Georgia Straight Issue 2426

Jun 19, 2014

Arts

Composer Jocelyn Morlock joins new appointments at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Jen Kirkman's standup stays fun, personal, and neurotic

Cirque du Soleil celebrates 30th anniversary with free events and added shows

Uncommon Boundaries showcases creativity of Artist Resource Centre residents

Vancouver-made Will Power web series finds comedy in brotherhood

Chor Leoni explores the hits ahead of 2014–2015 season

Cori Creed joins artists keeping in step at the South Granville ArtWalk

Colleen Heslin displays immense confidence with Outcasts and Shady Trees

Maggie Forgeron and Makaila Wallace resurface at Dances for a Small Stage

Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards at the Commodore Ballroom

Chris D’Elia at the Comedy MIX

The Luchkow-Jarvis Duo at Grace Memorial United Church

La Belle Pêche Nue at the Rio Theatre

Cirque du Soleil brings fireworks to the Plaza of Nations

Gamelan Alligator Joy at the Western Front

The Launch! Festival at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Blogs

The Master Chief Collection gives Halo fans something to be excited about

Homeless in Vancouver: How one Fairview landlord is marking his territory

Horror in Vancouver: Jeff Goldblum and that Aerosmith chick in Britannia Mine

U.S. senator Ted Cruz renounces his Canadian citizenship

R.I.P. "Little" Jimmy Scott, legendary jazz and R&B singer

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Best of Hot Docs at Vancity Theatre

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Desert Live Music Festival

Concert pic of the morning: Sage Francis at Fortune Sound Club

Photo of the Day: Sky on fire

Heavy snow spotted in June on Granville Street in Vancouver

Slavic Day at Robson Square highlights the children, not politics

25 years ago: ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes on Vancouver's Bob Rock and the Little Mountain sound

NPA boots Ken Denike and Sophia Woo from caucus over remarks on LGBTQ policy

Homeless in Vancouver: My Dunk-a-roos moment

Homeless in Vancouver: Sandwich was great! Thanks Brenda and Brian

Homeless in Vancouver: To serve and protect...even us

Photos: UFC 174 sees Demetrious Johnson defend flyweight title for fourth time

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Festival d’été Francophone de Vancouver’s Air Canada gala evening

Photos: Canada defeats Belgium in 2014 FIVB World League match in Vancouver

The Georgia Straight presents Bastille at the PNE Forum

Concert pic of the morning: The CBCMusic.ca Festival at Deer Lake Park

Jimmy Sommerville releases acoustic cover of LGBT classic "Smalltown Boy"

Hieu Tran's "Thanks, Dads": Short film depicts boy thanking same-sex parents

Photo of the Day: Little boxes

'70s-rock freaks rejoice: Queen's first live album to be released

Homeless in Vancouver: Have marker, will travel

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar set to open at Sutton Place Hotel this summer

Photo of the Day: Dirt digger

Homeless in Vancouver: The triumph or tragedy of Moby Doll

Harper pipeline approval fuels No Enbridge rally tonight in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: B.C. teachers educating one driver at a time

Vote now in the Georgia Straight's 2014 Best of Vancouver survey

The Georgia Straight presents Constantines at the Commodore

Homeless in Vancouver: Some alley art that can speak for itself

Hey horror freaks: get ready for the Blu-ray boxed sets of Halloween The Complete Collection

More Bitcoin ATMs in Vancouver

Photos: No Enbridge protest follows Harper's approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline

Marc Lee sounds off on Enbridge

Homeless in Vancouver: Old pickup is chrome sweet chrome

What's in Your Fridge: Rykka

Set times for the 2014 West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party

Homeless in Vancouver: Couldn't Go Green so I went United We Can

City & Culture

Filipino Canadians celebrate 116th anniversary of Philippine independence in Vancouver

Reasonable Doubt: Inside the lawyers’ vote on Trinity Western University

Trishna Nazareth: ESL funding cuts will harm B.C. immigrants’ prospects of success

Steve Huxter: Surely the Vancouver Aquarium can imagine a future without whales in captivity

Condo king Bob Rennie condemns NPA board for not allowing members to elect a mayoral candidate

Bill C-36 brings out Vancouver protesters who oppose Conservative crackdown on sale of sex

Gwynne Dyer: Kurdistan’s big chance lies with Peshmerga

Gwynne Dyer: Tony Blair talks ISIS and the Middle East

NPA board should have encouraged Ken Charko to run for mayor in an open nomination

B.C. Metis Federation forms alliance after defeat at B.C. Human Rights Tribunal

Counsellor says LGBTQ policy will help students feel safe in Vancouver schools

Vancouver teachers speak out on class sizes ahead of full-scale strike

Ken Denike and Sophia Woo only Vancouver trustees to vote against gender identity amendments

Vision Vancouver prospects not advocating park board governance of Hastings Park (except one)

Saputo boycotting Chilliwack Cattle Sales following animal abuse video

Feminist pioneer Lee Lakeman reflects on four decades at the front lines of male violence

TFW WTF? Why progressives want to talk about solutions to the temporary foreign worker program

The need for a general public sector strike in B.C.

David Suzuki: Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline approval flies in the face of democracy and global warming

Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline wins approval from Harper government

COPE and the Vancouver Greens eye a shared election slate

Vancouver cyclists rack up hundreds of tickets for not wearing helmets

Ahmad Saeid: Citizenship that is easy to lose is not a strong citizenship

Enbridge pipeline protesters refused bathroom privileges in James Moore's constituency office

Court upholds conviction of kidnapper whose smartphones were searched without a warrant

NPA board dumps Ken Charko after he questions process for choosing mayoral candidate

More than 800 Vision members show up at advance poll for park and school board nominations

Marc Emery details plans to end marijuana prohibition with Justin Trudeau and the Liberals

Food

Nicli Antica Pizzeria to open Next Door next door

Celebrate summertime with a glass of rosé

Secret Location chef Jefferson Alvarez gives a South American dish a West Coast twist

Life’s a beach at the Hawaii-themed Kanaka

Bella Gelateria's gelato masters head to Italy for the Gelato World Tour finals

Living

David Ng: Homophobia and transphobia don't come from being "ethnic" Chinese

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 399: Why do my married male friends keep hitting on me?

Rubber gets repurposed at Anonūm Design

What to do when someone has a seizure

Tom Flanagan responds to critics with Persona Non Grata: The Death of Free Speech in the Internet Age

NDP calls on Conservatives to approve six initiatives to promote equal rights for LGBTQ community

Jen Sung: Using love as language in the face of racism and queerphobias

Topshop beaded star tank has style longevity

Should I disclose my polyamory to family and friends?

Movies

How to Train Your Dragon 2 stays grounded when it needs to

22 Jump Street is the rare sequel that works

Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival 2014 aims to build “cultural bridge”

The Rover runs out of fuel

The Internet's Own Boy tells Aaron Swartz's sad tale

Boston’s most vicious gangster profiled in Whitey

Plenty of grief in No Tears for the Dead

I’ll Follow You Down wanders at a slackly pace

An Honest Liar amazes at Best of Hot Docs

Music

Destroyer keeps it humble at the Rickshaw

Tim Eriksen has fun with his dead-serious dedication

Lily & Madeleine wear their hearts on their sleeves

Chelsea Wolfe takes a cinematic approach to her music

Immigrant experiences inspired Run River North

Ages and Ages looks up

Alex Cuba at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre

Festival d’Été Francophone de Vancouver ups the excitement for its 25th year

Festival d'Été Francophone de Vancouver celebrates its 25th year

Make Music Vancouver in Gastown

Alexandre Désilets likes to play with contradictions

Jill Barber tackles the problem of happiness

For the Hedvig Mollestad Trio, music makes great scenery

Sax man Rudresh Mahanthappa explores ornamentation

Julian Lage’s virtuosity gave Nels Cline a kick in the ass

Norma Winstone put a new spin on Muppets and more

The Georgia Straight guide to TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2014

Make Music Vancouver transforms Gastown

News

Post-Fukushima nuke watchdog outrages Japanese

Vancouver's housing co-ops face crunch

Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline still not a certainty, says lawyer

Liberals woo cannabis queen Jodie Emery as a secret weapon ahead of the 2015 election

Tech

Hacking? Making! All is fair at Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2014

Sony reveals more details at E3 2014

E3 2014 excites with unveiling of upcoming game releases

Quadriga CX plans to install 30 Bitcoin ATMs