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Howlingly hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid shouldn't be kept a secret

Howlingly hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid shouldn't be kept a secret

By Ron Yamauchi | March 19, 2010
What one never finds is a kiddie movie that is howlingly funny to all, despite featuring a central character so fundamentally awful that adults are left feeling a bit shocked it ever got made. Until Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
The Bounty Hunter leaves little to laugh about

The Bounty Hunter leaves little to laugh about

By Patty Jones | March 19, 2010
Is there one laugh in the soul-maiming action-comedy The Bounty Hunter, you ask?
Repo Men leaves something to be desired

Repo Men leaves something to be desired

By Mark Harris | March 19, 2010
Under capitalism, everything has a price...including our own bodily organs. In Repo Men, the rules of the game have changed.

Stuart Parker: The NDP won't let me be a candidate because of my Facebook comments

March 18, 2010
Given that I made only three Facebook posts mentioning the NDP since being vetted, there is little mystery as to what made me so dangerous to the NDP.
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New superhero movie trailers: Kick-Ass, Megamind

New superhero movie trailers: Kick-Ass, Megamind

By Craig Takeuchi | March 18, 2010
A new trailer for Kick-Ass has been released on-line, in addition to a teaser trailer for the animated feature Megamind.
Q & A: Zachary Mason, author of The Lost Books of the Odyssey

Q & A: Zachary Mason, author of The Lost Books of the Odyssey

By Michael Hingston | March 18, 2010
The Straight caught up with Mason via e-mail to discuss the compiling of his Lost Books, why so many writers are drawn to Odysseus’s story, and why he sent a custom-built Trojan horse to the New York Times Book Review—complete with a copy of his novel hidden in its belly.
Vancouver to host Winter Deaflympics in 2015

Vancouver to host Winter Deaflympics in 2015

By Matthew Burrows | March 18, 2010
Having invited the world to the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Vancouver can look forward to again hosting athletes from across the globe when the Deaflympics come to town in five years.
Bill Siksay: Security certificates have failed Canada

Bill Siksay: Security certificates have failed Canada

March 18, 2010
With court cases challenging their constitutionality and evidence mounting that they have been abused, it is time for Canada to eliminate the ill-conceived security certificate process.
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Lana Popham: B.C. premier Gordon Campbell’s new bike clothes

Lana Popham: B.C. premier Gordon Campbell’s new bike clothes

March 18, 2010
With the imposition of the HST, this government is creating a new disincentive to cycling.
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Bjork and French director Michel Gondry to make scientific musical

Bjork and French director Michel Gondry to make scientific musical

By Kristi Alexandra | March 18, 2010
Musician Björk and director Michel Gondry are teaming up to produce the weirdest experience you'll have in a while.

Are ecofriendly products to blame for Vancouver’s unfriendly people?

By Helen Halbert | March 18, 2010
According to a new study from two University of Toronto professors, buying green products doesn't make you a better person.
2009 CBC Literary Awards winners include three B.C. writers

2009 CBC Literary Awards winners include three B.C. writers

By Miranda Nelson | March 18, 2010
The winners of the 2009 CBC Literary Awards were announced March 18 and include three writers from B.C.

Rising Waters

March 18, 2010
Canada’s ice sledge hockey team loses to Japan in Paralympic semifinal

Canada’s ice sledge hockey team loses to Japan in Paralympic semifinal

By Stephen Hui | March 18, 2010
Canada’s ice-sledge-hockey team is now going for bronze.
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North Vancouver's Lauren Woolstencroft wins third gold medal of Paralympics

North Vancouver's Lauren Woolstencroft wins third gold medal of Paralympics

By Stephen Hui | March 18, 2010
Today (March 18), the 28-year-old alpine skier took first place in the women’s standing downhill.
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