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West Coast Fall Beer
No longer limited to tailgate parties, keggers and backyard barbeques, beer has undergone a renaissance of late with craft breweries, specialty stores and bars devoted to celebrating the beverage in its myriad forms seemingly popping up everywhere. With tasting notes, limited edition releases and extensive discussions devoted to IBU (international bitterness units) preferences, craft breweries … (More →)
An Interview with Jason McLean
Jason McLean’s diverse practice includes sculpture, sound works, zines, book works, mixed-media installations, correspondence art, puppets and performance but he is probably best known for his complex, diaristic and surreal drawings. He says his work “taps into the world of my mind” and across a variety of media he creates a web of tangential messages … (More →)
Joan’s on Third
Although we love to travel, going away for an extended trip can be tiresome on the food front since dining out for three meals a day, day after day, can leave you feeling heavy and longing for a simple, home-cooked meal. That’s why on our recent trip to Los Angeles we were thrilled to discover … (More →)
Robert Adams: The Place We Live, A Retrospective Selection of Photographs, 1964–2009
Now seventy-five, reclusive photographer Robert Adams currently has a touring retrospective exhibition on view with eight venues, a testament to his importance internationally. We were lucky enough to see Robert Adams: The Place We Live at its inaugural presentation at the Vancouver Art Gallery and this is the show’s last week at the Yale University … (More →)
Top 5 Modernist Cemetery Designs of All Time
5. Kaze-no-Oka Cemetery by Fumihiko Maki (Nakatsu, Oita, Japan)
A quiet place. Here the architect has removed visual noise to make a place of contemplation and light.
4. San Michele Cemetery by Gian Antonio Selva with extension by David Chipperfield (Venice, Italy)
A strange mirror equivalent to Venice itself, Selva’s cemetery is a labyrinthine, decorative … (More →)
Taylor Shellfish Farms
I think I just passed through one of the busiest summers of my life. Getting married and opening a restaurant in the same month was considered by many of my friends and family to be completely absurd. They were right. The thought of not having a honeymoon didn’t really bother either of us since in … (More →)
Frieze Art Fair
Now in its 10th iteration, Frieze is more than your standard art fair – it’s a moment when the art world and associated glitterati descend on Regent’s Park in London and commercial galleries and institutions throughout the city step up their programming to welcome them. Frieze is an excellent way to take the current temperature … (More →)
Toronto International Film Festival: Come for the Movies, Stay for the Parties
Post Labour Day marks the start of a very busy fall events season beginning in early September with the star-studded Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The largest public film festival in the world (national pride moment), screening over 300 films during its 11-day run, TIFF annually brings in a host of international media, A-list celebrities … (More →)
