Category Archive: Featured
Backdoor Kitchen and Catering
On a recent jaunt to charming Friday Harbor on San Juan Island in Washington State we were unsure of what to expect in terms of culinary offerings. We hoped to find a restaurant scene that offered a little more than the usual overpriced, mediocre fare rampant in holiday destinations. What we discovered surprised us; from … (More →)
Lucian Freud: Painted Life
The realist painter Lucian Freud, grandson of Sigmund, was renowned for his “mercilessly explicit” paintings. He attained tremendous success in the later years of his life, smashing a world record at auction with his depiction of a corporeal nude woman asleep on a settee, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping. Ringing in at $33.6 million USD at … (More →)
Public Art in Vancouver
Summer has finally arrived and many of us are avoiding the indoors in favour of revelling in the sun. Vancouver is a city where the sheer beauty of its natural setting has posed fierce competition to cultural pursuits so in an attempt to reconcile the two, here’s our list of surprisingly stellar Public Artwork that … (More →)
An Olympic Alternative: Three Drinking and Dining Options in London
Smiths of Smithfield | Gordon’s Wine Bar | The Cube by Electrolux
The London 2012 Games are just around the corner and everyone is trying to get a piece of the Olympic pie. With the flurry over everything from tickets, to mascots, to the possibility of catching a glimpse of a beach volleyball player (uniform … (More →)
The Gallery of Lost Art
When the Internet was in its infancy and museum websites consisted of little more than what’s on and contact pages, the Tate was an early innovator, experimenting with the promise of this new medium and its capacity to expand the institution’s reach. Now that the web has become an integral component of our day-to-day existence … (More →)
Yang Fudong: Fifth Night
We have seen every show the Vancouver Art Gallery has mounted for the past seven years and Yang Fudong’s Fifth Night is amongst the most riveting and visually compelling works we’ve encountered during this time. One of the most prominent contemporary artists in China, he studied painting at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou … (More →)
Bi-Rite Creamery
Summer is in full swing and there’s no dessert better suited to the season than ice cream. We first discovered Bi-Rite years ago when we began frequenting their grocery store when in San Francisco, a Mission district institution. Across the street, in 2006, Bi-Rite opened a small shop-front Creamery and there have been queues out … (More →)
Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan
We’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of the latest Dirty Projectors album since we heard rumours of its existence back in March. While the band is nothing if not prolific – having recorded nearly an album a year throughout the 2000s –it’s been two years since they last released new material, and we could hardly … (More →)
