Flash tattooing draws Vancouverites looking for fresh ink
It’s easy to accidentally walk past Black Medicine Tattoo on most days. Sandwiched between two Chinese bulk-food stores, the tattoo shop just off East Hastings Street in the[…]
Category: Life
Existential approach gets a second life
Existentialism may have faded from the public eye since its heyday, but its influential fingerprints can still be spotted in contemporary culture today. Vancouverites are taking steps, from[…]
Bartering projects trade on Vancouver’s co-op culture
In a city where people have embraced car-sharing and lending libraries, it may not be long before more bartering and co-operative ownership platforms take off. Vancouver lending project the Thingery[…]
Big snow years boost splitboard industry
The transition to winter has officially started Predictions of another strong snow year is boosting splitboard production and sending backcountry newcomers to sign up for avalanche safety training.[…]
Men at B.C.’s biggest university step forward as #metoo campaign continues
As the #metoo campaign continues, Cormac O’Dwyer believes more men need to take the initiative in dealing with sexual harassment and assault. “We had a discrepancy where the[…]
Isolation and abuse among senior immigrants a rising concern in Metro Vancouver
Li, a senior immigrant from China, spent four months performing household duties for her landlord’s family before she finally decided to pack her bags and move into a[…]
New artworks exhibit the power of artists with intellectual disabilities
David Tribe is a man of few words but, when he does speak, he does so with a paintbrush. Tribe and nine other artists with intellectual disabilities are[…]
Mandarin tutoring services boom for UBC Chinese students
It’s always busy in advance of exam season at the University of British Columbia. But for senior statistics student Tomas Zhang, it’s even busier. That’s because Zhang has[…]
Members of the newborn UBC Free Speech Club battle “political correctness” on campus
A group of University of B.C. students claiming that political correctness has gone too far has formed a free-speech club in the wake of the U.S. election of[…]
Gen-Xers anxiously wait for Nintendo’s NES Classic this Christmas season
A throwback video-game system is the popular gift this holiday season. But it’s unclear whether the Nintendo NES Classic Edition will be available in Vancouver for Christmas, after the[…]
Culture
Iranian students in Canada suffer impact of U.S. sanctionsNovember 21, 2018
Journalists of colour insist media diversity will only improve when editors careNovember 21, 2018
Sex-consent workshop policies at fraternities have gapsNovember 21, 2018
Financial pressure forces local theatre workers to jump ship to Hollywood NorthOctober 25, 2018
