Cover photo by Tracey Kusiewicz
Georgia Straight Issue 2412
Mar 13, 2014
Arts
Arts NotesSpinning chandelier by Rodney Graham to be installed under Granville Street Bridge
Arts NotesLegendary UBC theatre professor and director Klaus Strassmann dies
Theatre ReviewsThe Beggar’s Opera delivers so much
Dance ReviewsPorno Death Cult is a fearless mix of art and spiritual searching
Dance ReviewsGuangdong Modern Dance Company and Goh Ballet pair old and new
Music Arts ReviewsVancouver Cantata Singers renew the faith with Bridge of Song
Theatre ReviewsWithin the The Seafarer’s despair, there is grace
Arts NotesVancouver to look at launching mobile art vendor program
Arts FeaturesSamulNori drums rural sounds into concert halls
Visual Arts ReviewsLawren Harris retrospective chronicles a long, varied journey
Arts FeaturesBetween the Sheets' parent-teacher battle uses the classroom as its stage
Arts FeaturesWhen Yo-Yo Ma met Kathryn Stott
Arts FeaturesHelen Lawrence's dream team helms high-tech history
Arts NotesDances for a Small Stage takes to community centres with new project
Blogs
TechNewsweek thinks it’s found Bitcoin’s creator, and his name really is Satoshi Nakamoto
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: No sex please, we’re British spies
Photo of the Day MusicWhere to busk for free in Vancouver
Ear of NewtBlack Sabbath to release boxed set of first eight albums (again)
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: I think it’s spring but I could be all wet
LifeBreathtaking photos: Eagles and salmon migrate in B.C.
TechSatoshi Nakamoto denies creating Bitcoin (video)
ArtsAi Wei Wei among big names bringing public art to Vancouver Biennale
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Salt Spring in the City
Ear of NewtThe Drive-By Truckers tear it up on Conan O'Brien
Life50 (more) reasons we need International Women's Day
Photo of the DayPhoto of the Day: A real ice rink
Ear of NewtHorror in Vancouver: 16-year-old Alicia Silverstone talks The Crush
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Skimming the Great Wallet of China’s XP users
PoliticsWomen's equality still elusive in Parliament of Canada
SportsDon't expect Torts to charge the Flames dressing room again
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Wi-Fi plays hard to get on Nokia’s Lumia
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors SamulNori with Kim Duk Soo
FoodKarmavore vegan café shuts down in New Westminster
LifeVideo: Martin Short gets serious on Rob Ford
MusicConcert pic of the morning: Asaf Avidan at Electric Owl
MusicConcert pic of the morning: YAS at Venue
TechBitcoin geeks actually talk like this
NewsOops! Let's appoint the Employment Standards Tribunal chair again
SportsGeorge Stroumboulopoulos announced as the new face of Hockey Night in Canada
SportsMike Gillis sends a note to Vancouver Canucks fans: all is well
LGBTPet Shop Boys turn Irish drag queen's speech into club anthem
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Nouvelle cuisine is for the birds
MoviesMad Men promos offer more questions than answers for final season
Ear of NewtThe Festival Express party train made rock history on the rails
LifeRick Mercer loves Jann Arden in peril
SportsCool Alain Vigneault has better year than hot-headed John Tortorella
MusicConcert pic of the morning: Nick Waterhouse at the Biltmore
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Underbelly
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Chelsea Hotel
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Half empty bottles
Photo of the Day FoodScore on Davie installs lock boxes for cellphones
LifeCanada's Moose Sex Project offers tax breaks
Ear of NewtDeep Purple's monumental Made in Japan gets the boxed-set treatment
FoodRumpus Room restaurant closing to make room for condos
SportsThese guys really miss Roberto Luongo (video)
MusicConcert pic of the morning: Cayucas at the Media Club
Photo of the DayPhoto of the Day: Tunnel to Beaver Lake
Ear of NewtPaul Rodgers meets Paul Kossoff's son for the first time
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Buildings fully engulfed in sunshine
LGBTGasp! Honey Maid ad depicts gay dads, interracial parents, and more
City & Culture
CommentaryGwynne Dyer: India's election may mean a hard swing to the right
CommentaryLoralee Maria Judge: To all the smokers of Vancouver
Straight TalkB.C. government outlines plan for grocery store liquor sales
SportsVancouver Canucks minus Roberto Luongo get thumped 6-1 by Dallas Stars
CommentarySpencer Chandra Herbert: B.C. Liberals plan to invite more industrial activity in provincial parks
Straight TalkGregor Robertson insists a SkyTrain-like project along Broadway is in the national interest
CommentaryReasonable Doubt: What's the difference between animals and furniture?
CommentaryPeter Mansbridge, Rex Murphy, and the CBC brand
SportsEddie Lack looks great in goal, except on that shot by Brian McGrattan from centre ice
CommentaryCould changes to federal election law make Libby Davies more vulnerable in Vancouver East?
CommentaryMedia mogul Pierre Karl Peladeau runs for Parti Quebecois
CommentaryA tribute to Ali Mustafa, a people’s journalist
CommentaryDermod Travis: When one million job openings may mean 210,000 new jobs
Straight TalkB.C. legislation would allow more transgender people to change sex on birth certificate
Straight TalkWe're all going to die (or not): Free SFU lecture peeks into the past to see our future
CommentaryAndrea Reimer: Let’s act now to ensure the best future for the Downtown Eastside
CommentaryDavid Suzuki: Canada's success depends on investing in municipal infrastructure
Real EstateWest Side Vancouver home divided by personal split
Straight TalkLacklustre B.C. NDP leadership race worries party veteran Sav Dhaliwal
Straight TalkBill Vander Zalm wants to hear 9/11 truth
Straight TalkUBC picks computer science professor Arvind Gupta for next president
Straight TalkVancouver Aquarium boss won’t reveal future plans for whale and dolphin captivity
CommentaryGwynne Dyer: Mission not accomplished in Afghanistan
CommentaryJohn Les earthquake fiasco dents Justice Minister Suzanne Anton's reputation
CommentaryGwynne Dyer: Referendum on Scotland's independence likely a long war
Food
Dining FeaturesIn Vancouver, elBulli chef Ferran Adrià inspires a new study of food
Golden PlatesWhere to go for cheap eats in Vancouver
Golden PlatesVancouver's most underrated restaurants for 2014
Golden PlatesMakoto Ono makes kimchi fried rice for PiDGiN’s staff meal
Golden PlatesRestaurant wine lists worth swooning over in Vancouver
Golden PlatesVegetables star at Vancouver restaurants that aren’t exclusively vegetarian
Golden PlatesThe Pear Tree, Farmer’s Apprentice earn restaurant-industry respect
Golden PlatesFor Korean ginseng chicken soup in Vancouver, just say samgyetang
Golden PlatesIndustry insiders pick Vancouver’s best restaurants for 2014
Golden PlatesLife lessons from Vancouver’s chefs and restaurateurs, TED Talks-style
Golden Plates Golden PlatesEven for breakfast, Vancouver delivery services bring restaurant meals to you
Living
AstrologyYour horoscope for March 6 to 12, 2014
FashionKwantlen student wins national fashion design competition
Savage Love PodcastDan Savage Podcast Episode 385: Panti Bliss, you go girl!
Style FeaturesMelanie Auld follows jewellery design dreams
Savage Love ColumnI don't want to waste the rest of my life being divorced
Health FeaturesWomyns’ Ware's feminist values collide with corporate greed
Book Choice of the WeekSinister forces gather for Dark Side reading
Book FeaturesShortlists revealed for the 30th annual B.C. Book Prizes
Movies
Movie FeaturesSteve Coogan's genius takes flight in Alan Partridge
Movie ReviewsMr. Peabody and Sherman is light-hearted, time-travelling fun
Movie FeaturesAfterparty takes the sociable approach to local filmmaking
Movie NotesWomen in Film fest shows Vancouver as Vancouver in romantic series called Date Night
Movie FeaturesNo Clue’s David Cubitt on squeezing Brent Butt
Movie ReviewsHistory gets its chest waxed in 300: Rise of an Empire
Movie NotesCanadian Screen Awards: Gabrielle, Quebec and B.C. winners, and more
Movie FeaturesIrrfan Khan falls in love with The Lunchbox
Movie ReviewsPanache makes The Grand Budapest Hotel pop
Movie ReviewsEnemy will appeal to your inner Kafka fan
Movie NotesDenis Villeneuve makes Enemy in Toronto
Movie FeaturesDown River's Helen Shaver makes friends with mortality
Movie ReviewsThe Final Member certainly does not come up short
Movie NotesSubversive Continuum continues on
Movie ReviewsMusic
Local MotionThere’s more to Chris Arnett than you may know
ReviewsNick Waterhouse stages a soulful mini-spectacle
Music Notes2014 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival funks it up
Music NotesC.R. Avery preps for Pete Seeger tribute concert
Music NotesJames Farwell returns to the Bottleneck
Music FeaturesMC Greg Beamish is here for a good time
Music FeaturesWayne Horvitz brings late mentor’s innovations to life at the Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting
Music FeaturesThe Once takes a scenic route through Celtic roots
Music FeaturesSummers in Brazil helped shape Blondfire’s indie pop
Music FeaturesTaiwan’s Mayday lets the music do the talking
News
News FeaturesDon't pee in the pool: science plays lifeguard
News FeaturesWill climate change hurt chances of 2022 Winter Olympics bid cities?
News FeaturesThar she blows! The whale-oil myth surfaces (again)
News FeaturesVancouver city council prepares to hear from public on Downtown Eastside plan
News FeaturesSquamish liquefied natural gas proposal riles area residents
News FeaturesMentally ill inmates increasingly held in solitary confinement at Canadian prisons
Tech
Geek SpeakGeek Speak: Jesse Heaslip, CEO of Bex.io
Tech