It’s days like this that I appreciate working at home the most. Not only is there snow on the ground (which, up until this winter, had been quite a rarity in Vancouver), but it’s also raining. The next result is a...
Read MoreVancouver is home to a lot of world class restaurants, offering all sorts of international (and fusion) cuisine. We’ve got some great sushi places, incredible steakhouses (Morton’s is my personal favourite), and...
Read MoreLike, what the H? I’ve had just about every Nintendo console ever made and I’ve never run into any issues whatsoever with these video game systems, with the exception of the old school NES. Of course, that machine is...
Read MoreYeah ye-yah! (Okay, so that doesn’t exactly translate to print very well) Over the weekend, I headed on over to Pacific Colisseum to catch a concert. Snoop Dogg rolled into town with his crew, but that wasn’t the...
Read MoreGambling. Love it or hate it, it’s got to be one of the oldest ways to make (and lose) a quick buck. Heck, it might have been around even longer than prostitution (and really, it’s not all that different, though it...
Read MoreWait. Haven’t we seen a couple of these guys before? Oh right, a few years ago when Vancouver won the bid for the 2010 Winter Games. The race is just as heated for the next one in 2014, and just as before, the options have...
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It’s been a pretty eventful past couple of days, so I’ll just get down to business. In...
Read MoreThe big news story in Vancouver today was the deflation of BC Place Stadium. The roof collapsed when somehow a tear formed in the balloon-like roof. Well, the air was let out and it pretty much collapsed on itself, soaking the...
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When it comes to fighting games, it’s all too easy to point out the popularity of the...
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Dine Out Vancouver is just around the corner, but I’m lucky enough to have one of those...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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