Cover photo by Emily Cooper

Georgia Straight Issue 2410

Feb 26, 2014

Arts

Theatre Reviews

Almost nothing surprises in Driving Miss Daisy

Arts Notes

Ballet B.C.'s next season to feature hot Euro names and new takes on The Rite of Spring

Theatre Reviews

Nothing but Sky's ambition is courageous

Arts Notes

Vancouver Opera and TransLink put “Opera Train” on the tracks

Theatre Reviews

For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again gets everything right

Comedy Reviews

NorthWest Comedy Festival's Best of the Fest a solid joke sampler

Dance Reviews

Ballet B.C.'s Grace Symmetry an aural and visual adventure into the unknown

Dance Reviews

BodyTraffic serves up the light, dark, and playful at the Chutzpah Festival

Blogs

Tech

Five awesomely bad songs inspired by Bitcoin

Sports

Jennifer Jones rink caps unbeaten streak with Olympic gold medal

Et Cetera

Fan Expo Vancouver adds third day

Sports

B.C. bars allowed to open early for Olympic gold medal men's hockey game

Food

Upstairs at Campagnolo opens, gives Robert Belcham's burger second life

Sports

Canada wins gold medal in women's hockey at Sochi Olympics

Music

Katy Perry shows Cecil B. DeMille a thing or two with Egypt-themed "Dark Horse"

Tech

Canadian study finds relationship between online trolls and personality disorders

Style

Joe Fresh expanding into 23 new countries

Music

Dan Auerbach looks to be working with Lana Del Rey

Music

Concert pic of the morning: Pentatonix at the Vogue

News

Ladner Leisure Centre wall buckles, patrons and staff evacuated safely

News

In 2013, Vancouver recorded its most sex offences in 10 years

Olympic Journal

Canadian Olympic men's hockey team backed by a worried nation

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: The Olympic cauldron

Straight Presents

Squamish Valley Music Festival daily lineup announced

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Space invader

Music

Concert pic of the morning: Ash Grunwald at Media Club

News

Thousands sign petition against B.C. Park Act amendments

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Yemen Blues at the Chutzpah! Festival

Olympic Journal

Another figure-skating scandal? Yuna Kim takes silver after a brilliant performance in Sochi

Food

"Caviar" & Cocktails swaps chef and bartender pairings

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Vancouver Opera’s Don Giovanni

Ear of Newt

30 years ago today: the Pretenders play the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

LGBT

Iranian star Googoosh courts controversy with lesbian music video

Olympic Journal

Video: David Attenborough conducts an anthropological examination of females curling in Sochi

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Pussy Riot music video shows Cossack whipping

Ear of Newt

Johnny Winter's new box set is a must-have for guitar freaks

Ear of Newt

25 years ago: Cheap Trick plays AC/DC with Motley Crue at the Coliseum

Olympic Journal

Canucks coach John Tortorella says he wants Sweden to beat Canada in Olympic gold medal match

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Have to really crane your neck to see it all

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: The home style of Arbutus Ridge

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: A snowball's chance in Vancouver?

Music

Concert pic of the morning: A Tribe Called Red at the Commodore

LGBT

On the Gaydar: LGBT Military Index, Rob Ford, Ellen DeGeneres, and more

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: He'll always be the Man in Motion, even while he's parked

Sports

Canada's men's hockey team defeats the United States to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Olympics gold medal

LGBT

Ugandan president signs antigay legislation

Movies

Harold Ramis dies at 69

Movies

The late, great Harold Ramis on the "warning signs of death"

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: First tracks

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Referrer madness—WordPress finally flags Semalt

Music

DJ Rob Ford: coming to a club near you?

Life

Australian comedian argues reverse racism doesn't really exist

Music

3:01 Pick Me Up: Madness

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Dog day afternoon in the snow

Music

Concert pic of the morning: Com Truise at Fortune

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Festival du Bois

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: The "S" word and I don’t mean "suspension"

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Foggy thaw

Ear of Newt

Bachman Turner brings the overdrive to Hard Rock Casino Van this May

Tech

Adults could learn something from John Oliver students’ digital code of conduct

Tech

Mt. Gox’s collapse won’t lead to the death of Bitcoin

Olympic Journal

Here's what Roberto Luongo tweeted after winning an Olympic gold medal

News

Expect wet snow in Vancouver

Olympic Journal

Canadian bobsled team survives crash

Music

Concert pic of the morning: The Pack A.D. at the Rickshaw

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: The view is simply magnificent

City & Culture

Commentary

Andrew Gage: Park Amendment Act paves the way for industrial exploration?

Straight Talk

UBC task force issues recommendations on “rape culture and colonialist violence”

Straight Talk

Author Christian Parenti says activists can harness the power of the state to solve the climate crisis

Commentary

Here's why council can turn over former police station to a U.S. landlord without public input

Commentary

Gurpreet Singh: Courageous lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka jumps into election fray in India

Sports

Team Canada men's hockey team wins Olympic gold in Sochi, defeating Sweden 3-0

Straight Talk

Yulia Tymoshenko rules out running for prime minister of Ukraine

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine after the revolution

Straight Talk

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird denounces Uganda’s anti-gay legislation

Sports

Best Team Canada ever? After Olympic gold in Sochi, men's hockey team compares with the greats

Straight Talk

“No pipelines” graffiti irks Commercial Drive resident

Straight Talk

B.C. Coroners Service schedules inquest into Mexican woman's death in Canada Border Services custody

Straight Talk

B.C. municipal politicians set to get four-year terms

Straight Talk

Fat Matters events aim to change conversation about fatness in Vancouver

Commentary

David Suzuki: Measuring progress with GDP is a gross mistake

Straight Talk

MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert shocked by homophobic attack at his office

Straight Talk

NDP's Spencer Chandra Herbert says homophobic attack strikes against diversity

Letters

Road pricing isn’t seen as best solution to gridlock

Letters

City’s plans for cop shop belie talk of consultation

Letters

Doctors’ group often trashes traditional Chinese medicine

Letters

Humane Society slams aquarium children's programs

Straight Talk

Radioactive ocean water from Fukushima reaches Vancouver area

Food

Food Notes

Vancouver bars split on opening for Olympic gold-medal hockey game

Food of the Week

Satisfy your sweet tooth at River District Centre's Bakers Dozen

Dining Features

Vancouver chefs share their tips for creatively plating food

Uncorked

New labels from Sumac Ridge, Blue Mountain and more

Living

Health Notes

Gay, bisexual boys more prone to steroid abuse than straight teens

Savage Love Podcast

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 383: Bad kissers and how to teach them

Astrology

Your horoscope for February 20 to 26, 2014

Outside

B.C. mountains ready for a spring-break safari

Style Features

Isabelle Dunlop Clothing finds a fashionable home on Main Street

Movies

Movie Notes

Young and old meet at the Festival of New Spanish Cinema

Movie Reviews

Pompeii goes heavy on the pyrotechnics

Movie Reviews

3 Days to Kill rewards patience

Music

Music Features

Pat Metheny Unity Group ups the complexity factor

Reviews

A Tribe Called Red gives Commodore crowd something to think about

Reviews

Paul Simon and Sting find the love in Vancouver

News

News Features

Who's really the weaker sex? Male biological frailties challenge stereotype

News Features

Long-banned PCB found in clothing, paints, and paper with yellow pigment

Tech

Geek Speak

Geek Speak: Bryan Hellard, founder of BCIT Bitcoins