Jen Selk

Couples counselling experts speak

LOVE LESSONS | Therapists talk couples counselling. 2018: Back in 2005, I was tasked with writing a goofy article about “annoying couples to avoid” or some such nonsense. I was also asked for ...

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Annoying couples, categorized

LOVE & HATE | The most annoying couples, categorized. Every couple, much like every individual, thinks they’re unique. We all grow up believing we’re special and this notion bleeds into our ...

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BC has the best national park in North America

TRAVEL | National Geographic ranks British Columbia park the best. British Columbians often boast about the province’s pristine wilderness. Now we have got a bigwig nature publication backing us ...

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Art glass bongs?

FUNCTIONAL GLASS | Art glass bongs are the latest thing. You may not have heard, but one art gallery in Vancouver is rehabilitating the image of functional glass art, one bong at a time. The ...

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Kid lit is real lit (interview with Dr. Shelley King)

LITERATURE | On so-called “kid lit” and serious reading. | Q&A interview with Dr. Shelley King. 2018: While at Dose, as mentioned in many of my past posts, I wrote a weekly book column. It ...

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Great YA for grown ups

BOOKS | Books can be embarrassing. Children’s books in particular. But it’s time to stand proud if you love YA. Great YA for grown ups doesn’t feel easy to come by. Just imagine ...

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We’re In Trouble book review

READ | We’re In Trouble book review | Christopher Coake, Raincoast Books. To die would be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan knew it and Christopher Coake does too. His book We’re in ...

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Athletic pole dancing competition, Vancouver

CULTURE | The pole dancing competition trend heats up. Tonight Vaia Zaganas, 30, may become our first-ever North American pole dancing competition champ. This is real. Zaganas is competing in the ...

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Tequila island (yes, it’s real)

TRAVEL | One of the world’s weird places is this ‘tequila island’, but is it a marketing ploy or worthwhile destination? Believe it or not, there is a tequila island in the Caribbean, devoted ...

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Battle of the book clubs

BOOKS | This is a throw down, a showdown, a battle of the book clubs like never before! If only. The truth is, the whole idea of a book club reeks of high school English class, calling to mind ...

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Save our show: campaigns to keep TV shows alive

TELEVISION | Campaigns to keep our favourite TV shows on the air are all the rage. Once a TV show gets axed, convincing a network to change its mind about it is practically impossible. Or at ...

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Gamer girl (SE from EA speaks)

CULTURE | An incognito gamer girl talks about her job as a software engineer in what seems like a dude-dominated arena. 2018: In 2005, I was tasked with writing a piece about video games for ...

Sentinel fragments

The buried, alive

Go deep

F2020 ORC – The yellow bathroom (I go back to black)

F2020 ORC – Something to look forward to?

Couples counselling experts speak

Annoying couples, categorized

BC has the best national park in North America

Art glass bongs?

Kid lit is real lit (interview with Dr. Shelley King)

Great YA for grown ups

We’re In Trouble book review

Athletic pole dancing competition, Vancouver

Tequila island (yes, it’s real)

Battle of the book clubs

Save our show: campaigns to keep TV shows alive

Gamer girl (SE from EA speaks)