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The New Bohemians book review

DESIGN TOME | The New Bohemians book review | Justina Blakeney | Abrams Books. I wanted to like The New Bohemians a lot more than I did. Look, Justina Blakeney is great. Her aesthetic is great. ...

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Cannibal! The Musical at Vancouver Fringe

THEATRE | Trey Parker’s insane offering, Cannibal! The Musical arrives at Vancouver’s Fringe Festival. Cannibal! The Musical doesn’t need any help to sell out a Fringe Fest venue. ...

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Sparkle Bunny at the Vancouver Fringe

THEATRE | Vancouver Fringe Fest offers up Sara Bynoe’s Sparkle Bunny: The Last Raver Dancing Sigh. Rave culture was fun. And Sarah Bynoe’s one woman Fringe Fest show, Sparkle Bunny: The ...

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The Sweet Edge review, and Q&A with Alison Pick

BOOKS | The Sweet Edge, by Alison Pick, is a book that would probably appeal to almost anybody – if only they knew it existed. It’s the first prose offering from celebrated Canadian poet Alison ...

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Broken Flowers movie review

FILM | Broken Flowers is a snooze-fest. I screened Broken Flowers on July 27th, 2005 at the 5th Ave. Cinemas in Vancouver. That was just about a week ago, and already I’m struggling to remember ...

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John Irving’s Until I Find You, reviewed

READING | John Irving’s Until I Find You is well-written, disturbing, and problematic. John Irving isn’t going to bullshit you. Unlike so many of his peers, the iconic writer of The World ...

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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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Bewitched movie review

FILM | Bewitched movie review | Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell. The new Bewitched is kind of like … um, the old Bewitched. If the old Bewitched had vaguely sucked or been inexplicably boring, that ...

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The Perfect Man movie review

FILM | The Perfect Man Movie Review. The Perfect Man, 2005, stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, and Chris Noth. It’s kinda like 10 Things I Hate About You meets The Parent Trap. Stuff by ...

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Everything bad is good for you

REVIEW | Everything Bad is Good for You, 2005. This just in: TV makes you smart. At least, according to Steven Johnson’s new book, Everything Bad is Good For You, it does. Wait, it gets better. ...

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Monster-in-law review

Monster-in-law REVIEW | Fonda meets Jenny from the Block. If you think the line “I think you dislocated my Vagina” is funny, Monster-in-law may be for you. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, ...

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Crash movie review

Crash movie REVIEW | Crash isn’t a happy movie. It’s actually pretty depressing. It’s somewhat like Magnolia, only with a whole lot of racism. People are probably going to love it. Crash is about ...