after "threats"

Mayor Gregor Robertson: Action must be taken on Wally Oppal's recommendations

B.C. Civil Liberties Association questions why Wally Oppal criticized Cameron Ward

Gabriel Yiu: Who created the mess involving Chinese miners?

B.C. activists celebrate ban on oil and gas development in Sacred Headwaters

Vancouver police chief Jim Chu issues apology to families of missing and murdered women

Wally Oppal identifies “blatant failures” in B.C. missing women inquiry report

Oppal report draws mixed reaction from families and advocacy groups

Gwynne Dyer: The threat of intelligent machines

Protesters mourn end of nonclinical treatment services at Rainier Hotel

Proposed property development next to Burns Bog raises concerns

Constance Barnes tells Emery Barnes Park Community Association to drop father’s name

China's Nexen takeover may fuel new pipeline projects in B.C., expert says

Idle No More rally comes to Vancouver

Smoker to pay property damages

Gwynne Dyer: Guns aren't the only problem in America

Vancouver students offered support after Connecticut school shooting

Marjorie Griffin Cohen: The B.C. disadvantage for women

Libby Davies: Will Wally Oppal's missing women report change anything?

Emilie Teresa Smith: Maya calendar celebrations are far from the doomsday nonsense

Food

The Slow Bean vegetarian café opens at the Nines art gallery in Vancouver

An ode to all things bright, shiny, and new

Grab a bite before you see Vancouver's festive sights

Crescendo's specialty oils and vinegars ready to give

Living

Beggar's Banquet holiday edition a feast of hip gifts

Eclectic awe-inspiring style rocks the stage at Used House of Vintage

Author Yves Engler paints Stephen Harper as our ugly Canadian

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 321

West Elm Market brings general-store goods to South Granville

Coach's Legacy mini crossbody bag is perfect for holiday dressing

Troubled by my fantasies

Christmas festivities, craft beer lift spirits in Victoria

Help and resources for women who have experienced violence

Pioneering Canadian broadcaster and gay rights advocate Laurier LaPierre dies at 83

Bleak comedy runs The World

Movies

Filipino film Busong a reminder of indigenous peoples’ struggles around world

New on DVD/Blu-ray: Cosmopolis, Little Birds, Looper, Tosh.0: Deep Vs, The Words

Music

Alexisonfire screams its farewell to Vancouver fans

Gordon Grdina keeps Haram loose and enjoyable

The Soft Moon makes dark pop

Death Grips fan gripes about lack of love for crappy band

Tech

Geek Speak: Sheila Eddin, B.C. chapter chair for Canadian Women in Technology

Plugged in kids? Experts weigh in on the risks and benefits

Android and iOS standouts include games from Vancouver’s Hothead, IUGO, and Slant Six