Brian Lynch edits the Georgia Straight’s books section. He’s been writing about books and authors for 15 years, and has contributed to every part of the paper except Food and Savage Love. He lives in town with his wife, dog, cat, and chronic anxiety about the Vancouver Canucks.
Yesterday, Mike Gillis took a bold step into his rapidly shortening future as GM of the Vancouver Canucks by firing head coach Alain Vigneault. Of course, Vigneault had already...
Ingeniously simple and effective, this Czech feature takes the sport out of pro sports and focuses instead on the industry’s emotional engine: the stands—the funny, toilet-mouthed...
Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis sat down with the media today to chew over the big, gristly question facing his organization this week: what in God’s name happened?...
When tiny, pitiless Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin was in a giving mood, he was lavish, especially if the gift inflated his name. And clearly you were in no position to refuse. So it...
If the purpose of an environmental documentary is to make you see an otherwise invisible world of problems attached to an item in your hands, Musicwood is a striking success.
This...
The name of wistful French writer Marcel Proust doesn’t usually come up in conversations about punk. But it does if you’re talking to Richard Hell, one of the pioneers of the punk...
Hockey fans! Excited about the NHL’s apparent proposal of six outdoor games next season?
Perhaps that’s a stupid question. Because if you are a fan of hockey (which we can define...
Now, by the light of the strange glowing ball in the sky that’s emerged from the clouds, it’s time to have a look at some of the more intriguing titles marking the turn of the...
English art director and graphic designer Christophe Gowans has added yet another stroke of comic brilliance to his series The Record Books, in which he reimagines landmark LPs as...
As the publishing business continues to swirl in the wake of the digital tsunami, news that isn’t disorienting or demoralizing can seem rare.
The recent troubles of long-standing...
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