Animesque: One bloody mess
After watching great anime like Cowboy Bebop and Trigun, I had high hopes for Ryogo Narita’s Baccano, which promised a Dirty ’30s setting and finger-snapping jazz soundtrack.
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Chairman of the Board: Coffee up!
When I was a barista, I used to put together overly complicated drinks for large groups of under-caffeinated worker-bees first thing in the morning.
Comic Corner: The secret life of the ’50s housewife
What would you get if you mashed up June Cleaver, The Bride from Kill Bill, and James Bond?
Fringe Festival full of fun, fantasy, and familiar faces
Whether you’re seeking an original performance that explores the human condition, or craving a catchy song-and-dance parody of pop culture icons, the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival has a bit of something for everyone.
The beginning of ‘The End’
The revolutionary heavy metal band Black Sabbath will begin its final tour, The End, this January.
‘Stepbrothers’ meets ‘Girls’ in French new wave film
If you like Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, and French new wave, you will enjoy Mistress America.
Working together with abstract ideas
The Cross Currents abstract art exhibit at the Amelia Douglas Gallery opened in August as part of the New West Cultural Crawl.
Chairman of the Board: Crossover
Crossovers can be weird and fun—just ask any sitcom from the ‘90s.
Comic Corner: A tingle in the funny bone
If you’re an avid consumer of comics, there are a few quintessential titles that you should know.
Crowded Bookshelf: The not-so-Grim Darkness
To talk about Ciaphas Cain, Sandy Mitchell’s questionably heroic commissar, I need to start by talking about Warhammer 40,000.