With the power out in my office downtown, there is little to do but pine for the glorious weekend ahead. Starting on Friday night, two equally exciting music festivals will kick off their festivities in the GVRD. The Fusion Festival, in Surrey, and the Vancouver Folk Music Festival will both run from July 18 until […]
Jul
15
The One Time I Will Use the Term Smörgåsbord: GVRD’s Music Festival Weekend
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Jun
15
A FULL SCHEDULE OF AWESOME
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Here’s some interesting events and places to go to for the rest of June - it shall keep you busy and hopefully more cultured.
Brave Art exhibit atAyden Gallery
Tinseltown (International Village)
From June 13 - July 13th
www.braveartshow.com
Photos from Opening nights : http://juliakozlov.wordpress.com
Saturday, June 21st fro 7-12am
The Old Storeyum in Gastown
www.thecheapershow.com
I’ll be part of staff some come say hi!
Mother […]
May
23
the must underground of underground: darqlab media
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[EDITORS NOTE: this article is equal parts fact and fiction — and hereby opens up our magazine to more than simply the non-fiction writing we have been releasing since our inception.]
This article is a the collaborative effort of the editorial and the directors of what is known as darqlab media, a semi-monthly gathering of experimental […]
May
23
Super-mania Americana: Iron Man or John?
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Hmmm.
Call me paranoid, but is it me or has there been a steady flux of Super-American-Heroe s invading the silver screen since 9-11?
Pop-cultural-wise, what does this mean to us the hapless consumers? When we are current laid seige by a barrage of Alien red caped wonders, Home-grown genetic mutants, the spider-bittens and the human-tech augmented […]
May
13
“Apocalepsy”: Collectives and Vancouver Artists
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I’ve been out of the loop for a bit, fixing up another space and running a thousand operations around the town. But here ya have it, I’m back, and I’m starting with a few articles to keep y’all captivated. The first is a gig I’m going to resurface at also, run by a […]
Apr
24
Upcoming Art Shows/Events
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There are many lists of music gigs to see in Vancouver but few that attest to other cultural themes. So here is a quick off the top breakdown of shows that aren’t based on the hearing senses exclusively. Let us know if you have anything to add to these.
Exposure Gallery: Street Exhibit
Opening Night: […]
Apr
18
Med Students and….Artistic Performances?!
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Yes, it’s true; Med students will be putting down their books for one evening and tapping into their artistic side for a change. The Spring Gala is completely organized by UBC Medical students, and all proceeds go to charity (the chosen charity for this year is Let Kids Play). There are no evening gowns involved […]
Apr
7
My Big, Fat Diet!
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This is the name of the documentary that recently aired on CBC Newsworld’s The Lens. It is actually Dr. Jay Wortman’s diet- a metis physician who believes that the soaring rates of diabetes and obesity in the aboriginal population are due to the drastic change in their diet. Dr. Wortman has a family […]
Mar
27
Critical Response Process: Thursday, April 3rd, 7-9pm
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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 […]
Mar
26
An Alternative Model for Public Media in Canada
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“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 […]






