Georgia Straight Issue 2359

Mar 7, 2013

Arts

Arts Notes

Bollywood dance series aims to spread cheer in Metro Vancouver

Theatre Reviews

Mother Teresa Is Dead will certainly make you think

Theatre Reviews

Terminus deserves to find its audience

Arts Notes

Douglas Coupland distills Calgary’s essence with new installation

Arts Notes

Vancouver artist Stan Douglas shortlisted for 2013 Scotiabank Photography Award

Arts Features

Brendan Grace is never too old to dress up as a schoolboy

Arts Notes

Western Front New Music nabs Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award

Arts Features

Mantra Percussion's Timber is a tale of two-by-fours

Arts Features

Mambo king Eddie Torres still burns up the dance floor

Arts Notes

Vancouver's Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture picks new artistic director

Visual Arts Reviews

Human imperfection permeates Raymond Boisjoly art

Theatre Reviews

Extraction carries too much reserve

Blogs

News

News for Youse: Premier says she's sorry, mayor promotes Broadway subway, avalanche risk rises

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Ocean view from Iona Beach at sunset

Music

Greenback High says "Bombs Away" at the Astoria

Food

Tastes like muskrat

Et Cetera

North Korean TV covers Dennis Rodman and BFF Kim Jong-un

Sports

Canucks to wear 1915 Vancouver Millionaires jerseys in March game

News

East Coast grey seal hunt cancelled for lack of interest

Movies

Hey Twihards, over here!

LGBT

Ellen DeGeneres files gay marriage brief to U.S. Supreme Court

Politics

Premier's deputy chief of staff Kim Haakstad resigns—and we can understand why

Politics

Christy Clark is looking more and more like Bill Vander Zalm

Sports

Vancouver Canucks get revenge against Stanley Cup winner

Politics

Surrey-Tynehead VP explains why he quit the B.C. Liberals

News

The return of Conrad Black and David Radler

Politics

Former wrestler Chris Wilson pins punk rocker Joe Keithley for NDP nomination

News

News for Youse: Christy Clark survives, NDP nominates Chris Wilson, and Queen leaves hospital

Sports

Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit ruptures Achilles tendon; out six to eight months

News

Tom Flangan says he's sorry for comments about child porn

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight presents MGMT at the Commodore

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Big Bang percussion concerts

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors CelticFest Vancouver 2013: Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac with Maeve Mackinnon

Politics

Rapper disses Stephen Harper as "sneaky like a rat"

Style

Fraser Valley Wedding Show offers brides short, sweet event

Music

3:01 Pick Me Up: Pissed Jeans

Food

Photos: Vancouver International Wine Festival 2013

Tech

The Pirate Bay finds asylum in North Korea

Style

Photos: The Times of India Film Awards hosts Women’s Day Celebration in Richmond

Arts

Arthur Erickson's home threatened by high property values

Viral Videos

Wealth inequality in the U.S. is far worse than Americans think

Music

Pete Townshend backpedals like a bitch after swearing at kid

Movies

Spielberg takes on Kubrick's dream project

News

Forbes puts Jimmy Pattison's net worth at $5.5 billion

Sports

B.C. Lions to face Grey Cup champion Argos in 2013 CFL home opener

News

News for Youse: Christy Clark urged to quit, Carly Rae opposes homophobia, and Dow hits record

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver International Salsafestival

Movies

Collaborator—underrated movie alert

Movies

Iron Man 3 trailer goes dark

LGBT

Clint Eastwood supports the gays

Politics

Ex-B.C. Liberal speculates we may never know who was ultimately responsible for the "quick wins" plan

Arts

War Horse star gallops onto stage

Movies

Mila Kunis naked

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: I love it here

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver Serbian FilmFest

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors maladjusted presented by Theatre for Living

Movies

George Lucas to open art museum

Politics

NDP’s John Horgan compares B.C. Liberals to Supertramp album “Crisis”

Music

Carly Rae Jepsen takes on the Boy Scouts of America

Music

Iggy and the Stooges preview new track, "Burn"

News

News for Youse: Liberals criticized for secrecy, a boost for Broadway, and the Canucks lose another one

Books

Artist leaves Superman project over Orson Scott Card criticism

News

Caption the Political Photo: Christy Clark visits Point Grey secondary school

Politics

Even Hitchens and the CIA couldn’t topple Chavez

Ear of Newt

Seventies guitar hero Alvin Lee of Ten Years After fame dies at 68

Style

The Bay changes name and goes old school in new branding

Politics

Just because we haven't seen enough of Gordon Campbell lately

Music

The Real McKenzies survive piper bomb

Viral Videos

Video: Walrus does sit ups to "Eye of the Tiger"

Ear of Newt

Ear of Newt reviews Alvin Lee in Vancouver, circa 1987

LGBT

Canadian Museum for Human Rights wants your same-sex marriage photos

Et Cetera

Window Seat: Seriously uncool bus driver makes passenger (me) lose it

Life

Casting call goes out for Real Hipsters of Vancouver

City & Culture

Straight Talk

City of New Westminster eyes smoking ban in outdoor public areas

Provincial Election

B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition asks parties to detail poverty plans

Commentary

Reasonable Doubt: The 3 a.m. phone call

Straight Talk

Sky-high radiation levels found in fish near Fukushima reactor

Commentary

Daniel Veniez: NDP Leader Adrian Dix bears no resemblance to B.C. Liberals' caricature

Straight Talk

Chinese Canadian activists say B.C. government apology must be meaningful

Commentary

Why the B.C. Liberals deserve scorn and ridicule for their plan to pursue nonwhite voters

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: Why the Chinese government wants a carbon tax

Sports

Vancouver Whitecaps blank Toronto FC 1-0 in MLS season-opening winning tradition

Commentary

In defence of Christy Clark

Real Estate

Lower Mainland housing sales slow, but more showing up at open houses

Commentary

Shane Simpson offered clearest view on where NDP is headed on addressing poverty

Commentary

Georgia Straight movie critic and UBC instructor Mark Harris remembered by student

Straight Talk

B.C. Liberal majority vulnerable in budget vote

Straight Talk

Chinese Canadian National Council surprised by B.C. Liberal cabinet resignation

Sports

Chicago Blackhawks are undeniably impressive

Commentary

David Suzuki: Uruguay’s "poor" president Jose Mujica should be an inspiration for other world leaders

Straight Talk

Vancouver police deny discriminatory ticketing of Downtown Eastside residents

Straight Talk

Venezuela president Hugo Chavez dead after battle with cancer

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: Venezuela after Hugo Chavez

Real Estate

Prices have risen since adoption of Regional Affordable Housing Strategy

Real Estate

B.C. Supreme Court favours landlord in email dispute with renter

Provincial Election

Regional policing talk precedes B.C. election

Straight Talk

Immigrant women at risk of spousal abuse

Straight Talk

International Women’s Day event in Vancouver to focus on aging challenges

Straight Talk

Vancouver campaign targets violence against women

Food

Restaurant Reviews

With artful fusion flair, PiDGiN alights in the Downtown Eastside

Food of the Week

Fresh St. Market is the place to be for cheesecake lovers

Uncorked

Culmina winery adds glitter to Okanagan’s Golden Mile

Living

LGBT+

Apple rejects Vancouver publisher's vintage gay graphics book

LGBT+

Quebec counters homophobia with awareness campaign

Savage Love Column

Male chastity play is a real kink

Transportation

Motorcycle companies rev up with new bikes

Style Features

How spring suits make the man

Kool Thing

Navy satin and black lace panties by Blush are the perfect, sexy gift

Health Features

Vaccination debate continues in Vancouver

Book Features

Sayed Kashua probes Israel’s complex reality in Second Person Singular

Savage Love Podcast

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 332

Movies

Movie Reviews

Jack the Giant Slayer is an outsized 3-D ogre fest

Movie Reviews

The Last Exorcism Part II can't match the suspense of the first Last Exorcism

Movie Reviews

The Movie Out Here is an abomination

Movie Notes

The Straight guide to the Canadian Screen Awards

Movie Notes

More Canadian Screen Award winners: Rick Mercer, Flashpoint, B.C. winners

Movie Features

Status Quo? examines feminism and women's rights in Canada

Home Theatre

New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Late Quartet, Life of Pi, Playing for Keeps, Sound City: Real to Reel, The Suicide Shop

Music

Squamish Festival

Video: Squamish Valley Music Festival unveils its 2013 lineup

Squamish Festival

Five must-see acts at this year's Squamish Valley Music Festival

Squamish Festival

Five up-and-coming acts not to miss at the Squamish Valley Music Festival

Squamish Festival

Squamish Valley Music Festival lineup announced

Reviews

Black Leather Jesus brings the S & M noise to Destroy Vancouver V

Music Features

Autre Ne Veut investigates anxiety

Music Notes

"The Hockey Song" legend Stompin' Tom Connors dead at 77

Tech

Geek Speak

Geek Speak: Shannon Waters, aka Sweet Sashay, Video Game Burlesque

Games

Vancouver Film School awards Women in Games Scholarship to four students

Games

New video games are bewitched by mazes, caves, devils, and more