AltWeeklies Wire
The Attention-worthy Games Previewed at E3new
At the 2008 edition of the E3 Media and Business Summit, an array of interesting and exciting yet-to-be-released video games were enough to rescue the gaming industry’s biggest annual trade show from mediocrity.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
08-01-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Get Chardonnay Bang For a Way Smaller Bucknew
Ah, Chardonnay, how do we love thee? Let me count the ways.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
08-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, Chardonnay
War of Words Proves the Highlight of E3 Video-games Summitnew
Don Mattrick, Microsoft's senior vice president for interactive entertainment business, took the stage and proclaimed that the Xbox 360 will win the video-game console war. That started it.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
07-25-2008 |
Video Games
Is Nudity the New Normal?new
On warm days, a topless Kimberly Parrott casually walks her Lab cross, Underdog, in the parks of New Westminster and Burnaby.
The Georgia Straight |
Pieta Woolley |
06-23-2008 |
Culture
Robust Barbecue Reds Jockey for Grillmarksnew
Maybe the best reason for firing up the barbecue this week is to add a few degrees of comfort to the great outdoors with a baker's dozen of recommendations.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
06-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Camp Cooks Ignite Creativitynew
While many people at local campgrounds default to weenie roasts, cooking while camping doesn’t have to be that way.
The Georgia Straight |
Carolyn Ali |
06-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Get a Kick Out of Mixed Martial Artsnew
Over the past few years, the number of people watching mixed martial arts live and on TV has exploded, and a growing number are also using it to keep in shape.
The Georgia Straight |
Jon Azpiri |
04-28-2008 |
Sports
Wines Spring Up: Fresh, Fruity, and Scrubby, Toonew
Not a week goes by without a clutch of new wines appearing, especially at this time of year.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
04-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Moving 'Lost' From TV to Video Gamenew
The makers of Lost: Via Domus wisely chose to have players assume characters who aren't part of the TV show, rather than any of the known survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. You do, however, interact with Jack, Kate, Locke, Sawyer, Hurley, and the others you've come to know.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
04-21-2008 |
Video Games
Danza Cuba Returns to Canadanew
Classical ballet, Afro-Cuban dance, folk, and especially flamenco meld seamlessly into a new form in Danza Cuba's theatrical, synchronized pieces for 18 female dancers backed by six live musicians.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Performance
Monocrops Bring Food Crisisnew
Move over, peak oil and global warming. A new crisis is exploding right now across the developing world: peak food. Rising costs for staples like rice have sparked unrest across Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa this month.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
04-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wine Touring in the Okanagan Valleynew
Now, with more than 100 crowding the fertile landscape, stopping anywhere you saw a sign advertising a winery has gotten more complex.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
04-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Games Put Poetry into Running and Gunningnew
Some of the games released in recent months give you the opportunity to take on various personas, including those of a swashbuckling treasure hunter, a medieval assassin, a roguish barbarian, a rakish cop, and a squadron of soldiers.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
04-04-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Shiraz Shines in a Basket of Lehmannsnew
Australians know a thing or two about Shiraz. Or 166.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
04-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Sarah Silverman Comes Cleannew
After 18 years in the business, Sarah Silverman has finally moved beyond her cult status as the wet dream of comedy nerds everywhere, and on to genre-crossing fame.
The Georgia Straight |
Guy MacPherson |
03-28-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
