Cover photo by Kent Kallberg
Georgia Straight Issue 2445
Oct 30, 2014
Arts
Arts FeaturesPortrait of an Artist: Marion Webber
Comedy ReviewsOrny Adams owns the stage with smart, original comedy
Arts NotesJian Ghomeshi blames CBC firing on risk of publicity about his sex life, which includes BDSM
Music Arts ReviewsVancouver Opera’s Stickboy packs an emotional wallop
Theatre ReviewsThree Tall Women lacks bravura
Dance ReviewsDances for a Small Stage's 31st installment compels with light and sound
Music Arts ReviewsDiego el Cigala offers a spellbinding performance in Vancouver
Arts FeaturesBranding meets spirituality in Gunilla Klingberg's Brand New View (Vancouver)
Arts FeaturesPeter n’ Chris star Peter Carlone goes savage in Hunter Gatherers
Arts FeaturesGait to the Spirit festival brings in the best of bharata natyam
Arts ChoicesKoerner Quartet at the Vancouver Academy of Music’s Koerner Recital Hall
Arts ChoicesEvil Dead: The Musical at the Norman Rothstein Theatre
Arts Choices Arts FeaturesBallet B.C. pushes to the breaking point with No. 29
Arts FeaturesOuxi Taiwanese Puppetry Festival comes to Vancouver
Arts ChoicesParade of Lost Souls hits Vancouver on November 1
Blogs
MusicConcert pic of the morning: The Rural Alberta Advantage at the Commodore
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Stop treating the homeless like criminals
Photo of the DayPhoto of the Day: Black Tusk at dusk
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: The end of the Santa Fe apartments drags on
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Gait to the Spirit Festival
FoodSustainable seafood across Canada inspires Ned Bell's Chefs for Oceans menu
BooksCory Doctorow dishes on copyright, Internet freedom, and political issues at Vancouver Writers Fest
PoliticsUnlike the mayor of Vancouver, Jason Kenney meets Dalai Lama
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Twilight of a beautiful garden-variety killer
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Rain and fall back together again
NewsVision Vancouver video shows Kirk LaPointe avoiding transit question
NewsOne of Jian Ghomeshi's final commentaries on CBC Radio Q focused on Ottawa shootings
ArtsJian Ghomeshi plans to sue CBC for $50 million after being fired
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Snap, crackle, and pop! First Halloween fireworks
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors HUB Fall Bike to Work Week
NewsNPA video shows Gregor Robertson dodging question at debate
MusicConcert pic of the morning: The Kills at the Commodore
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: The scary old clown in the cute old house
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors An Angel for May
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight proudly sponsors CircusFest Vancouver
Ear of Newt30 years ago: Ian Lloyd, the "Brother Louie" guy, plays Outlaws
Photo of the DayPhoto of the Day: No-Face is waiting for Halloween
MusicConcert pic of the morning: Johnny Jover at Venue
Viral VideosRussell Brand talks Ottawa shootings, terror, and state-sanctioned propaganda
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Clearing the decks and sidewalks for a big storm
Homeless in VancouverHomeless in Vancouver: Ana the pineapple express runs out of steam
NewsVision Vancouver radio ad attacks NPA’s Kirk LaPointe for living outside the city
NewsNorth Van mayoral candidate Kerry Morris wrote this disgustingly homophobic email
NewsRocket blows up in Virginia after lifting off for International Space Station
Straight PresentsThe Georgia Straight presents Sleep at the Commodore
MoviesUltra Rich Asian Girls: Who gives a shit?
LGBTVIVO needs help saving Canada's first LGBT TV series Gayblevision
Viral VideosVideo: New York woman chronicles 10 hours of street harassment
SportsPhotos: Canada loses to Japan 3-2 in women’s soccer at B.C. Place
Ear of NewtTen Newt-approved horror flicks now streaming on Netflix Canada
LGBTWhat happens when homophobes have their first gay hug
Ear of Newt20 years ago today: Gilby Clarke brings Pawnshop Guitars to the Town Pump
Ear of Newt25 years ago: the Tragically Hip tours behind its full-length debut album, Up to Here
Ear of NewtThe Saw franchise celebrates 10 years of bloody horror today
City & Culture
CommentaryReasonable Doubt: Charging backcountry users for rescues would put lives at risk
Municipal ElectionNPA pledges to expand Mandarin courses as part of Vancouver school board platform
CommentaryAs our world shifts, a lesson from an Icelandic town
CommentaryPromod Puri: Culture supersedes religion in establishing national identity
Straight TalkRCMP says Michael Zehaf-Bibeau created video before attacking war memorial and Parliament
CommentaryEric Wright: Stephen Harper’s response to Ottawa shooting was appallingly uncivilized
CommentaryCatherine Evans: Let’s grow Vancouver’s urban forest
CommentaryBrent Granby: The park board is integral to becoming the greenest city in the world
Municipal ElectionVision Vancouver announces education platform, takes aim at NPA plan
CommentaryGwynne Dyer: Elections in Brazil, Ukraine, and Tunisia offer hope of better times
CommentaryJanos Maté: Will a new park board allow captive-bred whales at the Vancouver Aquarium?
CommentaryMichael Mines: A day in the life of duty counsel in Vancouver
Municipal ElectionMayoral candidates debate transit, housing at Vancouver event
Municipal ElectionNPA park board platform includes promises to maintain parks, fund new pools
CommentaryThe case of Jian Ghomeshi: commentary from the anti-violence frontline
CommentaryDavid Suzuki: Meet flupyradifurone, the new F-word
CommentaryTowers, transit, and transparency: a review of Vancouver’s election debates
CommentaryJordan Bateman: Vision Vancouver sells out taxpayers to please labour unions
Municipal ElectionReal estate and housing issues dominate Vancouver mayoral debate on Shaw TV
Straight TalkMayor Gregor Robertson questions NPA candidate Kirk LaPointe’s residency
Municipal ElectionChildcare should be bigger election issue in Vancouver, OneCity candidate says
Straight TalkCOPE mayoral candidate Meena Wong calls for peer-informed mental-health care
Straight TalkNDP MLA seeks answers on transgender health-care woes in B.C.
Straight TalkB.C. Trans Advocacy Day seeks end to long waits for sex reassignment surgery
CommentaryDevon Rowcliffe: Protection from corporate influence in classrooms, or disingenuous election spin?
Municipal ElectionCOPE details Vancouver housing authority proposal
CommentaryPete Fry: A better city together
Municipal ElectionVision Vancouver platform includes proposals for arts fund, longer patio hours
Straight TalkB.C.’s LNG industry unlikely to offset coal and will only hasten climate change: report
Food
Food of the WeekMaenam pairs beer and Thai food with craft-beer-themed movie
CookingOcean Wise salmon isn't just for summer: Fairmont chef Atticus Garant shares a fall recipe
Food NotesVancouver's star chefs team up for Le Crocodile's 30th anniversary dinners
Wine Beer & SpiritsHome in on Cornucopia's top 25 wines
Dining FeaturesAs laptop users settle into coffee shops, Lear Faye cafe opts out of Wi-Fi
Living
Book ReviewsMillennial readers will relate to Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl
Health NotesBC Gay Men's Health Summit to address health info explosion
Savage Love PodcastDan Savage Podcast Episode 418: Drinking pee is "pretty darn safe"
Savage Love Column TransportationLexus CT200h will give hybrids a run for their money
Health FeaturesClimate change brings Lyme disease to Canada
StyleIndochino takes suits to stores
Book ReviewsNeil Armstrong lands with a thud in Life of Flight
Movies
Movie ReviewsIt's armageddon time again in These Final Hours
Movie ReviewsSpark 2014: Exploring Hayao Miyazaki's Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Movie ReviewsHappy New Year fails to make magic happen
Movie ReviewsIt’s worth leaping through a small window for It Was You Charlie
Movie ReviewsLaggies is ambivalent about ambivalence
Movie ReviewsJake Gyllenhaal goes all coyote in Nightcrawler
Movie ReviewsMaps to the Stars hates hard on Hollywood
Movie ReviewsBefore I Go to Sleep sees Nicole Kidman in top form
Movie ReviewsYoung Ones ends civilization with extra flair
Movie FeaturesNightbreed: The Directors Cut, part one—Occupy Midian
Movie FeaturesNightbreed: The Directors Cut, part two—of magic and detective work
Movie FeaturesNightbreed: The Directors Cut, part three—the Tribes of the Moon react
Movie FeaturesJohn Cusack eyes Hollywood evil
Movie FeaturesMiners Shot Down pummels South African authorities
Movie ReviewsThe Tale of Princess Kaguya is soulfully refined
Movie FeaturesAnne Hathaway goes Interstellar
Music
What's In Your FridgeWhat's In Your Fridge: Lisa Christiansen
ReviewsBetty Who brightens up a bad time
RecordingsEnergy Slime's New Dimensional is a jittery journey
RecordingsGraham Brown Band's Give & Take offers catchy tunes
RecordingsExpain makes a promising debut with Just the Tip
RecordingsSkinny Kids get raunchy on latest release
RecordingsThe Tishomingo String Band's more fearsome than ever on Dangerfield
RecordingsThe Sands welcome autumn with Beast to the Bone
Music ChoicesJenn Grant and Matthew Barber at CBC Studio 700
RecordingsMecca Normal's Empathy for the Evil is thoughtful, moving, and reflective
RecordingsPop-punk band Ken Jennings shows promise on She’s My Rushmore
RecordingsThee Manipulators deliver a belated goodbye with Simian Again
Music FeaturesPetr Cancura's Down Home chows on old roasted goat
Music FeaturesVancouver’s indie musical crop dishes on their greatest ever Halloween
RecordingsNat Jay goes bright on All I Think When I Wake Up
News
News FeaturesQuestions for the man behind "biological diversity"
News FeaturesCould bird-killing algae help cure human diseases?
News FeaturesThis Changes Everything author Naomi Klein says economy fuels climate crisis
News FeaturesDavid Suzuki aims to change Canada's Constitution with Blue Dot Tour
Tech
TechVancouver’s CoinFest Bitcoin convention goes global for 2015
Tech