The world in a bottle: perfume through the ages
Fragrance speaks the loudest on a subliminal level,” the writer Marion Bendeth once famously remarked. For thousands of years, people all over the world have delighted in the unlimited scents of …
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April 22 2013 Culture Palestinian composer calls audience to action
On April 27, Palestinian composer and musician, Simon Shaheen, stages a performance that connects music and revolution.
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April 8 2013 Culture Vancouver demystified
Bloody Alley Square at Gastown. – Photo by Kenny LouieAs Vancouver approaches its 127th anniversary and tourism season …
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April 8 2013 International Vancouver boasts about the highest quality water in the world ...but does it deliver?
Photo by Tom Ruftery, FlickrDespite numerous reports on the quality of Vancouver’s tap water, George Chiang, 35, still …
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January 7 2013 International It takes two to tango - balancing two careers and a relationship
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December 10 2012 International Time keeping defines world view
Maya calendar in Andres Quintana Roo, San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico. Photo by Xiaozhuli, FlickrHawaiian-born Reyn Nakamoto, …
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October 22 2012 International Día de los muertos strives to survive through young people and art
Mexican-born Amy Celorio Ayala, 23, lived in Vancouver for 10 months. While learning English at a private college, she was able to experience, and even enjoy, Halloween. But when she returned home …
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September 24 2012 International Africa still viewed along ethnic lines
Comfort Ero, artistic director of African Stages Association of BC. Photo courtesy of the African Stages AssociationAs the …
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August 7 2012 International South Sudanese Independance one year later
One year ago…South Sudanese men celebrate their independence on July 9, 2011. Photo by Arsenie Coseac, Flickr
It …
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January 10 2012 International Diary of a reporter in Burkina Faso
Annick Forest’s fondest memory of her time in Burkina Faso was the occasion she visited Yokuna with a theatre troupe. The journey took her across the countryside and along rustic roads. Fields of …