As in any good scenario, Nikohl Boosheri’s life is molded by new developments and different points of view. Born in Pakistan from Iranian parents, the young actress grew up in Ontario before moving to Vancouver where she studied acting. She made her public debut in the movie Circumstance, last year, in which she played Atafeh, a young Iranian from Teheran in love with her best friend Shireen (Sarah Kazemy). [Read more...]

Not everyone has celebrated Christmas, yet. The, mostly Eastern European, Orthodox Christians are looking forward to January 7th, the day they celebrate Christmas–according to the Julian calendar. Different countries, even different regions have different traditions. Ukrainian fits this mold. [Read more...]

The Yale Hotel is closing its doors. After more than 30 years of being the home of live rhythm and blues, the venue is seeing its last days of music. Throughout the years singers and bands from all over the world have graced the stage at The Yale. But now with just a few days of music to go, you better get your groove on to buy some tickets. [Read More...]

Surrey is in full fledged festivities as it celebrates Diwali on Oct. 26 at the Laxmi Narayan Temple, which is hosting a prayer ceremony where kids will sing cultural songs and fireworks will light the skies at 8:30 p.m. [Read More...]

When former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger openly disclosed his taste for expensive Cuban cigars, it sparked a bit of a controversy. Indeed Cuban cigars – as well as many other Cuban goods – are still under embargo in the United States and therefore illegal for American citizens to purchase. This is a ban that doesn’t exist in Canada where commercial ties with the Castro regime have never been cut. [Read more...]

The novel and play Tuesdays with Morrie has been a hit all over the world. Vancouver can rejoice that it is now on stage at the Pacific Theatre until September 24. The story revolves around just two characters: a college student named Mitch Albom who becomes a big time sports journalist in Detroit, and his former college professor Morrie Schwartz who is dying and has been featured on Nightline. [Read more]

The internet and many mainstream media outlets were abuzz with the news that Peter Parker (the secret identity of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man since 1962) would soon be killed, and would be replaced by a half African-American, half Latino teenager named Miles Morales. [Read more]