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Confucius or Confusions - Addressing happiness and democratic freedom in contemporary Asian Studies
August 30 2021 LocalThe 2021 TAIWANfest aims to re-think Asia through the lens of Taiwan and Korea, and Josephine Chiu-Duke, PhD, will address the taboos around Confucianism and its theoretical legacy to 21st Century …
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How to bake a financier
August 30 2021 LocalBe whisked away on a European adventure full of class, elegance and dainty desserts all from the comfort of your own home. Betty Hung, co-owner and head pastry chef of the French-inspired Beaucoup …
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Ed Hill – asking the right questions through comedy
August 30 2021 Culture“What comedy brings is the ability to ask the right question. I don’t have the answers, I just have the stories, but I think people will find the answers through these stories,” says comedian …
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Karishma Deo: an upcoming artist
August 30 2021 ArtKarishma Deo, an Indo-Canadian singer-songwriter with more than 85,000 followers on TikTok, has captured many hearts through her soulful renditions of classic Bollywood songs as well as mashups of …
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What would it be like to live in the ocean?
August 30 2021 ArtCompassion for nature and self, and enjoyment of the underwater culture to bring out questions and discussions is what artist Paula Nishikawara hopes visitors will consider walking through her …
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Cultural Calendar
August 30 2021 EventsScotfestBC is held in a large, safe outdoor space. | Photo courtesy of ScotFestBC
September is here and it’s back to school, but not quite back to normalcy. With the fourth wave here and …
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Loneliness in the age of internet connection
August 16 2021 Cover StoryPhoto by Gabriel Porras
A recent study, co-authored by University of British Columbia (UBC) professor Yue Qian and Lancaster University lecturer Yang Hu, has revealed the importance of …
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For Your Interest: Summer 2021 Playlist. Real Music. Real Entertainment.
August 16 2021 Issues & IdeasImage: RCA. Vintage Poster, VSM. Gingham Pattern, Public Domian
Pictures. Gramaphone, Vector Stock. Summer Umbrella, 123RF.August 2021: Mid-summer is an ideal time to update a …
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Cultural Spotlight - The Hands of Knowledge: female perspective
August 16 2021 Community“The fact that these are women doing this work is great because look at the work, it’s phenomenal,” says artist Joanne Finlay. “It’s the knowledge that they carry, it’s the patience that…
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Beyond the buzzwords: conversations on diversity, equity and inclusion
August 16 2021 Local“Over the past year, the Black Lives Matter movement [and] the Indigenous movement have both created an opportunity to publicly acknowledge systemic racism and have deeper conversations on it,” …