Georgia Straight Issue 2447

Nov 13, 2014

Arts

Portrait of an Artist: Cath Hughes

Ballet B.C.'s season opener No. 29 impresses with challenging works and new dancers

Demetri Martin strives for balanced zaniness

Borealis String Quartet traverse four centuries of classical music

Surrey First slate and mayoral candidate Linda Hepner pledge “cultural corridor” for city

Tension rises at Mircea Cantor exhibition at Rennie Collection at Wing Sang

2015 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival lineup announced

Facts stays rooted in the world of ideas

Neo-Nativism Versus New Music premieres unheard sounds

Blogs

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Tremors

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Studio 58’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Whistler Film Festival

Concert pic of the morning: Arch Enemy at the Commodore

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors L-E-V’s House

Video: NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe ducks another question about affordable housing

The Green Men to retire after Vancouver Canucks 2014-15 season

Video: Rex Murphy on "over-the-hill hipster" Jian Ghomeshi

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Skills ‘n Spills, the B.C. Hospitality Foundation Industry Games

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors The Gloaming

New video makes you wanna see No Sinner, La Chinga, and Spoon River

Surrey’s Linda Hepner, Doug McCallum, Barinder Rasode in tight mayoral race, poll shows

Joe R. Lansdale's Hap and Leonard series coming to Sundance TV

The Georgia Straight presents James Vincent McMorrow at the Vogue

Time asks its readers if it should ban the word feminist

Homeless in Vancouver: I’m sure this tower has a great personality

The 1,700-page FOI response package on the Jiménez case that CBSA took nine months to release

Concert pic of the morning: Theory of a Dead Man at the Commodore

Photos: Whistler's Cornucopia heads into second weekend

Concert pic of the morning: Buck 65 at Fortune

Homeless in Vancouver: Seaforth Highlanders go forth to help us remember

Homeless in Vancouver: Lite-Brite nite

Homeless in Vancouver: First major look at B.C. homeless deaths disappoints

Homeless in Vancouver: Maybe he pedaled all the way from China

Homeless in Vancouver: Spiders caught making light work of their prey

City & Culture

An innocuous tape led to the Gregor Robertson and Geoff Meggs libel suit against Kirk LaPointe

Kirk LaPointe calls Vision Vancouver lawsuit attempt to "silence" the NPA

NPA accepts political contribution from registered charity connected to Fraser Institute chairman

Jamie Lee Hamilton: Housing and homelessness are biggest reasons why queer citizens should vote

Diana Day: Indigenous students deserve full support of Vancouver school board

Devon Rowcliffe: Innovative election promises from Vancouver political parties

Michael Wiebe: Vancouver parks suffering from years of neglect and poor decision-making

NPA close behind Vision with $2.1 million in campaign donations

Kirk LaPointe and Gregor Robertson aren't the only two mayoral candidates who dislike each other

Steve Nash writes open letter to fans about his health

Reasonable Doubt: Jian Ghomeshi news focuses attention on how court deals with sexual assault

Gwynne Dyer: There's no new Cold War

Dermod Travis: Get ready to vote on November 15

Stephen Fuhr: Stephen Harper’s speeches ring empty, especially on Remembrance Day

NPA vows to create “innovation council” for Vancouver tech sector

Imtiaz Popat: It’s time to bring credibility back to the Vancouver park board

Open letter to Canadians wearing white poppies for Remembrance Day

Sensible B.C. endorses Gregor Robertson and the whole Vision slate for Vancouver city council

Brodie Douglas: On November 16, Louis Riel Day celebrates legacy of Métis leader across Canada

Here's a conspiracy theory for you: Is Gregor Robertson trying to throw the election?

Gregor Robertson and Geoff Meggs lawsuit against Kirk LaPointe may hinge on what constitutes malice

David Suzuki: IPCC's Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report is clear—we must clean up our act

Councillor Chak Au wants Chinese-only signs gone in Richmond

Chevron supply contract fuels questions about Vision Vancouver

Living in the Sea-to-Sky corridor means heli-skiing is easier to tick off your bucket list than many realize

North Shore, New Westminster school lands at issue in municipal election

Where to go to find snow: the mountain lowdown

Gregor Robertson apologizes to Vancouver voters during mayoral debate

Parents take Vancouver School Board to B.C. Supreme Court for trans policy

The Straight Slate for the 2014 municipal election: suggestions for your vote

Activists warn an NPA mayor will mean more whales in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium

Food

Cozy up with a glass of red wine

Where to watch the game with great food in Vancouver

Chef Brian Skinner's tomato soup carries on a warming apres-ski tradition

Oyama Sausage's annual Cassouletfest

Living

Thirteen Days in September creates intense portrait of peace process

Vancouver rugby club plans trip to France, Belgium for WW1 remembrance

No two ways about three-ways

Iconic Fiat gets a masterful redesign

Carrie Snyder's Girl Runner breaks old barriers

Mountain Equipment Co-op's outdoor wear gets a lifestyle remix

Vancouver's cross-country skiers get back to nature

Alpine touring rapidly ascends in popularity

A city seeks connection in grit of Love Enough

Winter adventure guide: Backcountry safety, cross-country skiing, helicopter tours, and more

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 420: Recovering your sexuality after rape

Movies

The Theory of Everything leaves questions

Edward Snowden explains all in Citizenfour

Jon Stewart directs pedestrian Rosewater

A wealth of historical artworks permeate Hermitage Revealed

Big Hero 6 attentive to American dummies

Beyond the Lights a respectable guilty pleasure

DOXA celebrates move with a circus

Vancouver Short Film Festival finds life in death

Music

Neil Young talks about tarsands, Constitution, and First Nations before Blue Dot show in Vancouver

Laziness pays off for Oh Susanna

A love story less ordinary for Yelawolf

The Gloaming finally invents the long-awaited genre of gaelic jazz

Martin Rev takes a Monklike approach to minimalism

Reading, writing, and Mike Rud converge in Montreal

Jillette Johnson drops the piano for a big old organ

Local spazz-punk unit the WPP announce hometown reunion

Enigmas admit to aging

Neil Young's Storytone is impossibly lush

Ty Segall outdoes himself on The Manipulator

Cult of Youth's Final Days is a grand statement

Evy Jane's Closer draws on diverse forms

Foo Fighters hit the hard shoulder for Sonic Highways

Boyce Avenue doesn’t sweat it in Vancouver

Ron Reyes of Piggy headlines Not Yer Buddy release

Enigmas at the Imperial

News

DTES resident gets aboriginal B.C. sports pioneer Harry Manson into national Soccer Hall of Fame

Scientist explains why geo-engineering the atmosphere elevates risk for future generations

Future of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park hinges on plan expected in 2015

Tech

GPS devices and know-how lead outdoor enthusiasts home