Album Review: Kye Marshall’s Pencil Blues

Album Review: Kye Marshall’s Pencil Blues

Yo-Yo Ma is a cellist better known for his Bach than his bluegrass, but when he joined a team of string musicians to create The Goat Rodeo Sessions back in 2011, they made something truly special. The bluegrass album remains one of my favourites, not just because of...
Museum develops new vision after public input

Museum develops new vision after public input

After a summer-long tour listening to people in cities and towns across B.C., the Royal B.C. Museum is incorporating citizen input into its master plan for redevelopment. “The community members told us . . . how important it was to them that the collections be...
What’s an ombudsperson?

What’s an ombudsperson?

Kim Carter leads a staff of superheroes. Carter is the B.C. ombudsperson: a post with a mandate and long history of protecting fairness for everyday people. The ombudsperson office in British Columbia is one of nine provincial ombudsman or ombudsperson offices. Most...
Film fast and slow

Film fast and slow

Nested in the vegetable crisper of my fridge is a Ziploc bag of film (above the carrots but below the green onions). It’s mostly cheap stuff: Fuji Superia in various speeds, grainy Kodak Gold. Sometimes, though, I pick up a roll of slide film (Fuji Provia 100F, to be...
You’re not old, you’re just impatient

You’re not old, you’re just impatient

When I was a toddler, I’d overhear adults cry and complain to one another about getting old and I’d think to myself, “WTF are these people talking about? Have you met my grandma?! You’re not old!” But like many of you, I’ve experienced the old-man syndrome, where I...