Cover photo by Alfonso Arnold
Stylist, Sarah D’Arcey 

Georgia Straight Issue 2405

Jan 23, 2014

Arts

Arts Choices

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake at the Vancouver Playhouse

Arts Choices

GRIT—Scenes of South East Asia at Photohaus Gallery

Arts Choices

Mystical Voices of Mediæval Germany at Holy Rosary Cathedral

Arts Choices

Freud’s Last Session at the Galbraith House

Arts Notes

York Theatre gets green light to put West Coast Reduction’s name on sign

Arts Features

Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Amanda Green takes on a bucket-list role

Arts Features

Bruce McCulloch's Young Drunk Punk looks back at his dysfunctional formative years

Visual Arts Reviews

Publication Studio launches its new gallery with Some Woolly Buzz

Theatre Reviews

A Brimful of Asha is a charmer

Theatre Reviews

Measure for Measure stays near the surface

Arts Features

Comedian Stewart Francis doesn't need North American approval

Dance Reviews

Danse Lhasa Danse provides a feast for the senses

Music Arts Reviews

Powerful performances open the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival

Blogs

Music

Concert pic of the morning: Justin Timberlake at Rogers Arena

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors FUSE: The PuSh Festival Edition

Ear of Newt

Kim Mitchell, the party-rockin' pride of Sarnia, plays the Commodore tonight

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Soupe aux pois brouillard

Life

This 15,000 tonne tire fire can be seen from space

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Fog makes anything look like a German silent film

Sports

Random thoughts on the brawl and the game between the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: All too common sight of another leaky condo

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Some bad news about reverse graffiti

Movies

Canada's Oscar chances slim, but we've got the Canadian Screen Awards

Ear of Newt

30 years ago today: Black Sabbath cancels Vancouver show, Tony Iommi says "If I go deaf I go deaf"

News

Palestinian journalists urged to boycott Stephen Harper's trip

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Trudeau’s slab is already a monument of sorts

Music

Concert pic of the morning: Typhoon at Venue

Tech

Canadian Open Data Experience app contest to begin February 28

News

Stephen Harper gets parodied 24 Seven

Life

The Sexy Lie: Sexual objectification does not empower women

News

If homeless single mothers made the cover of Us Weekly...

Arts

Glee's Harry Shum Jr. expresses the pain of being shy

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight presents Bryan Ferry at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Food

Amateur cooks sharpen their knives on MasterChef Canada premiere

News

Vancouver is world’s second least affordable housing market, Demographia survey says

Tech

Vancouver Public Library starts lending e-book readers

Arts

Opera star Renée Fleming to sing at Super Bowl XLVIII

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Forestry’s concrete fears for wooden utility poles

News

Landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander honoured by national interior design associations

TV

Documentary series Emergency Room gets inside look at Vancouver General Hospital

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors One

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Young Drunk Punk

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Finding summer in winter

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Found heart

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight presents the Jezabels at Imperial

Sports

UFC not confirming return to Vancouver in 2014

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Another thing you shouldn’t do in traffic

LGBT

On the Gaydar: Canada, African antigay laws, and the Bachelor

Movies

Eight-year-old boy's Bollywood dance wows on India's Got Talent

Books

Mapping Vancouver's neighborhood book exchanges

Ear of Newt

30 years ago today: B.B. King does two weeks in North Van, Newt gets the scoop

Music

Concert pic of the morning: DARKSIDE at Fortune Sound Club

Travel

Two Vancouver hotels awarded five-star rating in annual Forbes Travel Guide

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Spider-Man Spider-fan unmasked

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: This house is not a home

News

No Sochi Olympics on stolen Circassian land?

City & Culture

Straight Talk

TSX-listed companies would report targets for women on boards under Ontario proposal

Commentary

Reasonable Doubt: Adult adoption laws leave out the people who need it most

Straight Talk

B.C. Supreme Court grants injunction to Vancouver community associations

Straight Talk

What if the Edmonton teenager who almost boarded a plane with a pipe bomb wasn't white?

Straight Talk

Environmental groups file court challenge over Joint Review Panel report on Enbridge pipeline

Straight Talk

Burnaby man faces charges for assault against lesbian couple

Straight Talk

Vision Vancouver politicians promise more money for Killarney seniors centre

Commentary

Mark Gordienko: Open letter by Vancouver Ecosocialist Group was insultingly wrong

Commentary

Gurpreet Singh: Vancouver police mishandled vandalism of Komagata Maru memorial

Commentary

Dermod Travis: B.C. government subterfuge on municipal campaign spending limits

Commentary

Paul Houle: COPE wants campaign spending controls put in place for this year’s election

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: Syrian peace talks increase in complexity

Straight Talk

Bixi bankruptcy may further delay Vancouver bike-share program

Commentary

David Suzuki: Rail versus pipeline is the wrong question

Sports

John Tortorella gets a raw deal from the NHL

Straight Talk

First Nations protesters arrested at Elsipogtog begin West Coast tour in Vancouver

Real Estate

North Vancouver council remains divided over size of legal crawlspaces

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine turns violent

Straight Talk

UBC president Stephen Toope to lead the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs

Straight Talk

Critics claim the B.C. Liberals have taken up Stephen Harper's war on science

Commentary

Meghan Murphy: What's missing from #notyourrescueproject

Straight Talk

North Shore Rescue leader Tim Jones dies on Mount Seymour

Straight Talk

Unions seems okay with a COPE-Vision split in next municipal election

Food

Wine Beer & Spirits

Vancouver International Wine Festival revs up for France

Cooking

Campagnolo’s Robert Belcham teaches technique for a classic herb omelette

Restaurant Reviews

The Fish Counter sustainable seafood shop puts Rob Clark in front again

Living

LGBT+

UBC researchers find antihomophobia measures decrease suicide and discrimination among all students

LGBT+

Aboriginal drag queen's triumph over abuse inspires Oil Sands Karaoke director

Savage Love Podcast

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 378: How do you forgive your dream girl for cheating?

Savage Love Column

Vaginal pain makes sex suck

Book Reviews

Donna Tartt's Goldfinch glides between art and life

Book Reviews

Braiding Sweetgrass blends science and First Nations insight

Style Features

The hottest bridal dresses lay on luxe details

Health Features

Get a degree in mindfulness at Simon Fraser University

Style Features

From flowers to full-on bling, bridal style is all in the accents

Transportation

Motorcycle Show Vancouver shows off 2014's best bikes

Travel Features

WinterPRIDE faces challenges in Whistler but forges on with LGBT ski week

Movies

Movie Notes

Gettin' weird with Canada's Top 10 movies

Movie Notes

DOXA rolls into the new year

Movie Reviews

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit keeps it fast-paced

Movie Reviews

Vic + Flo Saw a Bear is a slice of dark poetry

Movie Reviews

Devil's Due gives Rosemary's Baby the shaky-cam treatment

Movie Notes

Crazy 8s now 50 percent crazier

Movie Features

Labor Day's Josh Brolin gets his brood on in an ambiguous new role

Movie Features

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit's Kevin Costner eases into mentor role

Movie Reviews

Gabrielle is a quietly uplifting tale

Movie Features

Our Man in Tehran delivers the Canadian side of an exciting story

Movie Features

Former Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor brings intrigue and reality with Our Man in Tehran

Movie Reviews

Devil’s Knot is a procedural creeper

Movie Reviews

Maidentrip sails alone—and beautifully

Movie Reviews

In Ride Along, everything goes boom but the story

Movie Notes

Do we need CanCon for movies?

Movie Reviews

Unlikable people do stupid things in Three Night Stand

Music

Reviews

Justin Timberlake uses otherworldly powers to deliver Vancouver a pop spectacle

Music Notes

CelticFest Vancouver turns 10

Music Notes

East Van Special Blend: Dark Roast celebrates Vancouver's music community

Playlist

Instant Playlist - January 23 2014

Music Choices

Flat Nine at the Orpheum Annex

Music Choices

Excision at the Commodore

Straight Series

Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider tells tall tales

Pop Eye

Bet we’ll see Flea’s weenie at the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

Music Features

DTCV returns with more music than ever

Music Features

The North Mississippi Allstars stick to their roots

Music Features

Volcano Choir breaks new ground

News

News Features

Animal study links flame retardant to obesity

News Features

Despite limited resources, indigenous-language programs persevere in B.C.

News Features

Spotlight on education: Scholarships, language, and tech

News Features

How scholarships, awards, and subsidized travel are helping college and university students

News Features

Are Section 177 School Act bans too punitive for parents?

Tech

Geek Speak

Geek Speak: Christine Sommers, CEO of ePACT Network

Games

Fable, Far Cry, and Tomb Raider: Remastered games and bundles worth a look

Tech

High-school program immerses kids in tech

Tech

Cyberspace expert Ron Deibert raises the alarm on government surveillance in Canada