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Paul McCartney Can't Stop Trolling for Public's Attentionnew

At what point is it OK to call a moratorium on the cute Beatle?

The Georgia Straight | Elaine Corden | 06-01-2007 | Music

Matt and Kim: A Dynamic Duonew

The new wavers show there's virtue in simplicity with their masterpiece debut.

The Georgia Straight | Mike Usinger | 06-01-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Animated 'Surf's Up' Takes Mockumentary Approachnew

For their take on Berg Blanket Bingo, directors Ash Brannon and Chris Buck took on a new form and a scratched-up old look.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 06-01-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, Surf's Up

Games Through a Comix Lensnew

Scott McCloud didn't anticipate that video-game developers would adopt his 1993 book Understanding Comics as an instruction manual for their industry.

The Georgia Straight | Blaine Kyllo | 06-01-2007 | Video Games

Tags: video games

Mainstream Media Health Coverage Ailingnew

Papers tend to run simplistic, sensational stories on health-care management far more often than articles that explore the major factors affecting people's health.

The Georgia Straight | Gail Johnson | 06-01-2007 | Media

Tags: media

Studies Suggest It Still Pays to Have Light Skinnew

Economist Krishna Pendakur has the figures to show that white Canadians still earn the most on average.

The Georgia Straight | Carlito Pablo | 06-01-2007 | Race & Class

Tags: race relations

Computers Spurred a Filmic Renaissancenew

"Open the pod bay doors" just wouldn't mean as much without our constant companions.

The Georgia Straight | Dave Watson | 06-01-2007 | Movies

The Real Winners of 2010 Olympics: Developersnew

A former developer himself, Premier Gordon Campbell holds the purse strings to an Olympic-size sweepstakes payout in Vancouver.

The Georgia Straight | Donald Gutstein | 06-01-2007 | Economy

Tags: Economic Issues

'Knocked Up': Saucynew

Apatow finds humor in several sacred cows, including arguably the most sacred of all, the abortion debate.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 05-25-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up

Journalist's Script Brings Iraq War to Lifenew

Using a screenplay by Wendell Steavenson, herself a journalist covering the Iraq War, Haas set out to dramatize issues that have only grown more volatile since the film was first discussed in 2003.

The Georgia Straight | Ken Eisner | 05-25-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Philip Haas, The Situation