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Meat Sweats

Memphis blues was started by a couple of guys who fell in love with southern barbecue and decided to bring the smoky flavour to Vancouver. I decided to check out the barbecue house named after what Men’s Fitness ranked the fourth fattest city in America and notorious for being the bane of vegetarians by putting meat in everything.

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Moving on up—in relationships

Are you and your significant other thinking of taking the next step in your relationship by moving in together? While the prospect of spending day in and day out with your love can be romantic, too many couples fail to see the real-life implications of living together. This may cause unwanted stresses and tragically may end up with you being single.

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From red carpet to area rug

February 22 saw this year’s airing of the Oscars, and the stars were out in full force—and full regalia. For those of us who don’t need to own an evening gown anytime soon, we can still benefit from that Oscar fashion fever by taking a page out of our favourite celebrity’s book, and applying the formal wear’s characteristics to our everyday style.

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Fortune flavours the bold

The Spud Shack is a quaint little place, nestled just off of the eastbound SkyTrain platform at New Westminster station. Their extensive beer and wine selection is scrawled out by deft hand in multicoloured chalk. I stopped by just in time for the dinner rush and the place was packed with a hip crowd of loyal customers.

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That skinny bitch

Recently, the Other Press’ lovely Editor-in-Chief wrote a Lettitor discussing the unrealistic beauty standards of the fashion industry and how plus-size models are changing that. Though I agree with the sentiment, I find myself displeased by the lack of discussion surrounding skinny-shaming.