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Electro-pop artist lights up the PNE stage

Electro-pop artist lights up the PNE stage

Lights performs at the PNE Sept. 1 at 8:30 p.m. Concert is free with fair gate admission. Reserved seats start at $15. Visit pne.ca for info.
A humorous guide to relationship survival

A humorous guide to relationship survival

Dating & Sex: The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, Ben H. Winters, Chronicle Books, 416 pages, $26.
Salmon Row dredges up history

Salmon Row dredges up history

Salmon Row, runs until Sept. 1 at Britannia Heritage Shipyard. Visit mortalcoil.bc.ca for schedule and ticket information. The Canadian government put her father in an internment camp.
You're Next is a self-mocking slasher flick

You're Next is a self-mocking slasher flick

You’re Next. Directed and co-written by Adam Winguard. Starring Sharni Vinson. Rating: 6 (out of 10) Full confession: I didn’t really know what I was going to see when I signed up for the You’re Next screening.
Dominique Fricot to headline Deep Cove Daze

Dominique Fricot to headline Deep Cove Daze

Deep Cove Daze, Sunday Aug. 25, noon to 8 p.m. at Panorama Park. Featuring performances by LOMBOK, Old Man Canyon, JP Maurice and Dominique Fricot. Free admission.

The Balconies having a ball on the road

Toronto band shows off their new sound on tour
The Fourth Stall book review

The Fourth Stall book review

The Fourth Stall, a book by Chris Rylander, reviewed by Simon Navarrete I really liked this book because while there are a lot of books about kids with magical powers, or zombies, or aliens, or the future, there aren't a lot of books about two friend
Old world fun: Cycling through Québec City's historic streets

Old world fun: Cycling through Québec City's historic streets

QUÉBEC CITY - The older my children get, the more discerning they become about holiday activities. My teenagers Ryan and Emma are not big on cycling, history or museums. And like most people they don't like rain much either.
Elysium taps into local talent pool

Elysium taps into local talent pool

Digital colourist Andrea Chlebak part of savvy Vancouver team
Plenty of spy-store gizmos on hand but Paranoia lacks pizzazz

Plenty of spy-store gizmos on hand but Paranoia lacks pizzazz

Paranoia. Directed by Robert Luketic. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Amber Heard, Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford. Rating: 4 (out of 10) At first glance this is another film about the Occupy Wall Street crowd going up against big corporate greed.