Portraits of Brief Encounters: Crazy Hot Things
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"Yeah, cauterized. Whatever. Anyways. So crazy.” You know you've heard that person, you may have even been that person. This week's POBE tackles the loud, hot, and obnoxious.
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Talking Heads: Interview with Paul Morstad
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Paul Morstad's paintings seamlessly blend history and fantasy, continually concealing and revealing new layers and untold secrets. In this interview, Morstad tells Helen Wong about some very long canoe trips and even longer words.
Read MoreFor the Love of Beauty: Interview with Sarah (Emmett) Race
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Sarah (Emmett) Race tells us about new short film Barbarian Press (2016), the story of Jan and Crispin Elsted and Barbarian Press. The Elsteds have dedicated their lives to producing beautiful books using printing techniques that are hundreds of years old.
Read MoreReview: FSM
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On a fine Vancouver night, fresh from the festivities of Record Store Day, I most fittingly attended the first local screening of FSM, a film about the Vancouver DJ and indie music scene. Directed by Melanie M. Jones and starring Vanessa Crouch as Sam, the story’s driving force and budding electronic DJ, this movie aims to tackle the city’s dismal dating scene and the pitfalls of finding love as a young, creative woman.
Read MoreReview: Ballet BC 30th Anniversary Photo Exhibition at Capture Fest
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If you’ve ever seen images of Ballet BC dancers, chances are you’ve already witnessed the photographic prowess of Michael Slobodian. As part of Vancouver’s month-long Capture Photography Festival, nine of his iconic portraits of dancers are currently on display at Scotiabank Dance Centre.
Read MorePortraits of Brief Encounters: Departures Deep Cuts
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The airport’s fire alarm had been going off for nearly twenty minutes before I finally started getting into its rhythm. Not once did anyone around seemed worried by the 90s drum-and-bass styled warning for us to get to safety.
Read MoreMeet Your Maker: Laura Uy
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Make It is a non-traditional craft market devoted to fostering creativity, connection, and conscious shopping. In this three-part interview series, we asked Make It vendors about creativity, inspiration, and all things maker. This week, we talked to Laura Uy, illustrator, painter, and self-proclaimed foodie.
Read MoreReview: So You Want To Be a Writer?
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Nana Heed checks out "So You Want to Be a Writer?", a free film and TV writing workshop presented by Vancouver Film School. The workshop is one of a the six Why Story Matters lectures that run from now until May 28.
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