If you’re twenty-something, a college student, live in an urban city, or any combination of the three, you’ve probably seen keffiyehs adorned by countless young hipsters, activists and fashion-minded folk in the last couple of years.
The keffiyeh began its career as a political statement in Occupied Palestine in the 1930’s, as a symbol of Palestinian […]
Mar
17
Notes on a Fashion Scandal: The Keffiyeh Gets Trendy (Again)
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Mar
17
STOP Junk Mail
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{Editors Note: This is a useful post from our friends at ForestEthics, and we’re proud to reproduce it here.} Exactly five years ago, the United States Congress created the immensely popular Do Not Call Registry, giving every American the choice to live free of telemarketing calls.
Today, we’re still forced to live with a different form […]
Mar
17
6 Trillion Barrels of Oil, and Now?
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Here’s a thought about entitlement. Before we started pumping it all out, there were about 6 trillion barrels of oil on our planet. By the best estimates, we’ve got about half of that left. There is currently a population of 6.5 billion people on the earth, and, if we all get a […]
Mar
17
Vancouver Shows - March 17 onward
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Another splendid event-list from our friends @ Meand Mic. Monday March 17th
NO BOLLOCKS EVENTS presents: Power Clown, KILL BENNY, Lupus @ The Cobalt, 917 Main Street Doors at 9PM (No Minors)
CHEEZE and CRACKERZ (with WHISKEY) Productions Proudly presents: ST PATTY’S DEBAUCHERY! Lights Below, Conversations, A Trophy Life @ Pub 340, 340 Cambie Street (No […]
Mar
17
Z-DAY
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Z-Day has come and gone. March 15th was the official date for world wide events, based around the viewing of the movie Zeitgeist. Multiple venues around Vancouver were involved in housing viewings. If you haven’t watched this monumental think-piece of a movie, you are missing out. Whether you decide to take […]
