4TheRcrd Mag.

My newest obsession over the past couple of months has only been accumulating zeal with time and I now feel the need to share it publicly, and I hope that this spreading of love will alleviate my growing fixation. They’re pretty, they’re sweet, they’re symbolic of whimsy and child-like carefree fun: cupcakes.
Cupcakes, by Heather and […]

A good way to estimate whether you’re getting enough calcium in your diet per day is the ABC method. This assumes of course that our bodies can absorb the calcium in milk and in fortified products, but let’s not go there for now.
If you’re between the ages of 19-50, your Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) is […]

4TheRcrd wanted to let you know about a splendid new film festival called the Terminal Cinema: Underground Film in Vancouver.   It will be screening varying films on April 1st at the Pacific Cinematheque.  This is going to be the first of a planned annual event to showcase independent films made in B.C.  4TheRcrd is […]

Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process - “a method for getting useful feedback on anything you make, from dance to dessert…” Looking for a new way to talk about art? Share your opinions with others, engage in interesting dialogue, receive useful feedback, or ask juicy questions?
This is your chance to get the dish on this famous […]

“The Dominion has the guts to look at Canada without the fairytales about our national virtue that comfort and blind us. Our country is at a crucial turning point and we need the brave writers at The Dominion to tell us the truth about where we are heading.”
—Naomi Klein
“The media is the place where we […]

Monday March 24th
AMS Events presents: Plants and Animals, No Gold @ The Media Club, 695 Cambie Street (No Minors) $12 8
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Teenage Bottlerocket, The Spinoffs, The Hextalls, and Isotopes @ The Cobalt, 917 Main Street. $10 @ the door. Show at 9pm.
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http://www.myspace.com/isotopesclubhouse
March 25th
Sealed With a Kiss presents: Bon Iver, Phosphorescent, White Hinterland @ The Media Club, […]

How many reversible implant procedures are there really? And why would your doctor tell ya to remove a transplant?
Meanwhile, it’s good to know that, after all these millions in outreach funds spent in BC, crystal meth use is actually declining in the province. But by how much? What I don’t get is […]

Here’s a roundup of gender issues going down this week:
In Ghana, around 200 Liberian women refugees were arrested at the Buduburam Refugee Settlement for protesting against their forced return to Liberia by stripping themselves naked. The UNHCR is planning to send the refugees back with a paltry amount of $100. The women are asking for […]

“It’s 7 am: do you know where your toast came from? Eating breakfast toast: a simple ritual to start the day. The bread probably came from a bakery or grocery store, but beyond that who knows where the wheat came from – never mind the seeds that grew the wheat. Do we need to know?

A […]

We’ve all heard of “the inconvenient truth”- that the excessive release of greenhouse gases as a result of human activities is causing changes in our environment and a rise in the global mean temperature.
If you’re someone who thinks that climate change will not affect you right now, and is only affecting animals in Antarctica, think […]