Georgia Straight Issue 2448

Nov 19, 2014

Arts

Haunted House at the Scotiabank Dance Centre

Small Parts at Performance Works

Sara Riel: The Long Journey at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre

Tremors festival at the Russian Hall

L-E-V's House at the Vancouver Playhouse

How To Disappear Completely at the Gateway Theatre’s Studio B

Small Parts is all over the map

Portrait of an Artist: Patrick James Bravo

Speed-the-Plow is a wild good time

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest casts a spell

Tasmin Little comes across as a tad too self-effacing for Korngold's showy violin concerto

L-E-V's House offers eye candy in Vancouver

Blogs

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Late Company

Concert pic of the morning: Julian Casablancas at the Commodore

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the 2015 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Homeless in Vancouver: McDonald’s recalls “Bad Kitty” Happy Meal Toy

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Loon

SFU students organize petition against Kinder Morgan lawsuit targeting protesters

Progressive voters: Meena Wong is asking you to “come home” to COPE

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Rushes Ensemble in Rushes

Concert pic of the morning: Lagwagon at the Rickshaw

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Chor Leoni’s All is Calm

Kinder Morgan wins injunction against Burnaby Mountain pipeline protesters

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the 30th annual Cherie Smith JCCGV Jewish Book Festival

Bob Geldof gets set to give the world another Band Aid

Homeless in Vancouver: South Granville guard helps save baby bird

NPA says Vision Vancouver’s election day email was illegal

Surrey First cheers early lead for Linda Hepner

Darrell Mussatto fends off Kerry Morris to win reelection as City of North Vancouver mayor

Derek Corrigan trounces Daren Hancott to win fifth term as Burnaby mayor

Gregor Robertson holds early lead over Kirk LaPointe as results start coming in

In Surrey mayoral race, "pollsters are always wrong"

Early results: NPA has good chance of gaining control of Vancouver park board

COPE shut out in Vancouver election

Jonathan Cote unseats Wayne Wright as mayor of New Westminster

Vision Vancouver’s Patti Bacchus leading school board race

Maria Harris reelected as Electoral Area A director in Metro Vancouver

Vision Vancouver loses control of park board and school board

Adriane Carr of Greens leading race for Vancouver council

Gregor Robertson defeats Kirk LaPointe to win third term as Vancouver mayor

Government of Canada guide offers sensible advice for the independent lady traveller

30 years ago today: the Jacksons play B.C. Place on the Victory Tour

Concert pic of the morning: Tokyo Police Club at the Commodore

Photo: Joan Baez plays Vogue Theatre in Vancouver

Birds of East Vancouver: Red-shafted flicker

Photo of the Day: A sign of winter

"In rock we trust," declares AC/DC in new single, "it's rock or bust!"

Homeless in Vancouver: As the sun rises, a night binner sets

Homeless in Vancouver: It was cool playing in the sunshine today

Homeless in Vancouver: How to cheat on your blue bin recycling

Independent report on SkyTrain shutdowns arrives tomorrow

YesFreeTaxi promotes Vancouver taxi industry reform

Burnaby RCMP won’t arrest Kinder Morgan pipeline protesters today

Christiane Kubrick introduces Eyes Wide Shut

Concert pic of the morning: FKA twigs at the Commodore

Sky News censors Sir Bob Geldof for saying "bollocks" in interview about Band Aid 30

Homeless in Vancouver: Last wasp standing—just barely

Local authors take home Governor General's Awards

Photos: Kinder Morgan protesters on Burnaby Mountain resist injunction

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors the Eastside Culture Crawl

Photos: Hiking to Levette Lake near Squamish

Whistler Blackcomb opening five days early on November 22

TransLink promises to act on 20 SkyTrain review recommendations

Homeless in Vancouver: No wonder the salmon looks surprised

Ultra Rich Asian Girls spawns Ultra Cheap Asian Boys parody

The Georgia Straight presents Whitehorse at the Commodore

City & Culture

Anita Romaniuk: I owe this to my father

Sid Chow Tan: Vote for an affordable Vancouver for all

Bif Naked: Welfare Food Challenge showed me people are afraid of poverty

Devon Rowcliffe: Cuts, cops, and cars dominate NPA’s 2014 election platform

Four Victoria mayoral candidates promise to bring a supervised injection site to B.C.'s capital

The alternative slate for democracy

Women Transforming Cities hopes to change election discourse with Hot Pink Paper Campaign

Reasonable Doubt: Julien Blanc, Canadian law, and repugnant acts

Gwynne Dyer: U.S. and China reach small breakthrough on climate change

If the NPA and Kirk LaPointe get slaughtered in tomorrow's election, here are six reasons why

If Vision Vancouver and Mayor Gregor Robertson suffer losses, here are 10 reasons why

Anne Roberts: Boost your voting power by plumping

Here's why the Coalition of Progressive Electors faces an uphill struggle

Vancouver mayoral candidates continue to duel on final day of election campaign

Vancouver candidates react to election day social media ban

Surrey First councillor Judy Villeneuve excited about “very high turnout”

Voting extended at four Vancouver polling stations

“Sombre mood” at One Surrey election night party

Mayor-elect Linda Hepner thanks voters, team, Dianne Watts in Surrey

Vision Vancouver headquarters filling up as poll results trickle in

Mayor Gregor Robertson promises change after Vision loses control of park and school boards

Linda Hepner's Surrey First won a landslide victory by accentuating the positive

Vancouver Greens look for a second city councillor that could change the party's role at city hall

Adriane Carr reelected and says the Greens will aim to bring balance to Vancouver city council

Kirk LaPointe loses race for mayor while NPA gains seats on city council and park board

Gwynne Dyer: Oil interests clash over Caspian Sea

Why Gregor Robertson and Geoff Meggs may continue libel suit against NPA's Kirk LaPointe

Future of breeding whales and dolphins in captivity remains in doubt despite NPA majority on park board

Gregor Robertson's victory tempered by Vision Vancouver's failure to renew itself

Mayor Gregor Robertson plans to pursue defamation lawsuit against Kirk LaPointe

NPA efforts to repeal Vancouver Aquarium breeding ban still face uphill battle

Jian Ghomeshi story calls for much deeper public conversation about sexual violence

David Suzuki: We can all be 21st century scientists

Ingrid Leman Stefanovic: Which challenge should we grapple with now?

Staff recommend park board vote on Vancouver Aquarium breeding ban in new year

Food

Take a Tour de France of affordable French wines

Living

Your horoscope from November 13 to 19, 2014

Chloë Ernst travels to the Best Hikes Near Vancouver

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 421: How to change your boyfriend's look

Vancouver designers on display at #UnwrapEtsy pop-up shop

Movies

Dumb and Dumber To is an awkward mess

George Takei sets phasers to fabulous

Felicity Jones rocks and rolls with the Hawkings

Music

What's In Your Fridge: Gregor Robertson

FKA twigs brings an evening of shadowy intrigue to Vancouver

News

Surrey's three-way race for mayor gives rise to diverse proposals for dealing with crime

Diary of a weekend at the Soccer Hall of Fame