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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dear Canada: Jean Little and Sarah Ellis at the Vancouver Children’s Festival
AUTHOR EVENT | There was a distinct lack of enthusiasm from the kids waiting to see Canadian authors Jean Little and Sarah Ellis at the Children’s Festival Monday. Aside from the expected ...
After prom fashions (modelling)
MODELLING | 2018: Once upon a time, I was a “model” who modelled “after prom fashions” for a crappy newspaper. As you’ve already seen, I appeared in the visuals that ...
How the internet can be your new best friend
OPINION | 2018: Wow. This article is so incredibly dated, It’s so so so very dated, which I think shows how much things have changed since 2004, but also how staid and elderly traditional ...
Vintage value
WRITING | My first professionally published piece. 2018: In the summer of 2000, I had my first summer gig at the Vancouver Sun newspaper. (I mention how I got that job here.) I was a sort of ...
Baby writer is born (or how to become a writer, unwittingly)
WRITING | Personal history. 2018: Between 1998 and 2002, I was an undergraduate student at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, Canada. I guess you could say that my writing career started here, ...