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Jan 24, 2013
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Vancouver city council to look at mapping artistic and cultural assets New campus for Emily Carr University of Art and Design to cost $134 millionEmily Carr University looks to modernize art and design learning environment with new campusTheatre company fears loss of Waldorf Hotel rooms as stage for playsPhotog is an innovative undertakingCedric Andrieux gives amusing, deadpan look inside dancer's lifeJon Kimura Parker shows profoundly beautiful focus with the Vancouver Symphony OrchestraNeil Wedman and Manabu Ikeda ruminate on the curious, the mysterious, and sometimes the disastrousRide the Cyclone is the quintessential modern musicalReich + Rite pianist Vicky Chow takes on frightening fingerworkCIBC LunarFest 2013 visits the jungle for Year of the SnakeJim Byrnes and Babe Gurr at the Deep Cove Shaw TheatreThe Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart serves up wit with a wee dramReading Ian Wallace at the Vancouver Art GalleryBoeing-Boeing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance StageLeave of Absence's Lucia Frangione turns hate into loveblogra
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Proposed New Mexico bill would criminalize rape victims seeking abortionsNews »
Barack Obama less popular than others at start of second termNews »
Great blue Überdrop forms outside Enbridge hearings in VancouverNews »
Rosie DiManno gets serious, but the Twitterverse gained a good laughThe Georgia Straight presents the Black Angels at the CommodoreNews »
Idle No More to welcome Oprah Winfrey to Coast Salish territoryStyle »
Guess which new Guess Girl hails from Vancouver?News »
Alberta tar sands among world’s biggest climate threats, Greenpeace saysNews »
Looking for work? Bank report shows where jobs are going begging and which occupations to avoidNews »
News for Youse: NDP leads in poll, Barbara Walters hospitalized, and Canucks lose in shootoutMusic »
Waldorf programming seems to include cool drinks and Sublime cover bandsMovies »
HBO buys Pussy Riot documentaryMovies »
Ridge Theatre bids adieu with special screening seriesMovies »
J.J. Abrams to direct Star WarsTech »
Complaints about ISPs are way up: Weekly update from OpenMedia.caMovies »
Photos: The Ridge Theatre prepares for its final screeningNews »
Pluck them! Vancouver's urban chickens are settling in just fineTech »
Google pulls racist Make Me Asian/Indian apps after protestsMusic »
Lupe Fiasco escorted off the stage at Obama partyMusic »
3:01 Pick Me Up: The Jim Jones RevueMusic »
Musicians come together for Idle No More: Songs for Life compilationTech »
Vancouver’s Hothead Games gets some help from Dennis RodmanNews »
News for Youse: Port Mann Bridge de-icing, explosives on plane, and Justin Bieber passes Lady Gaga Sports »
Zack Kassian's shootout goal gives Canucks their first victorySports »
Canucks lose 3-2 to Oilers in shootoutPhoto of the Day: Heading back homePhoto of the Day: PerseveranceSports »
Vancouver Canucks' success or failure is a coin tossSports »
Our team outrageously terribleSports »
Barry Robson's time with Whitecaps FC didn't last longSex »
UBC, SFU, and UVic make list of top 20 "sugar baby" universities in CanadaSports »
Fuck Lance ArmstrongSports »
Pat Quinn and Brent Hayden headline B.C. Sports Hall of Fame class of 2013 Photo of the Day: Above the cloudsPhoto of the Day: Bridal Veil FallsNews »
Vancouver ranks the second most unaffordable housing market in the worldNews »
Gurpreet Singh refuses Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee MedalNews »
News for Youse: Canucks cancel practice, bus driver banned, and Bolshoi director attackedNews »
Want to know more about Idle No More? There's a panel for thatLife »
TSA announces plans to remove naked body scanners from airportsNews »
News for Youse: Film workers rally, cop on trial, Jordan Schroeder skates, and Beyonce lip-synch debateThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors The Strange Undoing of Prudencia HartThe Georgia Straight presents Matt Mays at the CommodoreThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Spring AwakeningThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors I, MalvolioNews »
News for Youse: Surrey council rejects casino, Alex Edler signs deal, and Octomom resumes strippingLife »
Why I'm excited about Oprah's show in VancouverAerosmith without Joe Perry: remembering Rock in a Hard PlaceSonny Landreth defends Joe Satriani on charges of wankerism30 Years Ago: Pat Travers in Vancouver with AerosmithHow to get straight men to pay attention to cancerHorseplay in a supermarketHigh on Fire frontman calls Aerosmith "the crappiest, most overrated shit band of all time."Vancouver's Hayley McLean tops Fender's "Ten Guitar Goddesses" listFood »
Killjoy's Meat the Grape celebrates cognac and pairingsFood »
During FeastVan, dine at East Vancouver restaurants for a good causeSports »
Green Men returnPrincess Bride T-shirt causes airline-passenger anxietyVideo: The People vs. Winter, who will win?Video: Wacky gym workouts caught on cameraArts »
Green Thumb brings play about fear and bullying to B.C. youthArts »
Testosterone-torqued Still Standing You daringly pushes the bounds of "dance"Arts »
Trip to the Vancouver Public Library throws you into an ongoing fictional storylineArts »
PuSh Festival: Hiroaki Umeda elevates hip-hop, cyberculture to high artBooks »
Five children's picture books perfect for bedtimeBooks »
Evelyn Lau offers free consultations to emerging poetsVideo: Dudes play soccer using binocularsWe still don't know how the cow got into the carToronto Star isn't the Onion—yetBooks »
Three supernatural thrillers to tackle before they hit the theatresFood »
Coffee consumption celebratedMLK Jr—"Kill 'em all!"LGBT »
We Are Jamaicans video campaign tackles homophobiaLGBT »
Coming-out speeches: High school student's viral video, Jodie Foster's Straight connectionLGBT »
Karl Lagerfeld supports French gay marriage with lesbian bridesLife »
Wanted: one "adventurous" lady to help resurrect NeanderthalsTech »
Huge radio telescope in B.C. to help map quarter of observable universeLife »
Stedman joins fans at Oprah show in VancouverLGBT »
Gay rights gains in U.S.: Obama, and Harvey Milk airportLife »
3:01 Pick Me Up: BESTiEfood
Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia scholarships ignite success for womenUncorked »
A raft of Stoneboat wines for the samplingFeastVan celebrates East Vancouver restaurantslife
Straight JabLGBT »
NDP says five-year ban on gay blood donations would still discriminateYour horoscope for January 24 to 30, 2013Red Meat »
Red MeatDan Savage Podcast Episode 326Meme Wars is a textbook for a new way of thinkingC. P. Boyko explores the secrets of PsychologyMy cross-dressing friend was maliciously outedExploring Jamaica’s jerk chicken and beyond in Kingston and Ocho RiosWanted: B.C. is seeking more physiotherapistsArnould »
Arnould Local label MountainMasche knits prettyGeek Speak: Jarrett Martineau, media campaigner for Idle No More movementGames »
Global Game Jam enthusiasm keeps growingUnleash your inner rock star with metal-cross-embellished T-shirtGuess by Marciano's cobalt sweater signals springDriving »
Toyota Prius V delivers reliability without flashmovies
B.C. government to spend $11 million to bring Bollywood awards to VancouverMark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe can't fix Broken CityThousands of film workers gather in North Vancouver to discuss future of industryFormative nightmares—Return to Oz launches Family Frights program at the CinemathequeSaying goodbye to the Ridge TheatreNew on DVD/Blu-ray: The Awakening, Cold Light of Day, Downton Abbey: Season 3, Hotel Transylvania, Paranormal Activity 4Vancouver city councillor shoots himself in Camera ShyWagner’s Dream is a fitfully engaging filmParker is patently predictableDiana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel chronicles a fashion legendmusic
Sonny Landreth and friends let the music do the talkingRapper Cityreal has got the bluesPlaylist »
Instant Playlist - January 24 2013Vancouver musicians begin 2013 on the right noteAll Time Low at the VoguePortage and Main at the BiltmoreNautical Miles took Corbin Murdoch far from homeReviews »
D.O.A. goes out on a triumphant noteMichael Blake’s new band is a bass-less endeavournews
Letters »
Peace, not violence, will help save the planetRegional police debate likened to “RCMP bashing” by West Vancouver chiefLetters »
Tsawwassen and port projects generate debateGwynne Dyer: Is England on its way to leaving the European Union?Reasonable Doubt: Everyone deserves a fair trial, even in the Delhi gang rape caseDavid Suzuki: The future of outdoor ice rinks is at riskDianne Watts: BCLC CEO's comments on Surrey casino show complete disregard for public processDon McRae: Imagine a B.C. school system without job action by teachersB.C. politics becomes a Bollywood sagaBarbara Stowe at Enbridge hearings: Supertankers on our coastline are untenableDermod Travis: Mortgaging B.C. one sweetheart deal at a timeIf the Canadian government intends to meet First Nations in good faith, it must invite Earth back to the bargaining tableGwynne Dyer: Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ready for reform?Who killed the Waldorf?John Furlong's family issues statement in his defenceB.C. First Nation takes legal action over Canada-China treatyVancouver urban design panel rejects Cedar Cottage cohousing proposalB.C. NDP candidate Marji Basso resigns in Boundary-SimilkameenSFU's Semester in Dialogue fosters cross-discipline collaborationHaida man remembers abuse at Indian day schoolSports »
Anaheim Ducks blow out Canucks 7-3 in season openerSports »
Geroy Simon leaves B.C. Lions for SaskatchewanB.C. Human Rights Tribunal discrimination claims require evidenceSports »
Monster-truck driver Cam McQueen is revved up for the Maple Leaf Monster Jam TourBob Rennie offers life lessons to Vancouver studentsEducation in focus: dialogue, fundraising, physiotherapy, and moreCollaboration rules at B.C.'s postsecondary schoolsLiberal leadership hopefuls tackle housing, electoral reform during Vancouver debateRobert Pickton case cited in Cameron Ward’s civil claimVancouver police respond to recommendations from Oppal report Public hearing on south Surrey casino project set to resumeTrans Mountain pipeline targeted in new report from environmental groupsVancouver parents feeling school-fundraising fatigueFirst Nations united against “common enemy” of status quo, says AFN leader Shawn AtleoWest Vancouver police chief says regional force “not necessary”Liberal party committee suggests four-ounce marijuana possession limitMost 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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Postmedia boss says it's conceivable that there may not be daily papers in Vancouver 18
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New attorney general Suzanne Anton took a hard line on Occupy Vancouver protests 18
