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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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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 ...

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Wedding survival guide

CULTURE | It’s wedding season and this is your wedding survival guide. Stock up on pocket squares and mani-pedi gift certificates. Strap on the strappy sandals and polish your wing tips. Buy that ...

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Indie band, The Clips

MUSIC | You may not have heard of them, but The Clips are indie up-and-comers. The group is an eclectic foursome composed of drummer and sometimes-violinist Jeremy Gruman, guitarist Mike Jones, ...

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New Paramount movie theatre opens in Vancouver

EVENTS & WRITING | 2018: A new Paramount movie theatre? This is news? Apparently. Jesus actual Christ, life at Dose was boring. Looking back through my old clippings and files as I go on with ...

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How to break up with a friend

CULTURE | Want to learn how to break up with a friend? Dude, just do it. Toxic friends. We’ve all had them. For whatever the reason, certain platonic relationships just tank. And when that ...

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Looking chic on the cheap

STYLE | Bargain hunting can be pretty overwhelming, but looking chic on the cheap is doable. Stores like Winners and Value Village may yield some of the most unique items at the best prices, but ...

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Welcome to Dose, a commuter daily posing as a “magazine”

WRITING for Dose | 2018: So as mentioned in previous posts, I was recruited internally from the Vancouver Sun to work at Dose in late 2004. The job started in early 2005. Basically, while I was ...

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Baby writer grows up (or how not to grow your writing career)

WRITING | Or, how to grow your writing career? Lol. Grow your writing career? Sure. Just work for free for a year or more. Just kidding. Please don’t do that! Don’t do any of this. ...

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Rock Paper Scissors world championships

CULTURE | Welcome to the Rock Paper Scissors world championships! Yes! This contest exists. See my previous piece on this “sporting event” here. GAMES | I let you down, Vancouver. ...

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How I wrote a novel in three days

WRITING | A version of “How I wrote a novel in three days” was published in the Vancouver Sun, September, 2004. Jump down below the photographed article for a 2018 update and some ...