Cover photo by Christopher Elwell

Georgia Straight Issue 2450

Dec 4, 2014

Arts

Visual Arts Reviews

Nicolas Sassoon: Dream Homes conflates landscape art and imaginary architecture

Arts Features

Comedian Hari Kondabolu gets philosophical

Arts Features

Carousel Theatre for Young People's James and the Giant Peach an ambitious undertaking

Arts Notes

Marion Scott Gallery's Inuit-art champion Judy Kardosh dies at 75

Arts Choices

The Glass Menagerie at the Jericho Arts Centre

Arts Choices

Christmas With the Bach Choir at the Orpheum

Arts Choices

Toque Annual Fundraiser & Craft Fair at the Western Front

Arts Features

Resurrecting Dylan Thomas

Arts Features

Young dancers leap at Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker offer

Arts Features

Head to art gallery shops for cool, unique gifts

Visual Arts Reviews

Piga Picha! offers a snapshot of Kenyan studios

Blogs

Movies

Star Wars Episode VII trailer released

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Pacific Baroque Orchestra’s Nachtmusik

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Scrapping with the scrappy scrap collector

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Lights of hope

Life

Seawall between English Bay and Lumberman's Arch closed temporarily

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Fairview’s flame-grilled Grumman van

LGBT

Finland: the last Nordic country to approve same-sex marriage

Life

What if Asian women with "white fever" hit on men?

Sports

Photos: Day 1 and 2 of the 2014 Grey Cup Festival in Vancouver

Arts

And the favourite studio of the 2014 Eastside Culture Crawl is…

News

Fraser Institute vice president denies he works for a right-wing organization

Arts

Gay men's choir brings some fa la la to transit riders

LGBT

Video captures homophobic harassment while walking in NYC

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Plowing through our first snowfall of 2014

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: A cry over broken glass

Ear of Newt

Brent Butt lauds the authenticity of Corner Gas...and Trailer Park Boys too

Tech

Vandrico Solutions CEO Gonzalo Tudela on the “paradigm shift” of wearable tech

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: Smashing victory for the Microsoft Surface Pro 2

Life

Photos: Hiking to Sawblade Falls in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park

Food

Photos: Chef Curtis Luk launches new menu at Bambudda in Gastown

Ear of Newt

Rock or Bust mixer Mike Fraser picks his all-time favourite AC/DC song, says he likes the early stuff best

Ear of Newt

Mike Fraser on getting it done with AC/DC and Rock or Bust producer Brendan O'Brien

Life

Photos: Hiking at Smoke Bluffs and Crumpit Woods in Squamish

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight presents Daniel Lanois at the Commodore

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Dusting of snow

Tech

Bitcoin Foundation warns public about scam websites

Ear of Newt

Sax great Bobby Keys was much more than a Rolling Stones sideman

News

Jian Ghomeshi revelations from former CBC producer Kathryn Borel spur Canadian Media Guild apology

Arts

Anthony Hopkins and Julia Stiles unselfies boost Arts Umbrella on Giving Tuesday (photos)

Life

I tried sensory deprivation therapy in a float room, and it wasn't for me

News

PETA delivers “sexy pizza gals” to B.C. Dairy Industry Conference in Vancouver (photos)

Music

U2 kicks off its upcoming world tour with two shows in Vancouver

Ear of Newt

AC/DC studio ace Mike Fraser on recording powerhouse drummer Phil Rudd

Viral Videos

Video: Indian sisters use belts to repel attackers on a bus

News

Magazine includes six Vancouver residents in the $2-billion club

Ear of Newt

Hey guitar freaks: you'd be fvckin' nuts not to go see Tommy Emmanuel

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Chelsea Hotel

News

NASA readies a manned return to deep space with Orion launch

Arts

Ballet B.C. and Brit artists launch project on Kickstarter

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Dylan Thomas: Return Journey

Music

Dutch rocker's testicle explodes onstage—allegedly

News

Joaquin Phoenix blasts Walmart for “torture” of pigs in Mercy for Animals video

Straight Presents

The Georgia Straight presents Steam Whistle Unsigned at the Biltmore

Music

Ian McLagan and Bobby Keys have died, God help us

News

Video: Vancouver election results as seen through a racial lens

Homeless in Vancouver

Homeless in Vancouver: U.K. treatment of beggars has a Roma of bigotry

City & Culture

Straight Talk

Richmond continues to debate proposed jet fuel delivery pipeline

Commentary

Pecha Kucha Vancouver gets political, but also highlights health, comics, spiders, and friendship

Straight Talk

Spoiler alert: what CBC's fifth estate will reveal in Jian Ghomeshi investigation

Commentary

Michaelle Jean appointed to head la Francophonie after saving Stephen Harper's butt in 2008

Straight Talk

NDP nominates Constance Barnes to challenge Liberal Hedy Fry in Vancouver Centre

Commentary

Tim Pearson: Time for B.C. to exit Ottawa’s sham review of Kinder Morgan pipeline

Commentary

Trish Garner: B.C. is now last province without a plan to tackle poverty

Commentary

Vancouver peace activist offers alternative view on Ukraine, claiming government commits war crimes

Commentary

Fifth estate revelations about Jian Ghomeshi raise troubling questions about CBC managers' probe

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: Nigeria's election will not be all about Boko Haram

Commentary

Thea Cacchioni: How the sexual pharmaceutical industry tried to hijack the FDA

Straight Talk

Corruption most likely to occur in extractive industries, including oil and mining

Straight Talk

B.C. government off-loading public housing with Stamps Place sale, Jenny Kwan says

Commentary

David Suzuki: Homegrown ingenuity brings nature to the city

Straight Talk

Non-Vision Vancouver councillors hope for collaboration at city hall

Straight Talk

New chair John Coupar looks to re-establish “independent” park board

Straight Talk

Green MLA Andrew Weaver confounded by NDP backing Liberals on LNG tax bill

Straight Talk

Unions oppose merging of Vancouver addiction recovery programs

Straight Talk

Toronto response to Jian Ghomeshi shows police can act quickly on sexual violence, advocate says

Commentary

Gwynne Dyer: The threat of artificial intelligence

Straight Talk

MADD Metro Vancouver launches Project Red Ribbon campaign

Real Estate

Vancouver could become a "bedroom community", says expert

Straight Talk

Proposed Stanley Park Causeway improvements include safety fence, wider sidewalks

Real Estate

B.C. Supreme Court dismisses petition against Rize development in Mount Pleasant

Food

Food Notes

B.C. government preparing to jack up wine prices, according to lawyer Mark Hicken

Wine Beer & Spirits

Shower wine lovers with these useful gifts

Food of the Week

What's on the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society's wish list

Dining Features

Gifts for the kitchen from cookbooks to juicers, olive oil to aprons

Cooking

Sweet Bake Shop's Tessa Sam whips up Earl Grey shortbread for an edible gift

Living

Health Notes

Beth Landau-Halpern: Shot of deceit

Savage Love Podcast

Dan Savage Podcast Episode 423: Cases of straight male sexual bewilderment

Savage Love Column

I'm embarrassed by my unattractive vagina

Kool Thing

Kimchi Blue black lace miniskirt is perfect for holiday parties

Decor

Warm up your home beyond the holidays

Style Features

Make It! Vancouver artisans offer new twists on standards

Style Features

Stylish gifts of rings 'n' things for the holidays

Travel Features

Practical travel gifts: from experiences to useful stuff

Health Features

Sexy gifts liven up the bedroom and combat stress

LGBT+

Vancouver entertainer Ryan Steele: From Amazing Race Canada to AIDS Vancouver ambassador

Book Features

Book picks from a good year

Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday gift guide: shopping tips for the holidays in Vancouver

Travel Notes

Flight Centre opens new "ultra shop" in Vancouver

Movies

Movie Reviews

EUFF 2014: A mismatched Finnish father and son take the Road North

Movie Reviews

EUFF 2014: Dublin children shine through in Ballymun Lullaby

Movie Reviews

WFF 2014: India's Backward Class challenges the caste system with education

Movie Reviews

WFF 2014: A guy goes gay to get the girl—What An Idiot, indeed!

Movie Reviews

WFF 2014: Canada-Korea's In Her Place an impressive, glacial domestic thriller

Movie Reviews

The Babadook is the year’s best fright flick

Movie Reviews

Harsh conditions produce spectacular images in Antarctica: A Year on the Ice

Movie Reviews

Dog River gets another day in Corner Gas: The Movie

Movie Features

Corner Gas hits the big screen

Movie Reviews

Grownups will appreciate Gemma Bovary

Movie Reviews

Serena misses every mark

Movie Features

Whistler Film Festival offers a cinematic avalanche

Music

Reviews

Usher pulled out all the hits and more in Vancouver

Music Notes

Coastal Jazz announces Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga concerts, plus festival expansion

Music Features

The Barr Brothers get cinematic

Music Features

Trumpeter Joshua Bruneau has an ear for jazz history

Local Motion

Loscil absorbs some seaside vibes

Recordings

The Rebel Spell takes a dark turn on Last Run

Music Choices

The Tea Party at the Commodore

Music Features

Concert tickets worth giving and receiving

Music Features

Mike Fraser chooses rock over bust with AC/DC

Music Notes

New AIDS Vancouver ambassador Bif Naked releases benefit single "Intellectual"

Music Features

Johnny Marr still has faith in the power of music

Music Features

Presents for the music fan who has it all

Music Choices

Deafheaven at the Rickshaw

Tech

Tech

Power up the holidays with hot tech gifts