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AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

In a recent meeting regarding the next federal election, there were a few suggestions about strategic voting without explanation how that would work. It made me think. Strategy is something that is decided by the leadership. If it is decided by the individual soldier (us), then chaos will result. A flock of chickens trying to scare a fox.The enemy has a strategy. It is called “divide and conquer” or ”vote splitting,” whatever name you prefer. There are 55 ridings where in 2011 the Conservatives won by no other means than a very real vote-splitting, our riding one of them. The enemy has it easy.The dividing is done for him.The more parties to fight him, the better.They keep competing with each other and he will walk away with the trophy.That is the ugly truth about the “First Past the Post” electoral system. Our strategy has to be to unite behind that party that has the best chance to beat the Conservatives. I cannot see that to be the Green Party, unless anyone has some solid evi-

dence, not hope and belief, that the Green Party can muster 20 to 30 per cent of the popular vote all by itself. That leaves the Liberal Party and the NDP. One of the two. It is not sure yet which one, but do not ask their candidates, they are in campaign mode for themselves It will take time and some polling to make the final decision. The inconvenient truth is that a vote for the Green Party is a vote that cannot be given to the party that can defeat the Conservatives and therefore is a vote for Stephen Harper. Lets work for a better Canada. –GozeVlasblom

NO OMS FOR BURRARD BRIDGE YOGA

1. I have been looking at condos inWest End and Coal Harbour. I have lived in this area since 1970. Don’t tell me that investors aren’t driving prices up. I have looked at so many trashed rentals selling for over a mill that I have become a bit of a cynic. 2. Christy Clark has announced that the Burrard Street Bridge will be closed

on Father’s Day for a “yoga fest.” I rarely drive but when I do, because I have to, I use the Burrard Bridge. Christy is the rep from Kelowna.Why isn’t she closing a bridge in Kelowna? I expect her and Mayor Moonbeam have collaborated, and the latest letter from Moonbeam to Christy merely a publicity stunt…Gee, and I held my nose and voted for Christy. –Ell Musty Is Stanley Park too far for these people to travel from Kits? The enormous areas ofVanier Park not big enough? Does the yoga class require something “bouncy?”Will the bridge sway in motion to chantings and oms? –Anonymous How much effort is it taking to inconvenienceVancouverites once again? How much is this costing?Why is this being allowed? It sounds like nothing but advertising for the giant clothing chain Lululemon. Once again, people around the world get to laugh at the stupidity of this place. –Anonymous

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High-profile Smuggler faces the music in court Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown @GrantLawrence

If you’ve ever fought a speeding ticket in traffic court, you’ll know what an ordeal it can be. I just went through with the entire procedure but managed to discover a wonderfully satisfying silver lining, whether you’re found innocent or guilty. Let me explain. When my traffic court date finally arrived, I filed into the courtroom in Robson Square with various surly teenagers, haggard businessmen and other questionable citizenry, all of us clearly trying to wiggle out of our tickets. One by one the defendants took to the stand, and one by one the judge swiftly took them down with a direct assist to the traffic cop who issued their ticket. No one was getting off. Some were bursting into tears, some had to hand over their driver’s licenses on the spot, some had their fines doubled,

some flew into fits of rage. I sat in the courtroom like an extra from Night Court, beginning to think I had made a big mistake. Finally my name was called. As I approached the bench, the judge’s voice boomed through the courtroom. “Are you Mr. Grant Lawrence?” I replied meekly in the affirmative. He responded, “I cannot in good conscience try your case today, Mr. Lawrence.” I was already a little intimidated, now I was baffled. “Uh, why?”The judge answered, “I cannot try your case because I am a big fan of your wife’s music.” For the uninitiated, my wife is a Canadian singer who has released many albums over the course of a long career. The judge explained that he felt his fandom could be a conflict of interest in my case, saying, “Your wife might be none too happy if I found you guilty.” I was a little stunned, but managed to come to my senses. “She’d be really happy if you dismiss my case!” The comment received

Grant Lawrence fought the law and sort of won. Contributed photo barely a flicker of positive recognition.The judge continued: “Your case shall be reassigned to another judge tomorrow, case adjourned. Goodbye Mr. Lawrence, and say hi to your wife for me”. Out in the hall, a police

officer leaned in to me and grunted, “I’ve never seen that happen before.” It wasn’t over. Returning the next day, my case was called and tried by a different judge. As a citizen representing myself, I was able to tell my side of the story

in what I felt was a clear and convincing manner. After the judge heard both sides, he commended me on my defense and considerably reduced my fine to $130, but still found me guilty of speeding.

And you know what? I’m fine with that. Here’s why: while defending myself, I was legally allowed to turn the tables on that cop who I felt unfairly pulled me over. I got to cross-examine and call out that constable on what I thought was entrapment: setting up a laser speed gun at the onramp of a highway where cars are naturally accelerating. And while I respect and appreciated everything the Vancouver Police Department do to keep us safe within our city, I have to admit it: I went all Matlock on that cop for a good 20 minutes in the form of questions, without the officer being able to respond with anything but direct answers thanks to the judge allowing me to do it. In closing, for someone like me who admittedly has had a few issues with authority figures to begin with, it was a silver lining to an otherwise thankless experience, and definitely worth the $130 fine. That said, here’s another thing I’ll admit: I’ll never speed on that approach to the highway again. W

FIFA scandal casting a shadow over Women’s World Cup JENNIFER ST. DENIS @jenstden

Vancouver might have hosted the mother of all sporting events during 2010. But Penny Ballem, the City ofVancouver’s city manager, said the 2015 Women’sWorld Cup is an even bigger deal for the city than the Winter Olympic Games. “This is a huge global event – the actual media coverage is bigger than the Winter Olympics and Paralympics,” Ballem said. “It really is a big feather in our cap in continuing to be seen as a great sports hosting city.” In an ideal world, all eyes would be on the beautiful game. But attention has also been focused on the ugliness at FIFA headquarters, after several high-ranking officials were arrested earlier this month on racketeering and bribery charges brought by the United States Department of Justice. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is continuing to investigate how the 2018 and 2022 World Cup events were awarded to Russia and Qatar. For several years, media reports have described how hundreds of migrant workers have died building facilities for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “The perception that there is a problem has been around for a long time, and I think it’s starting to be addressed,” Ballem said, calling the surprise resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter “terrific.”

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“It’s obviously a concern, but it’s not going to take away from this incredible event.” Host cities and corporate sponsors are hoping the positivity of the event will win out, but they’re also aware of the potential risk of being associated with an organization like FIFA.What they’re doing about it is another matter.

“It’s obviously a concern but it’s not going to take away from this incredible event.”

–Penny Ballem

“When we see something happening with FIFA where you see negative attachment to the FIFA brand, sponsors have to be careful that’s not being transferred to their brand,” said Ann Pegoraro, director of the Institute for Sports Marketing at Laurentian University. Major sponsors like McDonald’s – which sponsors both the Olympics and FIFA – are more aware of the risks after bad experiences during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi when activists hijacked a McDonald’s hashtag to draw attention to what they claimed

was Russia’s oppression of lesbian and gay people. Just a few months later during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, McDonald’s “got out in front” of criticism of how the event had displaced poor people by highlighting its contributions to youth soccer in Brazil, Pegoraro said. Visa has taken the strongest stance, threatening to pull out of its sponsorship deal if FIFA didn’t make efforts to change its culture. But Pegoraro said sponsors are still too reluctant to wield their full influence. “I understand they exchange money to have this benefit to be attached to large events, but they also have the ability to make this change because they do wield the dollars.” The City of Vancouver hasn’t actively lobbied FIFA on social justice and ethics issues, but Ballem said host cities could and perhaps should take a more active role. “We have a lot of accountability and responsibility, and it’s our brand,” she said. “It’s our future that’s on the line, but I think we’re just starting to realize that as host cities around the world we also have a lot of leverage.” The financial challenge for the Women’s World Cup will likely not be from the FIFA scandal, but from persistent gender inequity in sport, Pegoraro said. The tournament had difficulty attracting national sponsors. Only three out of six sponsor spots were filled by

Bell, Labatt and Trend Micro. Ticket sales have thus far fallen short of organizers’ 1.5 million goal. “Sponsorship in general, 99 per cent of the dollars are still going to male sport,” Pegoraro said. Ironically, Pegoraro

believes the FIFA scandal could boost the Women’s World Cup profile. “If you look at national sponsors [of theWomen’s World Cup], I think those companies have a huge chance now: more eyes on the event and a bigger chance for them

to [push] their message, focusing on soccer, focusing on supporting women, and I think a lot of them are going to focus on youth soccer. “I think the big thing for them is to keep the focus on soccer and not mention FIFA.” W –Story courtesy of BIV.com

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Adviser says VSB could close 19 public schools

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The EY report commissioned by Education Minister Peter Fassbender on the Vancouver School Board estimates 19 schools could be closed due to low enrolment. Fassbender said so at a press conference Tuesday morning before the media, VSB staff and trustees had a chance to see EY’s 225page report. The formerly Vision Van-

couver-dominated school board considered closing five school sites in 2010. Vision Vancouver trustee Mike Lombardi said earlier this year that once parents learned in 2010 that the board would save less than $1 million by closing all five sites, they argued closing schools would be unacceptable. Asked whether the ministry would force the VSB to close schools, Fassbender said he wouldn’t speculate, but he said the

VSB should invest in student outcomes instead of extra seats. Fassbender repeatedly referred to the existence of 10,000 empty seats in Vancouver. Fassbender said EY’s report says the VSB could find $72 million in annual savings and revenue. The report also said the VSB could find $750 million in one-time savings. The VSB could see savings and revenue in not completing seismic upgrades

and deferred maintenance for closed schools and the sale of property. Fassbender announced March 12 the ministry would appoint a special adviser to consider the VSB’s budget development and forecasting, accumulated surpluses and deficits, management of assets including all buildings, leases and real estate, opportunities for administrative savings and board governance. He noted the VSB held an accumulated surplus of

$28.4 million as of June 30, 2014, the equivalent to six per cent of total district expenditures. Former Vision Vancouver school board chairperson Patti Bacchus argues this claim is misleading because most of the money was allocated, just not spent, on that date. But Fassbender maintained Tuesday morning this accumulated surplus exists. Lombardi’s motion to extend a moratorium on

school closures until December 2018 failed to pass at a school board meeting in January. NPA trustees and the Green Party of Vancouver’s trustee Janet Fraser opposed the motion. Fassbender said the government has extended the date for the VSB to respond to the report to June 30. The VSB held a special meeting June 10 to discuss the report. –Story courtesy of the Vancouver Courier

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Construction on the controversial Beach Towers development in Vancouver’s West End is not proceeding at this time, according to a notice sent to existing Beach Towers residents. “Devonshire Properties has decided not to proceed with the construction of the new rental units and new recreation centre proposed for Beach Towers. As a result there will be no demolition activity, nor any requirement to relocate tenants’ parking stalls and storage lockers at this time,” the notice, which was dated June 5 and signed Beach Towers Properties through Devonshire Properties Inc, reads. “Should the project

be reactivated, ample notification will be provided and tenant information meetings will be held.” Brian Jackson, the city’s head planner, confirmed the news. “We met with the owner on Friday who said that he has decided, for now, to complete the paperwork associated with the development permit application, but not proceed to construction at this time. The development permit would be in effect for two years from date of issuance,” said Jackson. City council approved a rezoning application for the project in February of 2013. The project involved adding new buildings to the 1960s-era BeachTowers complex, which currently features four highrises overlooking English Bay. –Story courtesy of the Vancouver Courier

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Realwheels able to give disabled theatre artists a voice KRISTYN ANTHONY @westender

There’s a superpower in all of us, and Realwheels Theatre explores what that means in their forthcoming production Super Voices. The professional theatre company behind Whose Life Is It Anyway? and Skydive focus on storytelling, “the hallmark of the disability community” explains interim artistic director Jeffrey Renn. The community-based, mixed media production came to life after a series of skill-building performing arts workshops exploring identity within the disabled community. Each year the company produces a community involvement project and anyone who wants to be involved is welcome. “Inclusion and access are not just two words we aspire to,” Renn says. “This is our actual practice.” That philosophy is evident in their pay-what-youcan ticket price and by the diversity of performers. “We ended up with this

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question of: ‘What other powers have you created around the negotiation of your disability?” Renn says of the concept behind the theme. “For some it’s compassion, for others, patience or alternate communication

“Inclusion and access are not just two words we aspire to.”

–Jeffrey Renn

methods. They’ve created other ways to identify because they’re so much more than their disability.” Renn emphasizes the importance of productions like these because of the scarcity of training for professional theatre for people with disabilities is vast. Within the production

is a mentoring program designed to close that gap, and help match the actors’ skill set to the standards of professional theatre. “We brought Jamie Nesbitt, one of the top projection designers, on board to work with Caspar Ryan, a videographer who desired to learn more about theatre,” he says. Realwheels Society has also begun advocacy work with the city of Vancouver, where most civic theatres only accommodate a handful of wheelchairs at any one time. Renn describes the experience as an extraordinarily expansive exercise, and is in real gratitude for the position he holds within the company. “I’m blessed to work in this community of compassion, generosity, and support.” W

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Four Winds blow away judges at beer awards Stephen Smysnuik The Growler @StephenSmys

It’s been a really big week for BC beer. All hail BC beer. (1) VCBW’s main event drew in an estimated 8,500 people over two days, the vast majority of which appeared, at least superficially, not to be the stereotypical “craft beer drinker” – potbellied, balding, bearded, et al. – which we should all take as obvious proof that craft beer is indeed consuming the masses as the masses consume the beer. The festival was such a rousing success that the abundantly sexy beer babes/ studs this weekend couldn’t have given two hoots, or more likely had no bloody idea, about the news that (2) yes, the BC Liquor Distribution Branch has jacked up the prices of craft beer in government liquor stores. This is a bummer and not even remotely unexpected. So what are we going to do about it? Drink more beer, of course, and if you’re going to drink, you better drink the best.

And the best is, of course, is Four Winds Brewing, who (3) slayed the Canadian Brewing Awards this past Saturday, winning Canada’s Brewery of the Year award. The Ladner microbrewery is only the second BC brewery to win this award since the competition began in 2009 (Central City Brewing + Distilling has won twice, in 2012 and 2010). “We’re completely stunned and totally honoured to have won Brewery of the year,” Four Winds co-founder Adam Mills wrote in an email. “More than ever we feel inspired to create better beer.” Let’s hope they do that! For now, the beer’s pretty darn good, as made very clear by the five other awards they picked up on Saturday: Bronze for the IPA in the American Style India Pale Ale category; Silver for their Juxtapose Brett IPA in the American Style Brett Beer category; Silver for their Nectarous Dry-Hopped Sour in the American Style Sour Ale category; Gold for their Sovereign Super Saison in the Belgian Style Strong Speciality Ale category; and another Gold for their Operis Brett Saison, in the

French and Belgian Style Saison category. As a whole, BC beer cleaned up at the awards, beating out Ontario and Quebec breweries more than any other year.This is due, in part, to the explosion of new breweries here, and thus more competitors from this side of the country, but the advancements in taste and quality of the beer produced here shouldn’t be ignored. BC beer = very good beer, sometimes. Some of the rest of this very good beer is brewed in and around Vancouver, and won these awards: American Style Pale Ale Russell Brewing: Punch Bowl (Gold) American Style Black Ale Steamworks Brewery: Black IPA (Silver) Barley Wine Central City: Thor’s Hammer (Gold) English Style Bitter Russell Brewing: Blood Alley Bitter (Bronze) English Style IPA Howe Sound Brewing:

Session Ale Yellow Dog Brewing: Sit and Stay Belgian ISA (Silver) Wheat Beer North American Style R&B Brewing: Sun God (Silver) Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer Parallel 49 Brewing: Russian Imperial Stout (Bronze)

Ladner’s Four Winds Brewing picked up six awards last Saturday. Photo: Contributed Devil’s Elbow IPA (Silver) Experimental Beer Dead Frog Brewing: Nutty Uncle Peanut Butter Stout (Gold) Howe Sound Brewing: Megadestroyer Imperial Licorice Stout (Bronze) French and Belgian Style Saison Dageraad: Randonneur Saison (Bronze) Parallel 49 Brewing: Schwarzwald (Bronze)

Imperial IPA Parallel 49 Brewing: Hopnotist (Silver) Kolsch Steamworks: Kolsch (Silver) North American Style Amber/Red Ale Steamworks Brewery: Heroica Red Ale (Gold) Main Street Brewing: Redback Ale (Silver) Stout Old Yale Brewing: Sasquatch Stout (Silver)

Wheat Beer German Style (Weiss) Strange Fellows Brewing: Strange Fellows Hefeweizen (Gold) Vancouver Island Brewery: Beachcomber Summer Ale (Silver) There are way, way more winners from around BC that space constraints and the sheer mindlessness of copying/pasting prevented me from including here. Check out CanadianBrewingAwards.com for the full list of winners. Oh, and Alley Kat Brewery in Edmonton won Beer of the Year with their Scona Gold Kolsch. I haven’t had it yet, but I’m going to do so…right… now. W

THANK YOU FRIENDS! The Vancouver Friends For Life Society would like to thank everyone who came out to support us at our beautiful Enchanted Garden 20th Anniversary event, which was hosted at the Coast Plaza Hotel in the West End on May 30! It was a spectacular evening that was made possible by our amazing sponsors, TD Bank and Murrick Insurance, along with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. For anyone who was unable to attend, Friends For Life will be extending the celebration during the 25th Annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday June 13th from 1-4pm! We encourage everyone to stop by for a day filled with great entertainment and delicious treats! Hope to see you there!

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DINING OUT Anya Levykh Fresh Sheet

@FoodGirlFriday SCENE // HEARD Sad news for fans of Big Lou’s Butcher Shop in Railtown. As of May 31, the purveyor of local, ethically-raised meats and hearty sandwiches ceased operations. On its Facebook page, the shop cites the reasons for the close as the personal and financial costs associated with the legal issues of its founding (and former) partner, Allan Bosomworth. Bosomworth was convicted in January of this year of spying on staff and customers in the bathroom of the now-closed Two Chefs and a Table. Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship has announced that TD is now the presenting sponsor for the annual culinary arts competition. Stay tuned for news on the finale dinner coming up in September. Central City Brewers & Distillers is opening a new brewpub this summer in the original Dix location at 871 Beatty St. Look for burger and barbecue options, as well as craft brews and spirits. CentralCityBrewing.com

DRINK // DINE Mealshare continues to grow in its endeavour to feed those in need.The organization has just served its 250,000th meal, and, as of June 4, 11 more Vancouver restaurants have partnered with the innovative program that provides a meal to someone in need every time you buy a Mealshare-branded menu item at a participating restaurant. Newcomers include Craft Beer Market, Farmer’s Apprentice,The Acorn, Brix Restaurant & Wine Bar, Bambudda,The Greek, and Meet on Main, among others. See the full list of participating restaurants at MealShare.ca The next installment of the Greasy Spoon Diner Series in support of A Better Life Foundation has been announced for June 16. This time, chef Juno Kim, known for his underground suppers and custom catering menus, will be creating a four-course menu paired with beer or cocktails for each course. Proceeds from the dinner will be directed to the Megaphone Vendor Meals program. Two seatings are available, at 5:30pm and 8pm. Tickets are $95, including drinks, taxes and

gratuity. GreasySpoonDiner. com Oak Street Farmers’ Market is now open every Wednesday 3pm-7pm at the corner of Oak Street and West 49th Avenue, and will run through to Oct. 14. This is the only farmers’ market in Vancouver that offers exclusively organic produce, meat, and eggs from local suppliers. Also, come for live music, food trucks, Shiatsu massage, knife and toolsharpening, on-site sewing and clothing repair, as well as community booths and, of course, local baked goods and other artisan foods. OakStreetMarket.ca In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise program, West Restaurant is holding an Ocean Wise collaboration dinner on June 23, featuring chef Robert Clark, one of the founding chefs of the program. The evening begins with a sparkling wine and canapé reception followed by a sixcourse sustainable seafood dinner prepared by both chef Clark and West executive chef Quang Dang. Tickets are $125 and proceeds will be donated to Ocean Wise. WestRestaurant.com W

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Richman your man for lively Biltmore show almost every high hill in North America? Do the racoons like that? Do you?

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When I first set out to interview Jonathan Richman, I was met with fair warning. The prolific solo artist and former singer of the iconic rock and roll band The Modern Lovers is notoriously prickly when it comes to being interviewed.You can send him questions, but he doesn’t always answer them, and if he does, you must make sure that you do not change a single word that he has said. Oh, and did I mention that this is all done by fax machine? Richman began his musical career with the release of 1976’s The Modern Lovers, a record rich in Velvet Underground references, songs about Pablo Picasso (who “never got called an asshole”) that included “Roadrunner,” the song that would become a proto-punk blueprint for the pending decade. Richman later left the band to pursue a solo career, aesthetically defined by his boy-next-door-meetsItalian-lover looks and near vaudevillian-like live performances. His music was featured in the ‘90s rom-com classic There’s Something About Mary, he produced Vic Chesnutt’s final album, and has released more than a dozen solo albums. He’s a true entertainer, a true eccentric and manages to exist as a relevant touring musician in the modern world without the use of a cell phone or computer. I’m happy to report that he answered most of my questions. In great detail. Here’s a look inside the mind of one of history’s greatest modern lovers, Jonathan Richman. What is a day in the life of Jonathan Richman like? What is a day in my life like? Well, today I sorted stones for a wall I’m building for someone in the extended family. I apprenticed under a stone mason for five years

I’ve seen you perform live more times than I can count. You’re one of the most blissful live acts out there. Who are your on-stage heroes? Many! Here’s a few: Maurice Chevalier, The Marx Brothers, Victor Borge, John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison, Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf, Mahesh Kale, Otis Redding, Cheb Khaled, Domenico Modugno, Guy Williams in the Walt Disney “Zorro” TV show. Do you prefer to perform indoors or outdoors? Outdoors, especially in the late afternoon or around dusk. A lot of your songs have been influenced by Latin music. Flamenco, calypso, bossa nova... The suadade always shines through, particularly in your theatrical live performances. What first drew you to Latin music? That was happening by the time I was three years old: I heard Bizet’s “Carmen” as I remember, and it’s been that way since then.

Jonathan Richman reveals what makes one of the great modern lovers tick. Contributed photo in the mid-1990’s whenever I wasn’t touring with music. And now I build walls, walkways (just finished one of those for another family member) and I build heavily insulated, high-thermalmass bread ovens. This is my specialty. And earlier in the day I brought my father-inlaw and my brother-in-law to visit the matriarch in the assisted-living home. I bring my guitar and entertain the dwellers there. And I sing for 2nd 3rd and 4th graders, or any age really, in the school system. I have been a volunteer this way for many

years. And I was a player in a local theatre group production here a few weeks ago because a cast member had to leave suddenly. So I filled in for him. And I do translations sometimes (Italian to English) and I play guitar and tambora around the house. One collection of poems and essays by Pasolini has five of my translations in it as well as work by seven other translators. It was published by City Lights about six or seven years ago. [Ed. Note: In D anger: A Pasolini Anthology by Pier

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or bonus tracks, Van Etten’s melancholy magic is still worth pausing for. She will not let you down. She never has. –Louise Burns

Down saw both Van Etten and Stewart Lerman in the producer’s seat, much like her 2014 LP Are We There. There are moments of sheer beauty, compliments of siblings Peter Broderick and Heather Woods-Broderick on strings

for “It All Falls Apart.” They join her again on the moody “Pay My Debts,” in which Van Etten’s warm and warbling voice is backed by the War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel and David Harley, as well as Stuart Bogie of Antibalas. The EP finishes with “Tell Me”, a live recording of Van Etten performing at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre Del Liceu. Her voice dominates the room, somehow translating the raw intimacy of her live shows into the recording. While most of the songs feel like they could have been Are We There B-sides

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I Don’t Want To Let You Down Jagjaguwar “It’s not my fault, it’s just my flaw, it’s who I am,” sings Sharon Van Etten in “It All Falls Apart,” one of the five songs off her new EP. This fragile-yet-strong statement is typical of Van Etten, whose work as a songwriter is more often than not painted with the inky blue of heartbreak and introspection. I Don’tWant To LetYou

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Why do you choose to refrain from cellphones and computers? Because I don’t even really want a telephone answering machine and I have one of those so isn’t that enough? What would I want with a little screen and a typewriter that you have to figure out. Complicated stuff was never for me. And as for cell phones – I usually don’t even answer the regular phone. And, is it not worthy of note that these new phones have made for the setting up of relay towers on

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I read that your decision to soften your sound after The Modern Lovers was inspired by the time you had a residency at a hotel in Bermuda. Is this true? Yes! Except it wasn’t just that and it started taking effect when The Modern Lovers was still a band. We heard a Calypso band on Bermuda called The Bermuda Strollers. I thought they swung much more than we did. But it was many things. Playing with the New York Dolls six months earlier than the Bermuda stay was also a turning point for me. I liked the “colours” I heard in their music in the some ways better than what I heard in our own. But it was many things. It was hearing reggae music several months before that. It was hearing Lead Belly. It was playing for children.

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I Become A Shade Last Gang Records Montreal’s Seoul are shrouded in a mysterious glow. Their particular brand of dream pop often echoes the sophisticated panache of France’s Phoenix, but with slower, marshmallow

grooves that bring to mind a faded disco ball in an abandoned after hours club. Their debut album begins with its title track, “I Become A Shade.” It’s sleepy, hypnotic and lush and ends with a sharp arpeggiated synth, just to even things out.

It was playing in all sorts of different situations. It was women. It was so many things. And it wasn’t so much a decision as it’s been a gradual course that’s still happening now: the music is still getting softer. A lot of your songs are about missing things that are no longer here. Like “That Summer Feeling,” which you warn will “haunt you one day in your life.” Do you enjoy the present era we live in? Or do you long for another time? No. I want stay right here. You may notice that I hardly do any songs more than a few years old. I’m always making new ones up and I don’t try to remember old ones. The present is where I live, mostly. I don’t have scrapbooks. I have no photographs even of family. I don’t collect anything. I give things away. The present is for me, so don’t expect old stuff from me at a show! Do you see colour in music? Oh yes! In fact, I took up the guitar after hearing The Velvet Underground and I heard colour so much that I “saw” their sound almost as much as I heard it. As a teenager I’d been an oil painter and when I discovered music The Velvet Underground way I put down the brush and picked up the guitar, really. As a 16-year-old, it occurred to me that making atmospheres like The Velvet Underground did, I could, instead of painting a painting alone and then showing it to people.With sound I could “paint” the picture onstage with my voice and guitar right in front of the audience. And since The Velvet Underground improvised that’s what I learned to do. W

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“White Morning” is an early sunrise anthem as they sing “the moment I wake up I come to life again.” “Silencer” is a wonderful, relaxed exploration into mellow-disco and new romantic lyricism. There is nighttime imagery, cityscapes and urban myths all revealed as much in their sonic textures as in their words. This is some pretty sensual stuff, and that’s OK. I Become A Shade serves as a reminder that sometimes you just gotta pour yourself a glass of white wine and feel something. –Louise Burns Rating:

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KELSEY KLASSEN @kelseyklassen

One ofVancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods is changing – rapidly – and the Strathcona Business Improvement Association wants to keep the community in the loop. On June 13, the BIA will be hosting its first Meet the Makers Expo, as part of its ongoing Made in Strathcona campaign. Eighteen Strathcona businesses, from restaurants and cafes to breweries and artisan producers, will convene at MakerLabs (780 E. Cordova) from 11am-3pm to offer interactive demonstrations, workshops, and complimentary samples of their locally-made products. Joji Kumagai, executive director of the Strathcona BIA, hopes attendees will discover, celebrate, and learn about the inner workings of the area’s diverse and creative businesses. “It’s a way to bring businesses together with community members and residents as well,” explains Kumagai. “Community change is a complex discussion, so we want to incorporate as much into the event as we can.”

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Strathcona – bounded by Clark,Venables, and Gore – is home to a diverse range of “makers,” from world-class manufacturers to innovative startups and old-world craftspeople, that employ a substantial 7,000 people. Vancouver’s industrial heart is also a productive tax base. As such, Kumagai stresses that it is important to protect it and learn about it. “Our area, as a predominantly industrial area,” says Kumagai, “so [the expo is] really looking at anybody who generates some kind of product or service. Part of it is because we want to support our industrial members,” he continues, “and part of it is also because the industrial land spaces are increasingly becoming a little bit precarious, so we want to make sure that that voice is heard.” According to the BIA, Strathcona is home to roughly 9,000 residents and 450 businesses, but that number – building on zoning changes that were set in motion in the 1990s – is set to climb with a series of housing projects and proposed rezonings. “Back in the 1990s, city

council legislated a zoning change along East Hastings to go from pure industrial to more mixed use,” says Kumagai, who is in his sixth year with the BIA. “It’s taken a few years for that to really start changing, but we’re starting to see that in context with StrathconaVillage [which has a planned 350 residential units], we have a new library going in [with four storeys of housing for women and children], and another project on the 1200 block that will be going through rezoning in the future, as well as a few other sites.” At the event, the public will have the opportunity to hear from a panel of community stakeholders, including Strathcona Village marketer Bob Rennie and four Strathcona businesses, and ask questions and offer input about the vision for the neighbourhood. Meet the Maker participants include Ed’s Daily,Yolk’s, Liquids and Solids, A.G.R.O. Roasters, Pat’s Lager, Bomber Brewing,YEWWoodshop, Propellor, Homesteader’s Emporium and more. For a full list and to reserve tickets to the free event, head to MadeInStrathcona.com. W

Top: An instruction card from Homesteader’s Emporium (649 E. Hastings) on how to make cheese. Bottom, left: Artist Ola Volo’s mural inside the newly opened The Heatley restaurant at 900 E. Hastings. Bottom, right: Icing sugar-dusted beignets from Yolk’s on the corner of Hastings and Clark. Areta Wong/Foodgressing photos

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NO JOY Canadian shoegaze band on tour in support of their upcoming album More Faithful with special guests Village and Gang Signs. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com

SCREECHING WEASEL Legendary Chicago punk rockers perform in support of their latest release Carnival of Schadenfreude with special guests MXPX. 7:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $29.50 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca

LIARS AND LIONS Four-piece progressive-hard rockers from Vancouver play a hometown show with special guests Killing Vogue and Celestial Ruin. 7pm at Venue. Tickets$10 at TicketZone.com

HALESTORM Pennsylvania hard rock outfit appears on the heels of their latest release Into the Wild Life with special guests Rival Sons and Royal Thunder. 7:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $27.50 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca

PURITY RING Canadian electronic pop duo, on tour to support their sophomore release Another Eternity ,with special guests Braids and Born Gold. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $25 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

ROEDDE HOUSE JAZZ The monthly concert series sees Karin Plato, Miles Black and James Danderfer present an evening of Bebop, Bossas and Blues. 7pm at Roedde House Museum. Tickets $15 at BrownPaperTickets.com DAVID WARD Celebrating the release of Transitioning, the soulful rocker is joined by Dawn Pemberton and The Good Almighty and Star Captains. 8:30pm at The Imperial. Tickets $17 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and TicketWeb.ca SHOTGUN JIMMIE World traveller, collaborator and underdog plays tunes from his criticallyacclaimed release Everything, Everything with special guests Slow Learners and Knife Pleats. COVENANT FESTIVAL Night one of the three-day metal-folkambient fest features Christian Mistress, Spell, The Order of the Solar Temple and Harrow. 8pm at The Hindenburg. Tickets $30 for a three-day pass at CovenantFestival.com. Runs until June 14.

COMEDY ERICA SIGURDSON Homegrown Vancouver comic and awardwinning comedy writer for television with frequent appearances of CBC’s The Debaters. 8:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Play On Words Productions marks their Vancouver debut with the Tony-Award winning musical about everyone’s favourite Peanut. 8pm at Strathcona Ukrainian Hall (805 East Pender). Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.

KATY WALSH & THE MOOKS Irish singer-songwriter-rocker who “plays a mean guitar and sings like Stevie Nicks going down on Gwen Stefani” plays originals with a soul-funk-reggaerock vibe with special guests Black Owl. 9pm at The Emerald. Tickets $10 at the door.

JONATHON RICHMAN FT. TOMMY LARKINS American singersongwriter-musician returns to Vancouver with Larkins on the drums to play an early show. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and TicketWeb.ca BOB LOG III American slide guitar one-man band brings his blues punk guitar dance party to town with special guests Mother Upduff and Supernatural River. 9pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca THE SANDS Soulful and dramatic indie folk-jazz-experimentalism duo of Julie McGeer and Peggy Lee perform with special guests Joline Baylis and The Crackling. 8:30pm at Media Club. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and TicketWeb. ca CASS KING & THE NEXT RIGHT THING Sultry garage rock and roll music from local favourites with special guests The Sunns,and Sarah Wheeler. 9pm at Fairview Pub. Tickets $10 at the door. THE NEW AGE BRONZE SERIES A mash up of renegade experimental rock with Sundanese Gamelan music from members of we just stole a car, and Gamelan Si Pawit. 7:30pm at The Western Front (303 8th Avenue East). Tickets $15/$20 at Western-Front, MyShopify.com or at the door. SURFER BLOOD Florida indie rockers on tour in support of their third album, 1000 Palms, with special guest Alex Calder. 7pm at Venue. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and BPLive. MINISTRY American industrialmetal band play tunes from their latest release From Beer to Eternity. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $70 at NorthernTickets.com

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COMEDY DEREK SEGUIN Seasoned standup comedian from Montreal, one of Canada’s most “in-demand” with successes on CBC’s The Debaters and with his concert comedy album Newfie Octopus. 8pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

THEATRE/DANCE PETER PAN This re-telling of the classic story was written especially for and presented by StageCoach Theatre Arts features 350 children appearing in five separate performances. 6pm at York Theatre. Tickets at TheCultch. com. Runs until June 14.

EVENTS TAKE IT BACK TO THE FAB 50S! A Wish To Wed throws it back, so come dressed to impress (and for prizes) at this fabulous dance party with on-site makeovers by donation and a 50s dance lesson pre-event. 6pm at Heritage Hall. Tickets at EventBrite.ca VELOPALOOZA Vancouver’s twoweek festival of bikes kicks off the fun with over 70 cycling events, including group rides, maintenance workshops, wine tours, barbecues, seawall cycles and an all-ages bike decorating ride to Trout Lake. Various Vancouver venues. For more info, visit Velopalooza.ca. Runs until June 28.

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RED TRUCK CONCERT SERIES Red Truck, CFOX and 93.7JRFM present the launch of the outdoor summer concert series with groove juggernauts Five Alarm Funk, Tonye Aganaba, Kutapira and Vinyl Ritchie. 4pm at Red Truck Beer Company (295 East 1st Avenue). Tickets $35 at RedTruckBeer.com. All ages welcome.

THEATRE/DANCE SUPER VOICES Realwheels Theatre presents this community based production exploring identities within disability, directed by Jeffrey Renn. 4pm at Roundhouse Performance Centre. Tickets at SuperVoices.BPT.me THE STATUS QUO This review musical created by teen students at StageCoach Theatre Arts is a journey of self discovery through the high school experience, the good, the bad, and the totally unforgettable. 7:30pm at Historic Theatre. Tickets at TheCultch.com

EVENTS IN TUNE 2015 The biennial event is back, showcasing new Canadian musicals and supporting the artists engaged in creating and performing them with workshops and for the first time, a fully finished production. Various Granville Island venues. For more info, visit TouchstoneTheatre.com. Runs until June 21.

SEA AND SKY Clarinet player Francois Houle and pianist Jane Hayes make a return to the Roedde House for an afternoon of music featuring works by Bolcom, Makholm, Schriener and Piazzolla. 3pm at Roedde House Museum. Tickets $15 at BrownPaperTickets.com INDIEKOR The Coastal Sound Youth Choir join forces with local indie band The Saltines to present a fusion of classical choral music with indie rock. 7:30pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $20 at CoastalSoundMusic.com

THEATRE/DANCE YA HELWA IV: A BELLYDANCE SHOWCASE Professional Vancouver bellydancer Rahel presents her fourth annual student show with solo and group performances and special surprise guests. 6pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets at TicketZone.com

EVENTS ITALIAN DAY Get down to the drive for the sixth annual celebration of Italian culture, bringing together the best of Italy in our own backyard featuring design, music, theatre, food, crafts and activities, and this year a special focus on Italian ART. 12-8pm at Commercial Drive.

CHEAP & FUN PACIFIC RIM KITE FESTIVAL The BC Kite-fliers Association holds their 40th annual festival with kite displays, demonstrations, kids kite making workshops, face painting and music. 10am-4pm at Vanier Park. Admission is free. BILTMORE BLUES JAM Are your Sundays lacking funk? Rob Montgomery and friends host this weekly blues-flavoured jam followed by a weekly showcase. Come jam. Watch, listen or dance the afternoon away. 1pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Admission is free.

JEFF SCROGGINS The Pacific Bluegrass & Heritage Society present the high-energy, high mountain bluegrass with special guest Colorado. 8pm at ANZA Club. Tickets $25 at PacificBluegrass.ca

COMEDY THE LAUGH GALLERY WITH GRAHAM CLARK Legendary weekly stand up show of East Vancouver’s biggest and brightest comics. 9pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets $5 at Eventbrite.ca

CHEAP & FUN FRIENDS TRIVIA NIGHT (PART TWO) Back by popular demand, with new fun facts about Ross, Monica, Rachel, Joey, Phoebe and Chandler, and featuring a Jennifer Aniston look-alike/costume contest and live music. Register your team at iq2000trivia@gmail.com. 7:30pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $8 at TicketFly.com or $12 at the door. SICK BOSS MONDAYS AT THE LIDO Every Monday night in Mount Pleasant there’s avantgarde, improvised jazz and rock accompanied by warped analogue visuals, craft beer and German pretzels. 9pm at The Lido. Admission is always free.

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The impact the Italian community has had onVancouver can be felt year round, but it can be experienced like no other this weekend. Beginning with Italian Heritage Month running the length of June, and culminating in the estimated 350,000-person street party that is Italian Day, if you share a passion for la dolce vita, you’ll want to find yourself on the Drive on June 14 as the busy transit corridor becomes a piazza for a day. Building on the theme of art, this year’s Italian Day kicked off a week earlier with the launch of an Italian film fest at the RioTheatre. It is also preceded by Of Heaven and Earth – an exhibition of 500 years of Italian paintings at theVancouver Art Gallery – which opens June 12. Both were new partnerships for the festival. “There’s so many different

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components to the arts: painting, film, sculpture, theatre, opera, music, right?” says Italian Day executive director Brunella Gaudio. “Yes, we are celebrating all that is Italian, but we also want to extend it as far as our local community.The theme has provided many branches.” Indeed, with lots to work with, Italian Day itself will celebrate the arts with three stages along Commercial Drive hosting musical performances byVancouver Opera, City Opera, and jazz with the Cory Weeds Quartet (in partnership with the Italian Cultural Centre), local singers Gianni Fuoco, Carmelina Cupo, and Federico’s owner Federico Fuoco (who was instrumental in resurrecting Italian Day in 2010, after the festival’s long hiatus), improv by the students ofTheatreTemp, and a fashion show with looks from local label JAC by Jacqueline Conoir, Kalena’s Shoes, as well as Milanese label Alcoolique. Day-of events also include

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ian Day event magazine, and explore the Drive on their own time with the Flavours of Little Italy passport, which offers discounts at the 12 participating businesses the month of June. In fact, Commercial Drive has been known as an enclave of ethnic Italians and Italian businesses since the 1940s, and while it might appear today that the Italian presence in “Little Italy” has diminished, more than 80 per cent of the

properties along Commercial Drive are still owned by people of Italian descent. “There’s a lot of secondgeneration businesses,” says Carmen D’Onofrio, executive director of the Commercial Drive BIA. “For example, [Gelateria] Dolce Amore or La Grotta Del Formaggio or Fratelli. And it’s great… Businesses are tough; family businesses are even tougher,” he laughs. For those second generation business owners (like D’Onofrio, whose family has owned Kalena’s Shoes for more than 50 years) and the people who have seen the Drive survive a few unruly World Cups, Italian Day is a nostalgic revival of what the street space represents. “The Italian culture has always celebrated life,” says D’Onofrio, “whether its food and wine or family or singing and dancing. It’s what people love about living. And the street is vibrant, it’s alive. In

North America, not all streets are like that everyday, whereas in Europe it’s part of the fabric of their society.” Further afield, the Italian Cultural Centre, a hub of Italian language and culture on Slocan, is celebrating Italian Heritage Month with four weeks of events, highlights of which include Il Mercato Italian market June 19, Jazz Festival concerts (starting June 19), Italian Film Festival screenings (June 16 and 30) and an ongoing exhibition of sculpture by Lorenzo De Francesco. “[Italian Heritage Month] provides us with a formal opportunity for us to showcase our culture,” explains ICC executive director Mauro Vescera. “There’s a great interest in Italian culture, and so we’re really trying to knit all the activities together and open them up to people to explore.” For the full list of Italian Day and Heritage Month activities, head to ItalianDay.ca and ItalianCulturalCentre.ca. W

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Italy represents well at these local restaurants Anya Levykh Nosh

@FoodgirlFriday La bella Italia has always ruled romantic hearts when it comes to music, food and wine. Whether listening to bel canto opera, enjoying arancini stuffed with fontina and mushrooms, or sipping a cool Lambrusco on a hot summer’s day, the concept of la dolce vita (the sweet life) seems to ring true whether you’re from Italy or Invermere. Like many ethnic cuisines (think French, Spanish,Vietnamese,Thai, Russian), the best of Italian fare arises from what was traditionally known as la cucina povera (the kitchen of the poor).The simple and hearty pastas, meatballs, risottos, cioppino, antipasti, etc. that most people enjoy all come from this culture. InVancouver, we have a few restaurants that have elevated this humble cuisine to new and delicious heights. Authenticity is not always perfectly achieved (and, truly, Italians think we’re crazy to import tomatoes from halfway around the world when we have beautiful product available in our own backyard), but

the philosophy is showcased brilliantly, and in some cases, made into a fine-dining experience that leaves the povera in the organic cilantro “dirt” that dusts the rim of a plate. Newcomer Ask for Luigi in Railtown has received a lot of press, and many awards, for its simple, approachable and everinventive casual menu (people have vowed to riot if the anchovies and eggs ever come off the menu), but there are others who have been around a bit longer and are still attracting knowledgeable acolytes. All of these restaurants make their own pastas and source high-quality ingredients, but the result is something wildly different in each case.

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The prices might make you hesitate, but chef/owner Pino Posteraro’s heady and light dishes have reflected la cucina naturale since 1999, focusing on classical techniques that emphasize the freshness of the ingredients. Sauces, like the pesto that graces the tagliolini, are light and pungent, heavy on flavour and easy on fat. The wild boar done two ways reminds me of fall inTuscany, all earthy and bright.The

that could, tucked away in West Point Grey and filling its 30-odd seats on a nightly basis. Chef/owner Adam Pegg changes up the menu daily, and the tasting menu ($60 for five courses or so) is one of the best deals in the city. Rabbit loin with hazelnuts is brilliant, as is whole roasted branzino (sea bass). Reserve in advance, as the popularity of this place hasn’t died down since it opened in 2008.

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Celebrating its 25th year of serving stellar Italian cuisine by launching a new menu, Cin Cin is one of the granddaddies of the Italian scene in Vancouver. Lou Lou Childs photo wine list alone is worth a visit, being one of the most stellar collections in town, a veritable encyclopedia that covers Italy from the top of the boot to the toe. It’s worth the splurge to go and feast at least once like Rome is burning.

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Originally opened asVilla del Lupo more than a decade ago, this fine-dining Italian

bastion in the heritage house on Hamilton morphed into the more casual Lupo back in 2009. Co-owners Michael Mameli and Julio GonzalezPerini worked together at the original resto and came back to create their dream restaurant. The menu reflects the strong influence of local and seasonal in dishes like the beautifully plated octopus carpaccio with tiny pimenton (teardrop-

shaped sweet red peppers) and drizzled with limoncello. The short rib brasato, braised in chianti and tamarind with mascarpone polenta, is the perfect summer meal after long days at the beach. Mameli is also the wine director and one of the most gifted somms in the city – go try him out and see.

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Celebrating its 25th year by launching a new menu under executive chef Andrew Richardson, Cin Cin is one of the granddaddies of the Italian scene inVancouver. From its lofty perch overlooking Robson, this beautiful room (and serene patio) serves up some spectacular iterations of Italian cuisine from its wood-fired grill/rotisserie/oven concentrates on simple and elegant dishes like the gnocchi with new asparagus, basil and ramp leaves, or the halibut with asparagus and morels in spring pea tip sauce. Master barman DavidWolowidnyk is another reason to visit, as is the superb wine list managed by wine director ShaneTaylor. W

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@FollowMeFoodie For a cuisine as ancient as Italian, it’s no wonder it has acquired its fair share of myths and misconceptions. I could list so many more than four, but these are the ones I really need to get out of my system. There are no right or wrong ways to eat Italian food – after all, it’s just food – and you can enjoy it however you want. As long as it’s good, I don’t think many people care where the origins of their pasta came from. Knowledge about a dish shouldn’t make it taste better, but it doesn’t hurt to know a little more. Here are four common misconceptions about Italian food and Italian dining: 1. Spaghetti and meatballs are Italian – False. I’m not sure if it’s widely known by now, but I like to think so. Spaghetti is Italian and meatballs are Italian, but when you get a plate of spaghetti topped with meatballs, this is not authentically

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Time to rethink everything you thought you knew about gelato. Mijune Pak photo Italian. Italian immigrants introduced the idea in North America, so if anything it’s an Americanized Italian dish. 2. Gelato vs ice cream. This one bothers me a lot because for years I separated the two, insisting they were completely different things, but recently learned they aren’t. Gelato is Italian-style ice cream, or the Italian word for ice cream, and ice cream is American. It’s more about language.Yes, gelato is often made with less air and has less fat etc., but it also depends on the gelato

machine, the recipe and so many other factors. Some gelato uses eggs and some ice cream doesn’t, and vice versa. In the end it’s all just forms of ice creamy goodness. 3. “Al dente.” This term is also troublesome. What the hell does “to the tooth” even mean? I used to think al dente meant that the pasta noodle was still firm to the bite, but after spending a week in Abruzzo learning about pasta from the Rustichella d’Abruzzo pasta family, I learned I was

wrong again. For them, al dente pasta was almost still crunchy. I showed them a cooked noodle with a tiny white core, a sign of undercooked pasta in North American culture, but to them this was perfect. Apparently undercooked pasta (which is actually properly cooked for al dente) is easier for the body to digest because you’re chewing it more before you swallow. What is deemed al dente also varies according to region, so what one Italian may consider al dente may not be to another.

4. Save the bread. Just because it arrives at the table first doesn’t necessarily mean the bread is meant to be eaten first. In North America, we tend to reach for the olive oil and balsamic when enjoying the bread at Italian restaurants, but in Italy the bread is not enjoyed this way. Instead, it is used as a sponge to wipe up the leftover sauce on your dish. The act is called “fare la scarpetta.” W

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I’ll be honest – for me, Italian wine wasn’t love at first sip. It took a while to wrap my palate around these mysterious elixirs. Now, however, I couldn’t imagine my life without them. Italy can be confusing, frustrating and even aggravating‌ if you choose to feel that way. I prefer “infinitely fascinatingâ€?. It’s impossible to simplify this beautifully complex country and its wines. As such, this isn’t a definitive guide, rather a curated starting point that will hopefully encourage you to immerse yourself deeper. Simply put, Italy is blessed. Surrounded by the Alps in the north, along with the Apennines forming a mountainous spine from top to bottom, it possesses plenty of hilly sites of varying altitude, exposures and soil types that lend themselves to quality wine production.While the weather becomes more reliable the further south you go, it’s suitable enough throughout to make top-notch wine in every region. A quality revolution in the last three decades has capitalized on these natural advantages and the wine has improved immensely. Beyond its advantageous geography and climate, Italy’s unique strength is its wealth of

indigenous varieties.These are grapes that were born and remained in a specific place for many centuries. At last count, 544 different varieties have been genetically identified and about the same amount have yet to be.That makes well over 1000. Sound daunting? I say intriguing. To complicate matters further, Italy labels its wines by the area from which they hail. In some cases the grape is incorporated into the name, such as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC. In many, it isn’t.Take Barolo DOCG for example. Barolo is the name of a town.The wine is always made exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape though this won’t appear anywhere on the label. A country of fairly recent union (1861), Italy boasts 20 very distinct regions, and each has preserved a unique culture where food and wine are so intimately intertwined with its identity. As you may well imagine, they all offer their own local specialties and the wines from one region are very different from the next. For the map to the right, I’ve tried to highlight some of the important grapes and their associated DOC/Gs that are available in BC. If I were to make one generalization about Italian wines, it’s that they’re made to go with food.They are often better with a meal than on their

A NOTE ON ITALIAN WINE LABELS: Denominazione di Origine Controllata/Protetta (DOC/P): Geographically defined zones with their own regulations including which grape varieties are permitted. There are well over 300 DOCs. Denominazione di Origine

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Controllata e Garantita DOCG: A top-tier of the above that includes some of Italy’s most highly regarded wines like Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello and Amarone della Valpolicella. Seventythree DOCGs in total. IGT/P Indicazione Geografica Tipica/Protetta: A broader geographical indication offering flexibility in

own.They can be assertively structured, meaning firm tannins that dry your mouth as well as an elevated acidity that simultaneously makes it water. This, along with an innate savouriness serves to stimulate the appetite brilliantly. Italian wine offers such diversity that it’s impossible to become bored.Yet it’s equally challenging to know them all. I say just give yourself over to the adventure.The best approach is to taste your way through Italy one wine at a time. Be prepared for life long discovery. W ItalianWine Ambassadors  Â? Â? Â? Â?   ­ € ‚ ‚ ƒ Â? Š Â

terms of permitted grapes. Classico: The original production zone of a particular wine. It is often hillier and subsequently superior. Riserva: Aged longer than its non-riserva counterpart. It also has to have a higher minimum alcohol level. Caveat: it doesn’t necessary mean a better wine.

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I’m going to make the bold assumption that you already have your favourite Pinot Grigio and Prosecco. I feel it is my duty to encourage you to drink beyond these. Here are 10 wines made from some of Italy’s finest indigenous grapes to get you started.

� �� Extension beyond hillside slopes to less suitable plains and high yields have conspired to tarnished Soave’s reputation. Inama is here to win you back. Unoaked and made from 100 per cent Garganega, it captivates with almond blossom, camomile, lavender and a chalky minerality.The perfect foil for pesto sauce.

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Fiano’s success in Campania has led this grape to travel beyond its birthplace. A characterful version from Sicily, the Miopasso displays lime blossom, honey and waxy herbs with a touch of nuttiness and juicy guava. A rich white deserving of halibut and buttery potatoes.  �� � The Colli di Luni DOC straddles the coastal hillsides of Liguria andTuscany.Vermentino is an important grape in this corner of Italy. Pink grapefruit peel, apricot and thyme flowers are balanced by a creamy

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 Â? ­ € ‚ € ƒ ƒ „„ Â?Â? Â… A specialty of EmiliaRomagna, Lambrusco comes in varying shades of red and a range of sweetness. Its requisite bubbles play the laudable role of helping digest the region’s hearty cuisine. ‘Lambrusco’ is actually a family of mostly related grapes and the Lini 910 features Lambrusco Salamino. Exuberantly fruity yet dry and finishing with mouth scrubbing tannin, it’s must with BBQ ribs.

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‹  Œ  ‚‡€ ŽŽ ��‘ … A great example of the deeply coloured, substantially tannic Montepulciano grape. Robust and friendly with luscious flavours of black plum and sweet spice, it’s fantastic with pizza.

 ­ ˆ  Â‚ Â?Â? …‰ Š The wines of Valpolicella are blends based on the Corvina grape.Terre di Leone’s higher altitude and volcanic soils impart freshness and elegance.This mediumweight red offers black pepper, smoky spice and red plum.Try with grilled pork chops.

€  ‡„ ‰ Š Aglianico can be brutally tannic with rapier-like acid in its youth but it has the genes to age gracefully. Here’s a slightly softer introduction. Savoury and earthy with dark fruit offset by scented floral and mineral notes, it’s a treat with gamey sausages.

 Âˆ Â?Â? Â… Italy’s mostplanted grape, Sangiovese is equally responsible for the simplest of wines as well as some of the most complex and ageworthy bottles (think Brunello and Chianti Classico).This seriously classy wine possesses tell-tale tea, violet and red cherry notes backed up by firm tannin. Bring on the steak.

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@NikiMHope Organizers of Italian Day on the Drive are celebrating the important role of style in a culture that appreciates quality. From food to fashion, Italy values the best of the best, and Italian Day will showcase one ofVancouver’s best designers, RozeMerie Cuevas. Her sophisticated summer collection from her line, called JAC by Jacqueline Conoir, features airy boho pieces that capture the freedom and flow of the season. “Since it was known that we use Italian fabrics, the organizers invited us to do the show,” Cuevas wrote via email while away in China. The massive daylong event that draws tens of thousands to Commercial Drive has included a fashion show since 2010, the year the Italian Day Festival Society resurrected the

al fresco street celebration Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design. Fashion has long been an important part of the country’s cultural life and society, and Italians are known for their attention to dressing well; “la bella figura,” or good impression, remains a tradition, explains Italian Day fashion show organizer Irena Demarco. For her part, Cuevas is no stranger to European culture. She graduated from Esmod in Paris at age 22 and opened her first boutique on South Granville in 1986.Today, her flagship store is located at 164 West 5th Ave. Cuevas routinely travels overseas on the hunt for inspiration in the epicenters of high style. She is a true local fashion success story, maintaining her clothing line, named after her mother who passed away when she was five, for three decades. “Hard work, staying focused, believing in myself, being surrounded by supportive

family and friends, and having passion for what I do has definitely helped in the success,” Cuevas wrote, summing up her winning line, which is seen regularly on fashionTV, feature films and red carpets. Models at Sunday’s fashion show will be stepping out in footwear from Commercial Drive’s Italian specialty shop Kalena’s Shoes.The family run business is a staple in the vibrant neighbourhood. Italian fashion designer Rocco Adriano Galluccio’s line Alcoolique will also take the stage on Sunday.The designer with Neapolitan roots was a hit at this spring’sVancouver FashionWeek and has been featured in ItalianVogue and Elle.The Italian Day fashion show will include the summer line from his edgy, colourful brand.The show will be held at the Second Avenue Main Stage on Sunday, June 14 at 6pm. W ! Head toWestender.com for an extended interview with designer RozeMerie Cuevas.

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With Italian Day hitting Commercial Drive this Sunday (June 14), I was inspired to bring a little Italian flavour to the décor. This week’s Five Finds highlights my top picks for Italianmade (or inspired) home accessories from some of my go-to places to shop around the city.

1. ITALY CHEESEBOARD

Available from Love My Local, www.lovemylocal.ca. $106. The concept behind Love My Local and its geographically inspired serving boards came from the life experience of founder Leah McIntyre. The nostalgia of growing up in a carpenter’s home and appreciating hand-craftsmanship, combined with world travel and recognizing the importance of what gathering and truly sharing a meal is all about, were some of the driving factors that inspired her to create unique crafted pieces to serve and share food with. Each board is locally made from FSC Certified, rapidly renewable bamboo and then finished with Balmbu nourishing balm. Available in versions for each province as well as various countries, the Italy board is a perfect fit for entertaining Italian-style.

2. ITALIAN HERRINGBONE THROW BLANKETS

Available from The Cross Décor & Design, 1198 Homer St. $135. Throw blankets are one of the key items designers use to achieve a well-layered, finished design. Adding smaller layering pieces that offer a tactile experience and an opportunity to introduce pattern or colour in a subtle way allows a room to feel balanced and inviting without becoming overwhelming.The Herringbone Throw is ideal as the cotton/acrylic construction gives a cashmeresoft feel but keeps a modest price point.The pattern is gentle with just enough visual interest to catch your eye but still able to work in combination with other prints. Available in a full roster of colourways, there is an option for every design.

3. VENICE COFFEE TABLE BOOKS

Available atThe Cross, 1198 Homer St. Prices vary. Books are one of my major

weaknesses. Not only are beautiful books a must-have for any space from a visual standpoint, but I also love the experience of browsing for, selecting and enjoying the read. For those with the travel bug or a memory created in Venice – or even those who just love the city – these books make for stunning tabletop décor. The covers and spines are visually striking, offering a chic graphic appeal to any room, while the content gives insight to the personality of who enjoys the space with pages of imagery and inspiration from the iconic Venice experience.

4. NEON HEART

Available at Mint Interiors, 1880 Fir St. $99. The use of neon light tubes for décor has seen a huge surge in popularity in the past few years. No longer just for exterior design, neon has been made accessible and super cool for interior décor. These Italian-made neon letters and shapes can be used solo for initials or in multiples to create personalized names or quotes for wall décor. They replace a traditional art piece within a room and offer a fun twist on accent lighting. My fave is the heart, whether as a cute piece for a kids room or part of a playful take on grown up décor. The pieces are easy to hang (just like any other art piece) and plug in with the use of a small transformer, also available in store.

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Available at Provide Home, 529 Beatty St. Prices vary. The work of Italian-based ceramicist Rina Menardi is renowned for its neatness of shape, offering simple, organic silhouettes and palettes inspired by nature. Rina has been experimenting with ceramics since 1980 and has developed a signature look that has gained her international exposure.The softness with which she designs her pieces allow them versatility in use and offers a refined, minimalistic addition to décor. Believing that each piece should connect the user to the designer, Rina works with finishing techniques dating back to the origins of ceramics. W

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When you hit The Drive on Sunday (from noon to 8pm), there will be more than 140 things to do, see, and eat. Here are some highlights!

ACTIVITIES & HIGHLIGHTS

Alumni Autograph Signing Canucks/Whitecaps/BC Lions (William St. at Commercial) Balloon Animals (1617 Commercial) Blood + Iron Martial Arts (1168 Commercial) Britannia Community Centre (1661 Napier St.) Burnaby Hospital Fndn (2096 Commercial) Carter Fiat (1200 Block Grandview Park) Car2Go Bocce Court (Graveley St at Commercial) Classic Car & Motorcycle Display (1200 Block Grandview Park) Funswing Fun Zone (Grandview Park) Grape Stomping Contest (1200 Block Grandview Park) Honey Bee Centre (2111 Commercial) I’m Impressed Paper Arts (1036 Commercial Drive) Italian Cultural Centre - Il Centro (1288 Commercial) Little Italy Kids Zone (Grand-

An estimated 350,000 people will visit Commercial Drive this Sunday for the Italian Day street festival. Contributed photo view Park) Music Tent - Vic Mazzei & Patricia Coletta (Williams St at Commercial) Nevena Tadic Ceramic Design (1515 Commercial) One Leaf Creations (1500 Commercial) Pasta Eating Contest (1200 Block Grandview Park) Piazza’s (3rd Avenue & Parker St.) Raffle Tents (2nd Avenue, 2000 Block Commercial, 1428 Commercial, 1520 Commercial) Rio Theatre (2125 Commercial) Roman Legion Gemina XIII (1735 Commercial) Science World (Parker St. at Commercial) Seville Tailors (1745 Com-

mercial) Vancouver Art Gallery (1288 Commercial) Vancouver BMW Ducati (1200 Block Grandview Park) Whitecaps & BMO Kicking Zone (Williams St. at Commercial)

VISITING FOOD VENDORS

Associazione Culturale Calabrese (3rd Avenue at Commercial) Cioffi’s Meat Market (4th Avenue at Commercial) Damiani Fine Foods (1000 Block West) Famiglia Bagnolese Society (Kitchener St at Commercial) La Societa Civitanovese

VISITING FOOD TRUCKS & CARTS

Bella Gelateria (1800 Block West & 2195 Commercial) Big Red’s Poutine (7th Avenue at Commercial) Community Pizzeria (1850 Commercial) Cravings Kettle Corn (Napier St. at Commercial) Didi’s Greek (1003 Commercial) Gio To Go (1145 Commercial) Icicles on Tricycles (1200 Block Grandview Park) Italia Bakery (Kitchener St. at Commercial) Lemon Heaven (1929 Commercial) Meet2Eat (2249 Commercial) Old Country Pierogi (1033 Commercial) Slavic Rolls (2005 Commercial) Suburbanspoon (Napier St. at Commercial) Via Tevere (Graveley St. at

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Arriva’s (1537 Commercial) Biercraft (1191 Commercial) Cafe Bella Napoli (1670 Commercial) Caffe Roma (1510 Commercial) Falconetti’s (1812 Commercial) Federico’s Supper Club (1728 Commercial) Jam Jar (2280 Commercial) La Mezcaleria (1622 Commercial) Libra Room (1608 Commercial) Lombardo’s (1641 Commercial-Inside Il Mercato) Saloniki Greek Taverna (1815 Commercial) Stateside Craft (1601 Commercial) St. Augustine’s (2360 Commercial) Storm Crow Tavern (1305 Commercial) The Charlatan (1447 Commercial) The Dime Road House (1565 Commercial) The Reef (1018 Commercial) Wishes + Luck (2270 Commercial) Zawa Restaurant (920 Commercial) W

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NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO VOL. 7 Japanese indie/underground bands OWARIKARA, mothercoat, otori, PENs+ and Atlantis Airport bring their meticulous, inventive musical styles from one of the most exciting music scenes in the world. 7:30pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $15 at TicketWeb.ca

COMEDY IMPROV AGAINST HUMANITY This edition is intimate and interactive as The Fictionals present their improv comedy show based on the game Cards Against Humanity with special guest Allen Morrison. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $14 at TicketFly.com

THEATRE/DANCE THE VALUE OF THINGS (LA VALEUR DES CHOSES) An enquiry into the nebulous, but familiar course that reveals the contradictions of our beliefs and ambitions featuring the work of Montreal artist Jacques PoulinDenis, and his multi-disciplinary company Grand Poney. 8pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight.ca HOW TO BURY A MILLIONAIRE The story of a deceased millionaire’s family and friends who learn upon his death, that his estate comes with a very unexpected condition. 8pm at Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at OnceUpon.org. Runs until June 20. HOLMES & WATSON SAVE THE EMPIRE The world’s most famous super-sleuth and his faithful sidekick are thrust into a mystery that could topple the British Monarchy, and the prime suspect is none other than Professor Moriarty. 8pm at Metro Theatre. Tickets at MetroTheatre.com. Runs until June 28.

COMEDY VANCOUVER COMEDY COMPETITION Every Thursday until August 27, come watch the best and the worst of our local comics duke it out for comedy glory and some cold hard cash. 8pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $10 at the door.

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THEATRE/DANCE GODSPELL Stephen Schwartz’s Tony Award-nominated exuberant pop musical about Jesus and his apostles will raise your spirits in a timeless tale of friendship, loyalty, and love. 8pm at Granville Island Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until August 1. THE WAY BACK TO THURSDAY Inspired by Hollywood films and Rock Hudson, Theatre Passe Muraille brings us the story of a grandmother and her gay grandson as they struggle to connect through his coming of age. 8pm at Arts Club Revue Stage. Tickets at VancouverTix. com. Runs until June 21.

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It’s a story that reads like the plot of a top-grossing Hollywood rom-com: a California boy from a showbiz family crosses paths with a down-to-earth girl from Newfoundland. Sparks fly. Worlds collide. Hilarity ensues. Cue the wedding. Roll credits. We’ve seen this kind of story unfold on the big screen countless times before, but this particular made-for-the-movies romance belongs to Peter and Anne Marie DeLuise. Anne Marie is a prolific actress who was born and raised in a non-showbiz family in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Actor-director Peter grew up in LA’s picturesque Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, the oldest of three sons born to actress Carol Arthur (Blazing Saddles) and the late comedy legend Dom DeLuise. “I often say that it’s like we’re from two different worlds, but we’re very similar,” says Anne Marie seated next to her husband on the patio of a West Vancouver café. As an actor, Peter is arguably best known for his role as Officer Doug Penhall on 21 Jump Street, partner to Johnny Depp’s Officer Tom Hanson (“arguably” because SeaQuest 2032 – on which DeLuise played Sea-

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Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano Directed by Bill Pohlad The public isn’t particularly eager to see pop stars change. And, more often than not, music icons are content to comply with these wishes, practically encasing themselves in ember in order to retain the characteristics that first endeared them to the masses. To wit, Paul McCartney cuts the figure of a septuagenarian schoolboy, while Bruce Springsteen still takes to the stage as if showing up for his shift at the steelyard. A notable exception is

man Dagwood – is one of Reel People’s favourite sci-fi shows of all time). But Peter’s also a busy director with an extensive list of directing credits. He’s helmed multiple episodes of beloved local series like Stargate SG-1, Sanctuary, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Garage Sale Mystery, and Higher Ground. It was on Higher Ground that Peter DeLuise first encountered Anne Marie Loder. The location: Brooksbank Avenue in North Vancouver, just outside the North Shore Studios. The scene: Anne Marie is heading to lunch with Higher Ground’s showrunner when she runs into Peter, who’s directing that particular episode, on his way to the set. Anne Marie was familiar with Peter’s family via the movies, less so with his work. But once they started working together, she figured him out pretty quickly. “I just thought he was really, really smart, and funny, and he was the most irreverent director I’d ever worked with,” Anne Marie recalls. Peter was similarly wowed. “She was in a situation that was very unenviable. She was replacing another actress on the show, and so she could have come from a place of being vulnerable and overly sensitive and secondguessing everything, but she wasn’t,” says Peter. “She was just putting it all out there, and I saw that immediately and I was quite impressed with that.” Fast-forward a month, and they were dating. Anne Marie’s first encounter with the extended DeLuise family could be a standalone movie on its own. Let’s call it Meet the DeLuises. Peter sets the scene. “It Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson. Isolation, substance abuse and struggles with mental illness stripped him of his cherubic air and similarly lent his sunshineguided melodies haunted undertones. Given this transformation, having Wilson portrayed by two actors in this biopic seems an appropriate decision.The note-perfect turns from Paul Dano and John Cusack ensure that it becomes an inspired one. A fuller-of-face and warmer-of-spirit Dano plays Wilson at the height of his Pet Sounds powers in the mid-’60s, teetering at the precipice of sanity while attempting to exorcise the maelstrom of ideas swirling inside his head. Just as di-

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The story of actors Anne Marie and Peter DeLuise reads like a Hollywood rom-com. Supplied photos had in fact been eight years since I had introduced anybody [to my parents] as my girlfriend, and they went to pick her up at the airport with a giant sign that said ‘Anne Marie’,” says Peter. Anne Marie describes Peter’s parents as “the warmest, most welcoming, most generous, amazing people, and being at a dinner at their house was like being at a three-ring circus,” she says. The onus was on Anne Marie to, quite literally, sing for her supper. “The one thing Peter said to me before I went there was, ‘You have to participate, you have to engage and play the games, and you might have to make a speech or a toast or do a grace or something like that,’” says Anne Marie. Anne Marie’s hometown

served up its own distinctive culture shock for Peter, who, despite having lived in Canada for many years, reveals he “knew zero about a place called Newfoundland” before dating Anne Marie. This was all to change in 2002. Shortly after tying the knot in Vancouver, the newlyweds journeyed to the Rock for a celebration hosted by Anne Marie’s parents. “I went [to Newfoundland], and I went, ‘Oh my goodness, no wonder she’s so down to earth. No wonder she can drink me under the table. No wonder she wants to pay her own way,’” says Peter. “It’s a very special place, and the people there are amazing, and the culture is beautiful and sad and lovely.” It was likely because of

these cultural roots that Anne Marie connected so strongly with Mrs. Briggs, the industrious widow she portrayed on CBC’s gritty female-driven western, Strange Empire. “I think because of my heritage, there was something about [Strange Empire] that felt very familiar to me, and I felt like I really understood the language, and I loved playing somebody who was really tough in a vulnerable situation,” says Anne Marie. Both Anne Marie and Peter are in the running for Leo Awards this weekend. Anne Marie’s category is Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series, for her work as Mrs. Briggs. Peter is a nominee for Best

rector Bill Pohlad elicits restraint from his younger star – who previously has demonstrated that the slightest provocation can send him veering into histrionics – he commands a remarkably contained performance from Cusack. As an anesthetized Wilson adrift in the ‘80s while courting his future wife (Elizabeth Banks) and enduring the sadistic machinations of his tyrannical therapist (Paul Giamatti), Cusack offers a humane portrayal of a broken man attempting to mount the resolve to piece himself back together. Abetted by these graceful performances, Love & Mercy illustrates that, despite conceiving of some of

the most sublime melodies to ever surf the radio waves, a genuine, hard-won smile may’ve very well been Wilson’s greatest achievement. – CurtisWoloschuk

Deskbound CIA analyst Susan Cooper (McCarthy) becomes a full-fledged secret agent after her partner Bradley Fine (Jude Law) goes missing. Feig crams the script with an almost relentless supply of gags but the hilarious ensemble cast more than lives up to the task of maintaining a level of zaniness that walks a fine line between parody and ridiculousness. The dashing Law, villainous Rose Byrne and acerbic Allison Janney are predictably strong, but action star Jason Statham represents Spy’s ultimate secret weapon. His character’s over-the-top brashness and penchant for recounting his harrowing misadventures make for seemingly end-

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Starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne Directed by Paul Feig After a string of mediocre comedies, Melissa McCarthy finally gets the breakout lead role she deserves in the often uproarious Spy. Equal parts Bond spoof, mixed commendably with snappy writing and endless zingers, Paul Feig’s latest offering stands as the funniest film of the year so far.

Direction in a Television Movie for Zapped, a Disney Channel original movie starring American teen singing sensation Zendaya. Leo recognition is nice, says Peter, but the fun part is actually “putting a show on its feet, taking the written word, going to the set, and creating a scene that has life and recognizable human behaviour, and can entertain.” W

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less hilarity and one has to wonder if he could sustain a spin-off. Still, the movie rests confidently on McCarthy’s shoulders as she showcases her array of talents and is never reduced to sight gags based on physicality, though she does endure her share of elaborate action and pratfalls. Although Spy could have been shortened by about 10 minutes, it moves at a brisk pace for the most part and contains its fair share of laughs but the real victory is Feig’s ever-evolving knack for crafting female empowerment as he provides his main star with the perfect vehicle for getting the respect and accolades she deserves. –Thor Diakow

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The City of Vancouver could do more to create affordable housing through better land use planning and lower fees and levies for new homes, Premier Christy Clark said to Mayor Gregor Robertson in a strongly worded letter June 4. Clark made the recommendations in response to Mayor Gregor Robertson’s May 22 letter that requested the B.C. government build more housing and implement a tax to penalize property speculators and increase the property transfer tax on luxury homes. “Using any method of new taxation with the goal of driving down the price of housing could have the unintended effect of hurting current homeowners across the region,” Clark said in her letter, which was circulated to various news outlets. “Driving down the cost of housing by just 10 per cent would mean a family with a home currently worth $800,000, could lose $80,000 in equity in their home. That could put some homeowners with large mortgages into negative equity.” Spreading that same 10 per cent calculation across Greater Vancouver, roughly $60 billion in home equity would be lost, according to a Ministry of Finance analysis of the real estate market, which was attached to Clark’s letter. While acknowledging

she shares a concern with the cost of housing in Vancouver, Clark pointed to a report done last year by the Urban Development Institute that estimated Vancouver’s civic fees and levies add $76,144 to the price of a new condo unit worth roughly $450,000. She added that “beyond any new taxes to curb demand, there is also the option of increasing supply through better land use planning.” The Ministry of Finance analysis said the BC government could encourage local governments to address affordability through local taxes and planning measures such as: & 689%HG<" "#9CHI !H#@H5gies and plans that encourage affordable housing units. & 3F#HF#G<" @ #5"FB@tory environment that is “housing-friendly” and encourages densification. & 1$$5#G<" %#9%5#H> H@A incentives and targeted reductions to build or renovate affordable housing. & DH#5@?BG<G<" 85E5B9%ment approval processes. The mayor pointed out in his letter that the city has set aside $61 million in this year’s capital plan to invest in housing and to support its affordable housing agency. The city also continues to offer incentives to developers to build rental housing, a program that works without provincial or federal government money. In urging the premier to partner with the city to build new affordable

housing geared to families, first-time buyers and seniors, Robertson said “the single biggest step” the B.C. government could make to address soaring housing costs is to generate thousands of new housing units that are affordable for lower and middle-income taxpayers. “The rapidly escalating housing prices in Vancouver are creating despair on the part of many hard working, middle-income citizens and families,” he wrote in his letter. “I hear on a daily basis from young people who are educated, have good-paying jobs, but are unable to find quality rental housing in a nearzero vacancy market, and who are not even within shouting distance of being able to buy in Vancouver.” 688#5!!G<" :9<:5#<! over foreign investment driving up housing prices, Clark said industry experts estimate that local investors are doing most of the real estate speculation in the region. “Those experts estimate that local investors are three to four times more active in the region’s housing market than foreign investors,” she said. “For many individuals and small businesses, this is a source of investment income.” In its analysis, the Ministry of Finance researched other cities around the world that have implemented different forms of tax measures aimed at real estate speculators. W –Story courtesy of theVancouver Courier

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Make sure to eat the whole eggs, not just the whites, as Vitamin D is stored in the yolks. Remember that local and pasture-raised is always best for both your health and our environment. Sunshine is a natural source of Vitamin D. Thinkstock photo Our body makes vitamin D when exposed to ultraviolet rays, so yes, sunshine is good for you in moderation. But please don’t use tanning beds as an excuse to get your Vitamin D intake. According to the Melanoma Research Foundation, tanning beds are known to have negative effects on your health. A great alternative instead is light box therapy, which is a great way to get your fix during the winter months. Or you could also get your fix in supplement form, but not all are created equal. In fact, there are two types of vitamin D: Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and Cholecalcif-

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Free Will Astrology Nude in public vs. in bed By Rob Brezsny “To look at a thing hard and straight and seriously – to fix it.” Aries author Henry James said he wanted to do that on a regular basis. He didn’t want to be “arbitrary” or “mechanical” in his efforts. I invite you to make this perspective one of your specialties in the coming weeks, Aries. Pick out a tweaked situation you’d like to mend or a half-spoiled arrangement you want to heal. Then pour your pure intelligence into it. Investigate it with a luminous focus. Use all your tough and tender insight to determine what needs to be transformed, and transform it.

Drug expert Jonathan P. Caulkins estimates that Americans are stoned on marijuana for more than 288 million hours every week. A U.N. report on global drug use concluded that Canadians consume weed at a similar rate. Among Europeans, Italians are number one and the French are fourth. But I encourage you to avoid contributing to these figures for the next twelve to fourteen days. In my astrological opinion, it’s time to be as sober and sensible and serious as you ever get. You have the chance to make unprecedented progress on practical matters through the power of your pure reasoning and critical thinking.

I think it’ll be better if you don’t engage in much sacrifice, compromise or surrender in the next two weeks. Normally they are valuable tools to have at your disposal, but for now they may tend to be counterproductive. Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect you need to be more commanding than usual, more confident in your vision of how to take action with maximum integrity. It’s time for you to draw deeper from the source of your own power, and express it with extra grace and imagination.

You will soon be escaping – or maybe “graduating” is the right word – from your interesting trials and tribulations. In honor of this cathartic transition, I suggest you consider doing a ritual. It can be a fullfledged ceremony you conduct with somber elegance or a five-minute psychodrama you carry out with boisterous nonchalance. It will be a celebration of your ability to outlast the forces of chaos and absurdity, and an expression of gratitude for the resources you’ve managed to call on in the course of your struggle. To add an extra twist, you could improvise a rowdy victory prayer that includes this quote adapted from Nietzsche: “I throw roses into the abyss and say: ‘Here is my thanks to the monster who did not devour me.’”

I propose a Friends Cleanse. It would be a threeweek-long process of reviewing your support team and web of connections. If you feel up for the challenge, start this way: Take inventory of your friendships and alliances. If there are any that have faded or deteriorated, make a commitment to either fix them or else phase them out. Here’s the second stage of the Friends Cleanse: Give dynamic boosts to those relationships that are already working well. Take them to the next level of candor and synergy.

After Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he made sure it would get the publicity he wanted. He wrote anonymous reviews of his own book and submitted them to several publications, all of which printed them. “An American bard at last!” began the glowing review that appeared in one newspaper. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Virgo, you now have license to engage in similar behavior. You will incur no karma, nor will you tempt fate, if you tout your own assets in the coming weeks. Try to make your bragging and self-promotion as charming as possible, of course. But don’t be timid about it.

If you carry out the assignments I recommend, you will boost your charisma, chutzpah and creativity. Here’s the first one: Try something impossible every day. Whether or not you actually accomplish it isn’t important. To merely make the effort will shatter illusions that are holding you back. Here’s your second assignment: Break every meaningless rule that tempts you to take yourself too seriously. Explore the art of benevolent mischief. Here’s the third: Clear out space in your fine mind by shedding one dogmatic belief, two unprovable theories, and three judgmental opinions. Give yourself the gift of fertile emptiness.

In the 16th century, roguish French author Francois Rabelais published a comic novel entitled The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel. In the course of his satirical story, a learned teacher named Epistemon takes a visit to the afterlife and back. While on the other side, he finds famous dead heroes employed in humble tasks. Alexander the Great is making a meagre living from mending old socks. Cleopatra is hawking onions in the streets. King Arthur cleans hats and Helen of Troy supervises chambermaids. In accordance with the Rabelaisian quality of your current astrological aspects, Scorpio, I invite you to meditate on the reversals you would like to see in your own life. What is first that maybe should be last? And vice versa? What’s enormous that should be small? And vice versa? What’s proud that should be humble? And vice versa?

There’s no better time than now to ask the big question or seek the big opening or explore the big feeling. People are not only as receptive as they will ever be, they are also more likely to understand what you really mean and what you are trying to accomplish. Which door has been forever locked? Which poker face hasn’t blinked or flinched in many moons? Which heart of darkness hasn’t shown a crack of light for as long as you can remember? These are frontiers worth revisiting now, when your ability to penetrate the seemingly impenetrable is at a peak.

The writer Donald Barthelme once came to see the artist Elaine de Kooning in her New York studio. Midway through the visit, loud crashes and bangs disturbed the ceiling above them. De Kooning wasn’t alarmed. “Oh, that’s Herbert thinking,” she said, referring to the metal sculptor Herbert Ferber, who worked in a studio directly above hers. This is the kind of thinking I’d love to see you unleash in the coming days, Capricorn. Now is not a time for mild, cautious, delicate turns of thought, but rather for vigorous meditations, rambunctious speculations, and carefree musings. In your quest for practical insight, be willing to make some noise. (The story comes from Barthelme’s essay “Not-Knowing.”)

Sidney Lumet was an American director who worked on 50 films, including 14 that were nominated for Academy Awards, like Network and Dog Day Afternoon. Actors loved to work with him, even though he was a stickler for thorough rehearsals. Intense preparation, he felt, was the key to finding the “magical accidents” that allow an actor’s highest artistry to emerge. I advocate a similar strategy for you, Aquarius. Make yourself ready, through practice and discipline, to capitalize fully on serendipitous opportunities and unexpected breakthroughs when they arrive.

“It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too,” said American writer Josh Billings. I agree with him. It’s not impossible to solve the mystery of who you are, but it can be hard work that requires playful honesty, cagey tenacity and an excellent sense of humor. The good news is that these days it’s far less difficult and inconvenient than usual for you to deepen your self-understanding. So take advantage! To get started, why don’t you interview yourself? Go here to see some questions you could ask: http://bit.ly/interviewyourself.

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@MyszkaWay I went to a naked hot spring spa the other day and was surprised at how little body consciousness I had. I felt totally comfortable in this nude, co-ed environment walking around with all the other people. So why is it that when I am hooking up with a man for the first time, I feel self-conscious and insecure about my body? This makes no sense. What is wrong with me? - Naked Shame Dear Naked Shame, I wish I could give you some one-love, hippy explanation about God-given beauty, nudity and nature, but I can’t because that’s not who I am. Plus, I’m more of the Camille Paglia school when it comes to the understanding of sexual dynamics. Paglia once wrote, “There is nothing less erotic than a nudist colony. Desire is intensified by ritual limitations.” Again, in the same article she said, “Consciousness has made coward of us all. Animals do not feel sexual fear because they are not rational beings.” Both of her ideas pertain to your problem. You felt comfortable at the nudist spa because everyone was nude. It was socially acceptable, even encouraged. I’m sure that if you got into the sauna with a bathing suit on you would end up feeling embarrassed and selfconscious in that situation. The nudists would judge you for your bikini, some might even call you a “textile” and sneer behind your back. All humans are such insecure garbage sometimes, even the

so-called free-spirited ones. Good for you for braving the spa of the flopping boobs and balls. During sex with someone you want to impress, it is perfectly natural to feel aware of your body. Sexual attraction is about being excited by all of someone, and your body is a big part of that. Rational thought separates us from the animals. We arrest people for fucking in the park but not dogs because we have created a society that values our conscious thoughts. There’s nothing wrong with feeling a little insecure about your body when you have sex with someone, but letting your neurosis destroy your brain so much that you do not remotely enjoy yourself or enjoy orgasm is a waste. Sex is about pleasure. This guy is in bed with you because he wants to fuck you. He thinks you are great, so why are you questioning if you are? I know it’s not that simple and as humans we will never get over being conscious of our bodies and sexual desire, but doing things like walking around naked in a sauna with a bunch of strangers is probably good for someone like you. That’s like a Mormon fucking with the lights on. I also recommend reading Paglia’s essay Sex andViolence, or Nature and Art. Nothing and everything is wrong with you. It’s OK. Love, Mish

How do you go about steering a guy away from fingering your butt (if it’s because you kind of have to poop) without scaring him off from ever doing it again? I don’t want him to think I don’t like it or something. – Butt Scare

Dear Butt Scare, The answer here is pretty logical. Put yourself in his position.What would you assume if you tried to go for the butt hole and were shooed away?You would assume one of three things: he thinks his butt hole might to too dirty to touch (it probably is, straight men’s asshole’s are generally disgusting unless they are high-maintenance metros who bleach), he has to shit, or he is not into that kind of thing. How you shoo one off is also going to send a message. It’s the difference between telling some “Hello M’Lady” hitting on you at a bar to “please kick rocks” vs. “fuck off before I slice you.” If you gently guide his hand away and distract him with something else (I find that putting his dick in your mouth works 250 per cent of the time), then you have skirted the issue without drawing attention to your bowel fear. Now, next time you guys hook-up you have to be the one to initiate the fingering of your butt. Think of the Princess as your asshole and Bowser as your selfconscious shit fear. Bowser is gone, so let Mario at the Princess. In my experience, most men need at least three slaps to truly realize their “move” is unsuccessful, so you may not even have scared the dimwit off. Either way, I’m always a big backer of initiating exactly what you want during sex. I wish you the best of butt fingering. Love, Mish W

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