Arc’teryx’s Walk Gently Collection Puts Musqueam Artist Cole Sparrow-Crawford and Salish Design Front and Centre
Arc’teryx’s new Walk Gently collection, developed with Musqueam artist Cole Sparrow-Crawford, draws on Salish traditions from the land Vancouver sits on.
Silk and Savage: Etalk’s Sonia Mangat Launches a Podcast Spotlighting Ambitious South Asians
Etalk reporter Sonia Mangat’s new podcast Silk and Savage goes beyond the sound bites to spotlight ambitious South Asians and the journeys behind their success.
Last Solo: Vancouver Choreographer Wen Wei Wang Takes His Final Bow at The Dance Centre
After 30+ years in dance, Wen Wei Wang performs Last Solo at The Dance Centre on Oct. 23 and 24, with tickets from $29. Here’s the story behind it.
The East Van Cross Has a Creator: Ken Lum and the Story Behind Vancouver’s Favourite Sign
From graffiti warning to Best Public Art winner, artist Ken Lum’s East Van Cross is on earrings, candles and beer cans. Here’s the story behind it.
Meet Räediaméndz
Räediaméndz is a Vancouver-based DJ and producer known for blending Afrobeats, Hip-Hop, Amapiano, Dancehall, and electronic influences into high-energy sets that keep crowds moving. Beyond […]
Vandelux Is Coming Home for His Biggest Vancouver Show Yet
Metro Vancouver-raised electronic artist Vandelux has built a following well beyond the Lower Mainland — and he’s bringing it home for his biggest local show yet.
Vancouver Queer Film Festival Spotlights the Forgotten Story of Inuit Screen Pioneer Nancy Columbia
A new short film at Vancouver’s Queer Film Festival resurrects Nancy Columbia, one of the earliest Inuit performers ever to appear on camera.
Meet Snowchild Edge
Snowchild Edge is a Vancouver-based artist whose music blends Afrobeats, R&B, hip-hop, and global influences. His sound reflects both his roots and the city’s diverse […]
Tāriq Malik Is Steering the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop Through Its Next Chapter
Poet, writer, and visual artist Tāriq Malik — shaped by three wars and two migrations — now leads the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop as its 4th president.
The Bad Beats Went Digging for Deep Cuts on Shiver & Shake: 14 Canadian Cold Cuts
The Bad Beats skip the obvious hits on Shiver & Shake: 14 Canadian Cold Cuts, digging up overlooked Canadian songs instead.
The East Vandals Are Carrying East Vancouver Punk’s Torch
The East Vandals are blending harmony and rage into a sound that’s carrying East Vancouver’s punk lineage forward.
East Vancouver Bag Maker Erin Templeton Is Proof Quality Never Goes Out of Style
Meet Erin Templeton, the East Vancouver designer whose leather bags and accessories are built — quite literally — to last.
Vancouver’s Geoff Berner Wants You to Fall in Love With Yiddish Insults
Vancouver klezmer musician Geoff Berner is championing Yiddish as one of the sharpest, funniest languages for calling out nonsense.
Jeff Wall, the Artist Who Helped Define the ‘Vancouver School,’ Has a New Exhibition Worth Wrestling With
Vancouver photographer Jeff Wall helped define the ‘Vancouver School’ of art — and his latest exhibition is still asking hard questions about value.
Two Vancouver Writers Just Published a Graphic Novel Called Frostbite
Vancouver writers Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby have a new graphic novel out — Frostbite proves the city’s comics scene has real bite.