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Stylish eyes with model Jen Selk

MODELLING | How many spectacles does one woman need? 2018: Remember how I told you I was a baby model? Yep. As mentioned in a previous post, while I was ostensibly a newspaper office admin ...

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Finger Eleven is in touch with fans

MUSIC INTERVIEW | Despite ‘generic’ label, Burlington boys have a decidedly original attitude. Finger Eleven isn’t your typical rock band. Its been called everything from generic to boring by ...

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Canada and Shania Twain

CULTURE | Canada and Shania Twain. There’s just something embarrassing about her. Something that goes beyond her country roots and big-hair days. Shania Twain produced the most successful female ...

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FeFe Dobson concert review

CONCERT REVIEW | Pop-rocker gives a lunchtime concert at Killarney secondary. It’s lunchtime on the last day of school at Killarney Secondary, but the students here aren’t eating, signing annuals ...

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An Ocean Apart book review

YA NOVELS | An Ocean Apart book review. An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1922 by Gillian Chan (2004). An Ocean Apart is the fictional diary ...

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Cats in movies (the Vancouver Sun apparently loves them)

CULTURE | 2018: I am so deeply ashamed of this piece and pieces like it. What the fuck was I even talking about in this anti-feminist monstrosity of a listicle? The fatphobia is out of ...

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Interview with Jason Mraz

INTERVIEW | Jason Mraz is a sweetheart. Or at least that’s how he comes across in a telephone interview. He’s also a bit of a broken record. Much of what he said is word-for-word reiteration of ...

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I love Emma Thompson (or the Vancouver Sun does, anyway)

OPINION | Jesus Murphy I love Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson, one of the first ladies of the British film scene (and a huge Hollywood star), is a powerhouse actor, writer and producer. She has a ...

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Mission of Burma reunites

INTERVIEW | Band, Mission of Burma reunites. Why would Mission of Burma reunite after nearly two decades? Joey Ramone’s death. Michael Azerrad’s book Our Band Could Be Your Life. Seeing Wire ...

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The Shon Yee Benevolent Association’s 90th

VANCOUVER EVENT | The Shon Yee Benevolent Association, 90th Anniversary. The Shon Yee Benevolent Association will celebrate its 90th anniversary Sunday afternoon with a Chinatown parade. The ...

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Bike month in Vancouver

EVENT | This week marks the kick off of Bike Month in Vancouver. Dubbed “You’ve Got the Power,” this annual celebration includes seminars, workshops and events for all ages. Presented by Better ...

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The 7th Annual Vancouver European Festival

EVENT WRITING | Vancouver European Festival. 2018: I cut my teeth as a journalist writing little pieces like this. Glorified listings, really, but I was glad to be getting any sort of byline or ...