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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Latest publication
- Sep 8, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Straight
- Top 500K sites
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Fall Arts Preview: Comedy critics' picks (opens the original)
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A show starring all of one’s ex-boyfriends sounds an awful lot like a recurring nightmare, but playwright Centenie Narusis isn’t afraid to get into the deep, dark, and dirty details of her own past. Based on Narusis’s real dating history, The Guys I F*cked is a beautifully bizarre comedy taking place in a therapist’s office. Main character Christine (based on Narusis) and her fiancé’s pre-marriage counselling turns into a wild review of her past lovers. You’re likely to recognize a character or
Hollywood Theatre's film festival strikes twice (opens the original)
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A few years ago, Amelia Lynge was pouring drinks and scooping popcorn for eager moviegoers. Now, her work is splashed across the venue’s historic marquee lights. It’s a true Hollywood story—but not a Los Angeles one. Lynge’s Hollywood is the Hollywood Theatre, the legendary Kitsilano arts venue that first opened in 1935 and is now known for screening films, hosting concerts, and acting as a vibrant community hub. In 2022, Lynge got a front-of-house job and did your typical concession work. She w
Very Vancouver explores the city's secrets (opens the original)
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Christopher Cheung has ways of making you talk. It’s come in handy in his decade-plus career as a Vancouver journalist, uncovering city secrets and having meaningful conversations with people who are usually wary of the media. Like, for example, the Cantonese-speaking senior binners who earn their cash by returning empty beer cans to the bottle depot. His latest book, titled Very Vancouver: Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City, is an intimate portrait of some of our town’s best-known and lea
Indian Summer Festival plugs into plants (opens the original)
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When Tarun Nayar graduated from high school and told his parents—both scientists—that he wanted to pursue the arts, their answer came easy. “My dad was like, ‘No way in hell,’ which is a pretty classic Indian dad thing to say,” Nayar remembers with a laugh. Instead, he got a master’s degree in biology and played in bands on the side. Nayar had been studying classical Indian music since he was seven years old, and his band, Delhi 2 Dublin, became a Vancouver favourite for its fusion of Bhangra an
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