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Jan 16, 2013
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PuSh Festival: The Balkan bride gets the spotlight in Svadba/WeddingPuSh Festival: Two plays put wildly different twists on King LearPuSh Festival: Seattle choreographer Zoe Scofield dances through A Crack in EverythingPuSh Festival: Jacob Richmond’s Ride the Cyclone rolls its way to a hitComedian Steven Wright turns oddly extrovertedAt the PuSh Festival's Fictions series, it’s blindfolds and human booksHere Be Dragons/Non plus ultra has a great deal of ambitionPublic Dreams drumming program aims to unite culturesBlack and Yellow Gallery hit by closure of East Vancouver’s Waldorf HotelPuSh Festival: Turning Point Ensemble pairs music and movies five waysPuSh Festival: Winnipeg Babysitter resurrects the odd, lost world of DIY TVThe Georgia Straight's guide to the 2013 PuSh International Performing Arts FestivalHere be dragons/Non plus ultra at Goldcorp Centre for the ArtsEsther Shalev-Gerz's exhibition shifts and drifts across time and placeFujiwara dance inventions' No Exit at the Firehall Arts CentrePuSh Festival: Photog: An Imaginary Look at the Uncompromising Life of Thomas Smith is a life-or-death journeyRussian Gala Ball at the Russian Community CentreMidori and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum TheatreAmaluna brings down the tent after January 20blogra
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MLA John Slater tweets his effing resignation from the B.C. LiberalsNews »
Video: Hundreds rally at Vancouver City Hall on Idle No More's #J11 day of actionNews »
The #Ottawapiskat hashtag turns the tables on Stephen Harper News »
PETA wants Mars to be a vegan planetNews »
News for Youse: Flu called a health hazard, B.C. Bio bought, and Dreamliners groundedNews »
Cartoonist Dan Murphy says goodbye to newspapers unlike anyone elseNews »
News for Youse: Fans flock to Waldorf, Jodie Foster drops hints, and Canucks open campNews »
California authorities find alligator guarding 34 pounds of marijuanaNews »
Idle No More begins #J11 march on Vancouver City HallNews »
Enbridge pipeline protesters arrested at Vancouver hearingsNews »
News for Youse: Lincoln leads Oscar nominations, impaired-driving stats, and black ice blamed in crashNews »
Conservative government accused of wanting to "wipe out" aboriginal mediaMusic »
Fearless lunacy characterized the WaldorfMusic »
If Joe Strummer was a seven foot marionette with a ukulele...Music »
Don't blame Waldorf Hotel's owner for the closure of its tenants' venueMusic »
Yes, the Yardbirds actually covered the Velvet UndergroundMusic »
Cory Monteith of Glee urges followers to sign Waldorf petitionMusic »
Lady Gaga is the truly crazy shit in VancouverMusic »
Skype the best thing since the last best thing at Lady GagaMusic »
Perez Hilton on Justin BieberMusic »
Waldorf makes international music newsMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: The Five StairstepsNews »
#Upsettlers tweets mock ignorant #IdleNoMore criticsNews »
News for Youse: Idle No More protests, Surrey break-ins, and Jimmy Savile abuse detailedMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: 2 Live CrewMusic »
Colonel Chris Hadfield makes beautiful music... in space!News »
Waldorf Hotel operator slams developer for not scheduling a meetingPhoto of the Day: You know you're in love...The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Jérôme Bel: Cédric AndrieuxThe Georgia Straight presents Alicia Keys at Rogers ArenaThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Chutzpah! Festival 2013The Georgia Straight presents Billy Bragg at the VogueThe Georgia Straight presents Ben Howard at the OrpheumThe Georgia Straight presents Matt Costa at Electric OwlTech »
Happy Internet Freedom Day: Weekly update from OpenMedia.caAmateur filmmakers create live-action remake of Toy StoryVideo: Cat hitches ride on sheep's backVideo: Japanese guy quick-draws his smartphoneYour afternoon OMG CUTE: Dog helps puppy crawl down stairsVideo: Massive glacier crumbles into water during calving eventThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Théâtre la Seizième’s Yellow MoonThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Grapes of LaughPhoto of the Day: #SaveTheWaldorfPhoto of the Day: This whale is not for sale!Photo of the Day: Mountain reflectionsNews »
Idle No More: It’s not easy to “forgive and forget” without justiceNews »
Photos: Idle No More march and rally in Vancouver on #J11 day of actionPolitics »
Watch Wally Oppal get shot in Uwe Boll's Bailout: The Age of GreedPolitics »
Colin Powell talks racism within the Republican PartySports »
Vancouver Canucks release training camp plans and 2013 scheduleSports »
Canadian women set to kick balls in China's Four Nations CupSports »
Dodger Matt Kemp put grandma and grandpa on his chestSports »
Canucks roll out incentives to bring back the fansMusic »
Lady Gaga merch includes meat for your cutsNews »
Idle No More comes to SurreyMusic »
Nardwuar not an asshole—officialWindow Seat: Downtown fare-check blitz by transit cops just business as usual, TransLink saysRequest for Star Trek role-play totally won't get weirdFan Expo Vancouver ups its gameFood »
Wesley Young to replace David Gunawan as Wildebeest executive chefFood »
A peek at some under-the-radar Dine Out Vancouver 2013 menusLife »
Lance Armstrong used what now?LGBT »
Fast-forwarding through a gender transitionFood »
Fresh St. Market delivers public market experience to West VancouverNew NRA ad is another winnerBob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band to play Vancouver (finally)Arts »
A real trip: PuSh Festival's A Crack in Everything's surreal worldArts »
A twisted look at old Winnipeg public-access TV comes to VancouverBooks »
Giles the librarian on booksArts »
Ballet B.C. scores another nod as BroadwayWorld's international dance company of the monthArts »
New program brings visual art to Metro Vancouver shopping mall screensTalking tone with Carlos Santana, Warren Haynes, and Derek TrucksSonny Landreth recalls his favourite Crossroads Festival moment with Eric ClaptonAnthrax drummer calls Boston's 1976 debut the "perfect first album" and a forerunner of thrashLife »
RFK Jr says no lone gunmanFrom wildly underrated to wildly overrated: a shortlistLife »
Waldorf Hotel operator's demise kills wedding plansMovies »
The Oscars: Lincoln leads, The Master pooh-poohed, heads explodeMovies »
Tarantino and Jackson UnchainedMovies »
Kids need good movies, toofood
Forage rustles up the ingredients for sustainable successNorth Vancouver’s Crave Conscious aims to feed demand for vegan, gluten-free food productsB.C.'s first Restaurant Week highlights restaurant industry and employeesUncorked »
Van Westen wines are worth the questForty Ninth Parallel Café takes dairy-free lattes a step furtherlife
Which sex toys will spice up my relationship?Arnould »
ArnouldDan Savage Podcast Episode 325Straight JabFitness programs put positive spin on being plus-sizeGames »
Disney Infinity to allow gamers to play favourite characters “without limits”Vancouver’s poet laureate Evelyn Lau finds inspiration in solitudeOutside »
Powder up in the KootenaysYour horoscope for January 10 to 16, 2013Red Meat »
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The mobsters take L.A. again in Gangster SquadThe Impossible filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona plunges into the tale behind the waveI Am Not a Rock Star is an intense portrait of a young pianistGregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters is an obsessive documentaryNew on DVD/Blu-ray: End of Watch, For a Good Time, Call..., The Imposter, Keep the Lights On, Searching for Sugar ManThe Impossible is breathtakingZero Dark Thirty implores discussionGangster Squad can't live up to its promisemusic
Chelsea Wolfe strips her songs bareHawksley Workman wants you to feel his music King Dude’s dark Burning Daylight revisits the old, weird AmericaBoogie Monster is bowing outFortune Sound Club’s monthly contest smiles on fledgling DJsReviews »
Lady Gaga shows she's impossible to top in VancouverPlaylist »
Instant Playlist - January 10 2013Proud Animal goes to schoolChains of Love singer Nathalia Pizarro launches Loose Recordings labelQuicksand at the CommodoreLady Gaga at Rogers Arenanews
Vancouver MP Hedy Fry backs Justin Trudeau for Liberal leadershipVancouver looks at allowing more artist studios in industrial areasVancouver holds off on higher fines for three bylaws affecting homelessDecision on Fraser River tankers could land soon, Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation saysVancouver issues 120-day protection order for Waldorf Hotel Idle No More organizers say there’s “more to come” as hundreds gather for rally in VancouverIndependent B.C. MLA Bob Simpson in fight to keep seat in Cariboo NorthReasonable Doubt: The costs of marriage fraudIdle No More movement gets support from B.C. Métis leaderOil tankers could silence humpback whales, World Wildlife Fund warns at Enbridge hearingsNDP Leader Adrian Dix slams Liberals over B.C. Jobs Plan adsUjjal Dosanjh says Idle No More has resulted from political inactionGwynne Dyer: No end in sight for Syrian civil warWaldorf woes a symptom of broader failure to protect Vancouver's cultural venuesCity takes steps to prevent demolition of Waldorf HotelUnion president hopes Waldorf Productions can reach a deal with ownerWaldorf Hotel owner and leaseholder differ over recent history of siteWaldorf Hotel operator seeks meeting with purchaser as city evaluates heritage valueKarl Jensen: Enbridge pipeline would provide no real economic benefit to CanadaSea Shepherd's Paul Watson steps down as captain but still sails against Japanese whalersDermod Travis: B.C.'s fiscal tsunami (Part 1)How Shawn Atleo and Idle No More will benefit from divisions among the chiefsSuresh Kurl: Chief Theresa Spence and the difference between a fast, a hunger strike, and Kaya-KalpaGwynne Dyer: The Western-run war in MaliCaitlyn Vernon: Denied witness at the Enbridge pipeline hearingsAnne Murray: Is Enbridge pipeline a threat to important marine birds in B.C.?Jane Sterk: Let’s be accountable, and open to new ideasDavid Suzuki: Standing up for our right to a healthy environmentRoss Urquhart: The looming retirement crisisMarc Lee: Progressive carbon tax reform is a win-win opportunity for B.C.Matt Toner: B.C. Liberals’ indifference to film industry will prove hard sell come election timeSports »
Vancouver Canucks eye the Presidents' Trophy once moreGwynne Dyer: Benjamin Netanyahu faces extreme right wingers in Israeli electionMost Popularmore
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B.C. NDP grapples with stunning provincial election loss 45
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B.C. Liberals win fourth consecutive majority government 38
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What B.C. New Democrats need to think about in the wake of an election debacle 30
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B.C. Liberals celebrate majority win, Christy Clark loses Point Grey battle 28
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Marc Emery blogs from prison about the B.C. election, the NDP loss, and the B.C. Greens' future 26
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Martyn Brown: Vote Once, Think Twice 24
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Matt Toner: New Democrats need the courage to go with our convictions now more than ever 22
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Out of Character offers clues as to why a leader lacking in hubris lost the B.C. election 22
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Church vies to take over Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts 21
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Fleetwood Mac's classics please the masses in Vancouver 21
