Beyond the Rhetoric

It seems that spring has indeed sprung here in Vancouver. The last few days have seen temperatures in the high teens (that works out to about the mid-60s for those of you think in Fahrenheit) and we’ve been able to enjoy quite a bit of sun. Better still, it is always around this time of [...]

Most people think of universities as places for higher education, but they’re so much more than that. They can be primarily centres of academic research, but sometimes they open up that research to the wider community. That is the case with the relatively new Beaty Biodiversity Museum on the University of British Columbia Point Grey [...]

In the spirit of the season, I was lucky enough once again to visit Bright Nights in Stanley Park this year. It’s become an annual tradition to head down to the popular city park and enjoy the brilliant festive displays. This is sponsored by and in partial support of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn [...]

Is it just me, or is Vancouver just a major hub for science fiction? This week, I’m profiling yet another science fiction show: Stargate SG1. I’ll admit it – I didn’t watch this show from beginning to end, but I did watch the movie and I actually really liked it. You gotta admit, the whole [...]

Doo dooo dee doooo dee doooooo. Okay, I’ll stop humming the X-Files theme song. I know it’s stuck in your head now! This week, we’re going retro. We’re going back to the original Fringe. The original Supernatural. The one and only… The X-Files.  The X-Files originally aired back in 1993. Now, it’s not the oldest TV show [...]