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Moscatos Make for a Refreshing Summer Winenew

On the sweet side, Moscato is perfect for spritzing, light in alcohol, and cheap (depending on your personal definition of the word), and its low acidity always makes it easy to drink.
The Georgia Straight  |  Jurgen Gothe  |  06-16-2011  |  Food+Drink

Vancouver Man Seeks DNA From Family of Vincent van Goghnew

A Vancouver man believes he may be a direct descendant of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
The Georgia Straight  |  Charlie Smith  |  04-05-2010  |  History

Vancouver Opera's 'Nixon in China' an Artful Triumphnew

The Vancouver Opera’s ambitious Canadian premiere of Nixon in China is a surprisingly artful, nothing-less-than-stunning reimagination of an event that, on paper, sounds like something you’d see on PBS’s American Experience.
The Georgia Straight  |  Janet Smith  |  03-15-2010  |  Theater

Vancouver Winter Olympics Bring On the Partynew

A pile of hockey sticks was thrown on the ground and the massive sea of people began to part. Nets were moved into the middle of the street, and two men in goalie equipment took their places. This game was not about to break for any car.
The Georgia Straight  |  Travis Lupick  |  03-01-2010  |  Sports

Olympic Closing Ceremonies Get Surrealnew

It was only natural that tonight’s Olympic closing ceremonies would feel like a strange, flaring, echoing dream. The walk to B.C. place for the 5:30 p.m. start was only a couple of hundred yards from where I’d just seen Sidney Crosby score one of the biggest goals in Canadian hockey history.
The Georgia Straight  |  Brian Lynch  |  03-01-2010  |  Sports

China Dominates Olympic Pairs Figure Skating in Vancouvernew

The best athletes in any sport are praised for making the difficult appear easy — as Mario Lemieux did while gliding past opponents. But figure skaters also have to make what they do look like something profound, sincere, wrapped up in a moment of genuine emotion.
The Georgia Straight  |  Brian Lynch  |  02-16-2010  |  Sports

Anti-Olympic Paintings Appear at Site of Removed Beatty Street Muralsnew

Stenciled paintings criticizing the 2010 Winter Olympics have appeared on a concrete wall on Beatty Street where a series of murals once existed. The new paintings consist of the Olympic rings surrounded by text reading, “With glowing hearts we kill the arts”.
The Georgia Straight  |  Travis Lupick  |  01-11-2010  |  Sports

Lawrence Hislop Makes Climate Horrors Look Heavenlynew

Lawrence Hislop’s photographs, accompanied by short videos he shot and narrated, chronicle life in three Arctic regions — Shishmaref, Alaska; Uummannaq, Greenland; and Lapland, Norway — and in the Republic of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.
The Georgia Straight  |  Robin Laurence  |  12-28-2009  |  Art

New Research Reveals Why Women Want Sexnew

Texas psychologists Cindy M. Meston and David M. Buss decided to ask women a simple question -- why do you have sex? -- and got some unexpected results.
The Georgia Straight  |  Gail Johnson  |  10-05-2009  |  Culture

Tablets Could Benefit from a Tweak by Applenew

For tablet fans, who once thought convertible laptops, which have screens that can be flipped around so they look like a tablet, would be the next big thing in personal computers, the possibility that Apple was entering the market was seen as a sign that the waning technology could be revived.
The Georgia Straight  |  Petti Fong  |  10-05-2009  |  Tech

City of Vancouver Could Open its Data for Allnew

In Vancouver, city staff is expected to submit a report early this fall regarding the implementation of the city's support for open data, open standards, and open-source software.
The Georgia Straight  |  Carlito Pablo  |  09-11-2009  |  Tech

Open Web Advocates Say Social Media Needs Reformnew

A question that's increasingly being raised is: Who should control all of the data shared through social media sites -- the user or the service?
The Georgia Straight  |  Jeffery Simpson  |  08-18-2009  |  Tech

Get it While it's Young: Beaujolais by the Batchnew

Beaujolais doesn't keep very long, not even the top tier. Here are the tiers, bottom to top: Beaujolais Primeur (or Nouveau), the basic Beaujolais, Beaujolais Superieur, Beaujolais-Villages, and Beaujolais Cru.
The Georgia Straight  |  Jurgen Gothe  |  06-22-2009  |  Food+Drink

Gaming Company Radical Entertainment Bets on Original 'Prototype'new

Many video games are adapted from movies, comic books, and other material, but Prototype, the latest title from game-development studio Radical Entertainment, is based on a completely original concept.
The Georgia Straight  |  Blaine Kyllo  |  06-22-2009  |  Video Games

With Foodie Foresight, Eat Well and on Budgetnew

Times might be tough, but with a little foodie foresight, you won't be so broke that you'll have to resort to stone soup.
The Georgia Straight  |  Gail Johnson  |  03-23-2009  |  Food+Drink

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