AltWeeklies Wire
B.C.'s Women in Film Festival Flips the Chick-flick Thingnew
The stats don't lie: according to a 2006 report by the B.C. Institute of Film Professionals, women accounted for just 11 percent of the directors of B.C. independent features between 2002 and 2006.
The Georgia Straight |
Jenny Uechi |
03-03-2008 |
Movies
Genie Awards Appear Genial to Sarah Polleynew
Polley's already slated to receive the juried Claude Jutra Award -- which is given to a first-time director -- for Away From Her at the 28th annual event being held in Toronto.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
03-03-2008 |
Movies
It's a Swine Time for Reese Witherspoon in 'Penelope'new
Reese Witherspoon decided early in her acting career that she should be prepared for the possibility that movie offers could eventually stop coming.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mark Palansky, Penelope
Activists: British Columbia's Carbon Tax is Far Too Modestnew
The provincial government's new levy on fossil fuels is even lower than one proposed by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
02-22-2008 |
Environment
Clone, Clone On the Rangenew
Since many cloned farm animals are born with abnormalities, how safe is their meat and milk?
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Nothing Fishy About British Columbia Albacore Tunanew
Albacore tuna from B.C. is just about the perfect fish. Cleaned and frozen at sea, it arrives in your kitchen virginally pale and reassuringly skinless and boneless.
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Playhouse International Wine Festival Impresses with Agenew
Consider the numbers: 1,600 different wines by 176 wineries from 16 countries. Years ago, someone figured out how many glasses that would entail dishwashingwise, and it came to some googly number like 30,000.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
CBC Radio 3's Podcast Dominationnew
Canadians can be found everywhere in the world, and for many of them The CBC Radio 3 Podcast is a lifeline to their home country and its unique musical culture.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
02-22-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Trigger Happy: The Return of Turoknew
Propaganda Games president Josh Holmes said the company had been working on an original concept for a third-person action game, but scrapped it when it won the right to develop the new Turok video game for Touchstone, a Disney brand.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
02-22-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Xavier Rudd Downplays His Activismnew
Although it's clear from his subject matter that Rudd has an abiding concern in getting people to sit up, take notice, and do the right thing, he notes that "playing music is pretty much what I do," and downplays his role as an activist.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Moth, Xavier Rudd
Donnas Show What They've Got on Metallic 'Bitchin'new
"What we have kind of reminds me of -- what's the word? -- idioglossia," says vocalist Brett Anderson. "That's the twin language. A lot of twins have this language that only the two of them understand. We've got that, only there's four of us."
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bitchin', The Donnas
Bonobo Seeks New Ways to Fashion His Beatsnew
The producer is quick to add that his newfound studio approach is no more "authentic" than his previous sample-based style, nor does it represent a simple reversion to record-making orthodoxy.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bonobo
Organic Seeds of Changenew
Atomic Red sounds more like a threat to civilization than a potential aid to food security. But this red-skinned, yellow-hearted carrot -- along with its vegetable compatriots -- could well save our dinner tables, according to Mary Ballon, founder of West Coast Seeds.
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Sake to Me, Babynew
Premium sake, which is served chilled, goes down smoothly enough to appeal to those who never developed a taste for the hot-turpentine qualities of the cheap stuff still served in many sushi joints.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Group Toggles Between Opposite Polaritiesnew
Umphrey’s McGee can jump easily from sweet choral harmonies to set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-the-sun explorations
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Umphrey's McGee
