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Has the time of the Avengers ended?

Avengers: Age of Ultron, the newest addition to Marvel’s ever-growing cinematic universe, takes place a few years after the events of The Avengers, with the superhero team facing off against Ultron, a robot bent on destroying humanity in an attempt to achieve world peace.

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Animesque: Milly, Meryl, and Mr. Moral high ground

I initially credited Cowboy Bebop as the show that helped me “get” anime. By that criteria, I should have mentioned Trigun, the first anime series I ever watched from start to finish and truly enjoyed. Adapted by Madhouse Studios from Yasuhiro Nightow’s manga series, Trigun blends comedy and tragedy just as haphazardly as it does American western tropes with sci-fi.

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Celebrate silversmithing with Workingsilver

New Westminster’s Workingsilver retail store and teaching studio is a silversmith’s paradise, with supplies and classes available for various projects and expertise. On May 2 and 3, store owner Kathy Brandon presented the studio’s first semi-annual jewellery show and sale featuring pieces created by her, nine of her students, and three of her staff and instructors.

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Comic Corner: New take on classic monster

I’ve never really been attracted to zombie narratives, outside of using them as a villain or an obstacle a hero must surpass, such as Left 4 Dead. But the beauty of iZOMBIE is that Gwen isn’t just a rotting corpse—she’s a walking, talking, coherent human being who just happens to feel the urge to munch on a brain once a month to remain sane