Xi Chen
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An inclusive Vancouver International Women in Film Festival
March 6 2023 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of Tiger Tiger Pictures
“I might not have been born a woman but my life as a woman is real,” Quen Wong narrates poetically in her debut feature-length documentary Some Women.…

Buy local – making spending meaningful
November 21 2022 Cover StoryChristmas is just around the corner, the season for gifts and good wishes. If one is wondering how to contribute to the community while spending, buying local might just be the answer.
As Jill …

World Philosophy Day 2022 - The forthcoming human
November 7 2022 Cover StoryA runaway trolley is on course to collide with and kill five people down the track. A bystander can intervene and divert the vehicle to kill just one person on a different track. What should the …

Chutzpah! Festival - Dance as an embodied translation – all my being is a dark verse
October 24 2022 Cover StoryFor Arash Khakpour, beauty is very much in live performance. | Photo by Peter Smida
Merging literature, visual art and dance, an exciting performance by Ballet BC resident artist Alexis Fletcher …

Storytelling from around the world at the Vancouver Writers Festival
October 3 2022 Cover StoryWriters, poets and literary enthusiasts will get together on Granville Island again between Oct 17 to 23 for the annual Vancouver Writers Festival.
This year’s festival has a lineup of over 115…

VIFF 2022 – back to normal and better
September 19 2022 Cover StoryWith 135 feature films and 102 shorts on offer across seven Vancouver venues, the 41st edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will kick off on Sept. 29 this year and run till …

Art exhibition explores Ukrainian history in Canada
September 5 2022 ArtDrawing together works from three artists, Ayla Dmyterko, Sonya Iwasiuk and Darlene Kalynka, the ACT art gallery is presenting a Ukrainian themed art exhibition from Sept. 10 to Oct. 29.
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Can robots be good therapists?
August 22 2022 LocalUsing therapeutic robots to support people’s needs is a rising field of research in healthcare. Designing them for best results, however, is more than an engineering problem according to Paul …

Imaginarium - Creating a magical space for storytellers
July 4 2022 Culture“The world needs good storytelling because we have huge crises created by humans. That means we’ve been telling bad stories and we need the ones that call us to a better place,” says Sirish …

True to Place inaugurates largest Indigenous art exhibition
June 20 2022 ArtA group of 10 emerging and established Northwest Coast Indigenous artists will exhibit their works encompassing a variety of styles and techniques at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art …