AltWeeklies Wire
First-person Shooters Leap Up to New Levelsnew
The reason 2007 stands out is the variety and excellence of the first-person shooters that were released, due in part to the processing power of the next-generation PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and to the increasing emphasis that developers are placing on story and character development.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
03-21-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Ingridients for Successnew
The results are in and it's official. Vancouver's restaurant scene is good enough. It's smart enough. And, gosh darn it, people like it.
The Georgia Straight |
Carolyn Ali |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
You Say Gris, I Say Grigionew
Now let's sip pinot.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Developers Conference Reveals the Brains Behind the Gamesnew
The Game Developers Conference isn't about selling video games, it’s about making video games.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
03-17-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Sumac Ridge Estate's Big Gun Moves and Shakes Onwardnew
There are plenty of big guns on the B.C. wine scene, and one of the biggest is Harry McWatters.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
03-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
Know Your History: The Balmoralnew
From CBGB in New York City to the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret in Vancouver, the best live-music clubs have been located in neighborhoods that Charles Bukowski would have loved getting liquored up in. Not that long ago, the Balmoral was the kind of room populated by hard-core barflies.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
03-07-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
A Bouquet of Viognier Ripe for the Pickingnew
Viognier continues its dominance as the white wine lover's darling. Chardonnay is so last season, isn't it?
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
03-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fully Loaded Tea Brews Up a Business in Blendsnew
The story of how Katya Popoff and Olga Lenova, a pair of sisters, came to be founders and presidents of their own firm starts in their birthplace, Siberia, where herbal teas were part of daily life for them
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
03-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ron James Never Shuts Upnew
And that's good.
The Georgia Straight |
Guy MacPherson |
03-07-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
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
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
