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Comedian Darcy Michael thinner, gayer and funny as hell in "One Skinny Bitch": interview

Ricky Letovsky
May 11th, 2012

Canadian comedian Darcy Michael whips out his new DVD, "One Skinny Bitch" on an unsuspecting public.

It's a good time for Canadian comedian Darcy Michael. Fresh off the taping of his new comedy talk show "The Skinny", which featured guests the likes of Alan Thicke, David Steinberg and Caroline Rhea, he has just released his latest DVD, "One Skinny Bitch", into the wild. 
 
Modelled after the success of his American counterparts Louis CK, Jim Gaffigan and Aziz Ansari, Darcy released One Skinny Bitch as a three-dollar direct download.

Professor Ilan Pappé brings the Israeli-Palestinian discussion to Vancouver

Eva Sajoo
May 8th, 2012

Ilan Pappé speaking at CSUN in February 2012.

All the coverage of the Middle East lately has been about the Arab Spring — the struggles for liberation from autocratic rule. But strangely, there is hardly any mention of its impact on the region’s longest running conflict: the Israeli-Palestinian question. 

University of Exter professor Ilan Pappé spoke about this at the Vancouver Public Library on May 5, on a visit hosted by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, and Building Bridges Vancouver.

Pappé is an Israeli historian whose work draws on Israeli records of the events around the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, and the years that followed.  His work has attracted controversy in his home country, including death threats which caused him to move to Exeter University in the UK. 

Team Heartbreak releases Pacific Pressure West Coast mixtape to help battered women

Jessica Kalbfleisch
May 6th, 2012

Vancouver-based media production group Team Heartbreak is proud to present the first Canadian West Coast mixtape, represeting the finest of  Western Canada's rap. Hosted by Red1 and mixed by master DJ K-Rec, this mixtape  is available for download, with the option to donate to Battered Womens Support Services (BWSS).

The BWSS work to actualize the elimination of all violence against girls and women, and have been delivering training and education programs to support service providers and to end violence against girls and women for over 30 years.

Advice about finding love online: try POF, "Costco of humanity"

Jessica Kalbfleisch
May 3rd, 2012

Photo of Marianne Gagnon- Sirianni and her husband Anthony who met on Plenty of Fish in 2007 and married last year

"For some reason, I couldn't stop thinking about him. I had to write him back," Marianne Gagnon-Sirianni said about her dating experience on Plenty of Fish (POF), referring to the man she met online and felt she had known her entire life.

After receiving numerous inappropriate emails, Gagnon-Sirianni was prepared to give up on her short-lived online dating experience when a message landed in her inbox from a man who seemed genuine, and whose "message made me laugh". Four years later, they tied the knot and now are happily married.

Acting as a virtual matchmaker, online dating sites are one of the most popular Internet trends of the decade. Gagnon-Sirianni is far from alone in meeting her partner via an online dating site.

"My story is quite interesting: I only had my online dating profile for one week," Gagnon-Sirianni said about making the decision to delete her POF dating profile after speaking with her, now husband, only a handful of times.

Online dating advice: avoid these dates

Jessica Kalbfleisch
Apr 20th, 2012

Advice about dating online: 4 potential dud dates

If you're dating online, here's some advice: have fun, be careful and get ready for a big adventure.  And watch out for these four problematic potential dates...

Guys with older roommates (i.e. parents)  See top photo above...

Living with roommates isn't rare, especially for young people. It shouldn't be a huge shock that your date has a roommate or two. Besides creating flashbacks of student living in the University days, dating someone who has roommates could prove to be an entertaining experience - think Schmidt and Cece's not-so-secret relationship on The New Girl.

Countdown to 2012 Olympic Games celebrated with Budden and McIvor at St. George's School

Anja Konjicanin
Apr 18th, 2012

2012 Summer Olympics 100 day marker Vancouver celebration. All photos by Anja Konjicanin

On the upper sports field behind St. George’s Junior School, 100 boys took to the grassy field with British flags in hand.

Global News takes down its link to "Teen bites off rat head" Youtube video

Dan McPeake
Apr 11th, 2012

The only thing worse than a teen biting off a rat’s head and posting a video of the act on YouTube is a national news organization linking to it, giving him media attention and a chance to make money off his act. 

Global BC was the first to break this story on Friday about the video of the teen (who goes by TheMalow10 on YouTube) from Penticton. Some of the comments on Global BC's Facebook page criticized Global for posting the story, asking why the video was being posted in the article.

While that alone may be a little morbid, here's where it gets downright creepy: a little-known fact about YouTube is that whenever a video reaches a certain number of hits, that video’s creator gets a chance to monetize his account. So by Global having the video on their website, it gives a chance for the disturbed teen to make a few cents every time a interested reader (or fellow psychopath) clicks on the link.

Tips for dating and mating online

Jessica Kalbfleisch
Apr 10th, 2012

Image from bozblogs

Whether you're mating or dating, Cupid's working tirelessly online to bring the right person to you. Here's our advice on how to navigate the world of online dating sites, from Plenty of Fish to Pride Dating to to Swingers Date Club.

So don't be shy. If 40 million people are dating online and finding love on the internet, why not you?  And those numbers are just on one site, Vancouver-based online dating site, Plenty of Fish.  There are a number of wonderful and exotic sites that offer connections for those seeking monogamy, or just a fun night out, and reinforce the adage that there's someone for everyone.

 POF (Plenty of Fish)

Plenty of Fish Facts: 40 million users | Free | Friends, Casual dating, Intimate experience, Seeking marriage | Single, Married, Cohabitating, Divorced

How POF keeps the laws of attraction in motion

Completely free means  impressive numbers, and numbers mean a higher probability of finding love on the internet and turning it into love in real time.

Vancouver artist Jason Young turns the sport of curling into art

Bianca Pencz
Apr 10th, 2012

Screencap of Jason Young's short film The Curling Stones, on which 2054 is based.

At 8 o'clock tonight in New York City, Vancouver artist Jason Young will set the rooftop of Soho House aglow with his new project 2054. The artwork, a showcase of sculptures, installations and actors, is based on the very Canadian sport of curling.

Instead of earning points, Young and his teammates will aim to create a “tapestry of bleeding colours” by hurling customized curling stones with glowing eco-friendly resins down a 50-foot “light rink.” The rink, having been painted by the resulting comet-trails of colour left behind by the LED resins, will later be divided into 10 individual “light box paintings.”

The effect will be beautiful, but Young had more than beauty in mind when conceiving the project.

Donald Trump's strange response to Miss Universe transgender controversy

Jenny Uechi
Apr 10th, 2012

Jenna Talackova photo from Twitpic

Transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova's public fight against disqualification from the Miss Universe Canada pageant has led to a landmark rule change that will allow transgender women in all competitions starting in 2013, according to gay rights group Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

Talackova, a Vancouver resident, was disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada pageant last month because she was not a "naturally born female." After weeks of public outcry and media attention, however, the beauty pageant -- owned by U.S. businessman Donald Trump -- has changed its rules to allow transgender contestants to compete, GLAAD said in a statement on Tuesday.

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