Georgia Straight Issue 2403

Jan 9, 2014

Arts

Rebel Women has lessons to teach

Mirror, Mirror at the Fei and Milton Wong Theatre

Super Night Shot at the Vancouver Playhouse

Medicine to the Firehall Arts Centre

Caroline Rhea at the Comedy MIX

Avi Avital takes the mandolin into new realms

Vancity Winter Comedy Extravaganza at the River Rock Show Theatre

Tarantino Burlesque celebrates the lowbrow

Dancer Peggy Baker finds beauty in bug life

Blogs

Something Weird founder Mike Vraney dies

Homeless in Vancouver: Top 10 New Year's revolutions for 2014

Photo of the Day: Happy New Year 2014

Video: Another Evening at Vancouver International Airport

Homeless in Vancouver: The higher cost of my peace of mind

Expect more tourists in Haida Gwaii, thanks to the New York Times

Homeless in Vancouver: Today’s OK but yesterday had spring in its step

Roberto Luongo returns as Canucks play the Kings

Homeless in Vancouver: Reminiscent of trashy '60s sitcoms

Roberto Luongo superb, rest of team looks lacklustre against Kings

Homeless in Vancouver: Found a pair of RCMBs

Zynga accepts Bitcoin payments for FarmVille 2 and other games

Judas Priest debuts new hit single "Respecting the Law" on The Simpsons

Strange earthquake lights not caused by UFOs (unfortunately)

Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts fashion trends for spring 2014

Homeless in Vancouver: The long arm of electricity

San Antonio library explores the future with e-books

Ultimate Gay Fighter game to kick ass on iPhone and Android

Local hockey-marathon doc screens on Knowledge Network

On the Gaydar: Utah stalls same-sex marriages, Canada pressures Russia, and more

Will the Team Canada roster again beat hockey's strange odds?

Photo of the Day: Third Beach kiss

Michael Bay bails on Samsung press conference at CES 2014 (video)

Video: Funny News Bloopers 2013

Tiger Mom Amy Chua ridiculed by Taiwan's clever animators

Homeless in Vancouver: The moon isn't even waiting its turn to shine

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Medicine

Seattle woman shows how she dealt with a three-hour orgasm

A little bit of Westeros comes to Great Britain

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Vancouver Italian Film Festival

Homeless in Vancouver: A trip down another memorable lane (yawn)

The Georgia Straight presents Bombay Bicycle Club at the Commodore

Here's your chance to become the next chancellor of UBC

David Lynch looks ready to reboot Twin Peaks

Next Media Animation mocks the Michael Bay meltdown in Las Vegas

Jaromir Jagr finally catches former teammate Mario Lemieux in NHL career points

Concert pic of the morning: Surfer Blood at the Media Club

Concert pic of the morning: The Gay Nineties at the Biltmore

Photo of the Day: "I ____ bikes"

Amy Chua inspires a Twitter firestorm from those hoping to end stereotyping Asian moms

Homeless in Vancouver: Rain type 47—vertical light drizzle

Insane Clown Posse sues FBI, says Juggalos are not a gang

Homeless in Vancouver: Rats! There's vermin trouble downtown

Reprobate soccer players punish the asses of helpless maidens

Dine Out Vancouver 2014: Hawksworth, Tap & Barrel, and Secret Supper Soirée in photos

Watch Stephen Harper get called a “lying scumbag” in Vancouver (video)

Canucks Roberto Luongo and Dan Hamhuis to represent Team Canada at 2014 Sochi Olympics

City & Culture

Gwynne Dyer: EU citizenship is the gold standard in terms of passports

B.C. Court of Appeal upholds judicial intervention to trim legal bill to $5 million

Homicide investigators look for clues in murder of Red Scorpions leader Matt Campbell

Authors Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld link keys to success to ethnicity and religion

Eddie Lack looks sharp, but Ducks take down the Canucks 4-3 just before the overtime buzzer

Twice as many eagles spotted in Brackendale count

Adrian Dix: B.C. must reconcile with its past official racism against Chinese Canadians

Why it's not a bad idea to bet that Stephen Harper will resign in 2014

Body of Matthew Huszar found

Gwynne Dyer: Supervolcanoes, just another thing to worry about

Surrey has an opportunity to embrace harm reduction and reduce street disorder

Glacier Media to shut down Kamloops Daily News

Environmental activists interrupt Stephen Harper talking pipelines with the Vancouver Board of Trade

Man charged in three murders in New Westminster and Surrey

Vancouver police warn public after downtown sexual assault

David Suzuki: Out of darkness, the light

Man shot inside Cactus Club Café in Burnaby

Landlord discriminates against Crown prosecutor who sought tenancy

Sidney Crosby plays a major role in one of the Vancouver Canucks' worst chokes of the year

Documents outline B.C. Ministry of Justice concerns over Ottawa’s new rules for medicinal marijuana

Michael Major: When will we allow women to arm themselves for self-defence?

B.C. Liberals disregard climate-change commitments in push for LNG

Alberta H5N1 bird flu victim passed through Vancouver airport

B.C. NDP releases record of discriminatory laws against Chinese community

Compass card causes trouble for elderly and people with disabilities, senior says

Food

Tractor Everyday Healthy Foods chef Ryan Mah makes an easy quinoa and squash salad

New Italian vintages hit Vancouver

Dine Out Vancouver 2014: how to choose the best restaurants and menus

Vote now in the 17th annual Golden Plate Awards

Living

Marijuana discovery hints at how patients may benefit without suffering harmful side effects

H1N1 flu patients on ventilation in Fraser health region expected to recover

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 376: Do ex-girlfriends make good unicorns?

Should bike helmets remain mandatory in B.C.?

Nissan Juke Nismo focuses on performance, not looks

Is there a term that is preferred to "transgendered"?

Movies

Four Rooms antiques expert Scott Landon is looking for a wonderful commode

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones chooses Chronicle-type effects over creeping scares

Cinematheque set to screen controversial horror film Trouble Every Day

The bloody Lone Survivor stays agonizingly real

Terraferma straddles beauty and harshness

August: Osage County is a complicated tale

Wolf of Wall Street snubbed, everything else wins at Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards

Federico Fellini drawings part of Vancouver Italian Film Festival

Music

Jaclyn Guillou heads the right way with The Lover’s Walk

Califone plumbs emotional depths

Keith Urban at Rogers Arena

J. Cole at the PNE Forum

Minto loosens up on Days Gone By

Rusty Ford's My Truck, My Dog, and You is country gold

Roland Digh keeps it tasteful on The Lady Known as ‘She’

We Hunt Buffalo's Blood From a Stone is a slick and heavy affair

Maria Taylor faces challenges head on

News

BPA exposure linked to prostate cancer

Activists plot how to block new pipelines in B.C.

Tech

Geek Speak: Suzette Laqua, executive director of Vancouver Web Fest

CES 2014: MakerBot expands 3-D printer line

CES 2014: Wearable technology that tracks more than motion

CES 2014: Low-cost laptops, desktop tablets, and curved smartphones

ACORN Canada demands $10 a month Internet access for the poor

CES 2014: Fresh tech for your TV, home, and car debuts in Las Vegas