Backdoor Comedy Vancouver’s funniest comedians. No rules. No filter. A secret downtown location. Lineups packed with killers from clubs, festivals, and TV. This isn’t a polished theatre show — it’s ...

Alex Rhek Usow exits the Japanese snack bar that he runs, Pizza Coming Soon, right into chaos. He’s used to it now. “It’s not always the best place to walk around with my kid,” he tells the Straight ...

The flowering shrubs and bushes are in their glory. But sad to say the war conflict zones around the planet are in their gory. Canada isn't perfect but I sure am thankful to live here. Lets keep it on ...

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Three women in modern China explore love, autonomy, and loneliness through AI relationships that blur the line between ...

Pi Provocateurs presents Velvet in the Gallows, starring Frank, Mama Blues, and Donnie Nice Guy. Encountering these comic performers is like stepping into a high-voltage blend of solo theatre, sketch, ...

In our previous feature on Fred Frith, the veteran guitarist was reluctant to describe what, precisely, he would be doing during his solo sets on his ongoing B.C. tour. We pestere ...

In which former OC star Ben McKenzie brushes off his economics degree and digs into the cryptocurrency conundrum. If bitcoin is truly all about transparency, how come no one can explain it?

Drive the loop around Okanagan Lake and you’ll find a version of the region that unfolds naturally: from Kelowna and West Kelowna to Penticton, Naramata, and back again. It’s less about hitting every ...

Self-referentiality has been second nature for Kitty & the Rooster since they started. The first song on the duo's 2018 debut ...

I got so lucky met my girlfriend the old school way at a pub watching football no online dating no POF no tinder just 2 people having drinks watching something we both enjoyed and from there formed a ...

Dosanjh is no less aware of his place as the heartbeat of the international Punjabi community, and he stayed true to it throughout the show. With hard rock versions of every song and many bass riffs, ...