Whenever I’m hit with another CBC countdown promo of its exclusive Canadian coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi that viral image of Putin in drag makeup pops into my head. That one cheeky act…

Every story holds the germ of another story. The value of the spin-off , drilled into me back in journalism school, became my mantra because at the time producing reporting assignments felt like the…

What movie first rocked your world? , someone asked during a recent dinner with friends. Easy: 2001: A Space Odyssey, said one.  Looking for Mr. Goodbar , said another, clearly remembering her fear….

You can thank Europeans’ dwindling Christian faith for a sensory bombardment that’s taking over Europe.  The poor attendance at all the churches and cathedrals has been a boon to a new totally…

I could never understand why the armies of construction workers in this town would head for the Wendy’s or Burger King over a nutritious, fresh soup and salad next door. That was before I started…

They say some of the happiest people in the world live in the most precarious of circumstances. One theory says the self-reported happiness of these people is related to the fact that they live in…

This is my new favourite colour box , a delicious array of cans of Montana spraypaint. All packed up to take to my largest quilt project to date. Now I finally get my chance to do what I’ve been…

In my fourth-year sculpture class venerable artist and (now newly-retired) Emily Carr instructor Liz Magor took one look at my first installation of a kazillion doilies stretched across the cavernous…

I so adore this old World War I royalty-free poster created for the Canada Food Board that I post it in my kitchen every year during the putting-food-by months, already underway. I love the displayed…

I’ve been thinking for a long time that Vancouver needs a Free Store , just like the most popular ‘retail’ store on the Gulf Island of  Lasqueti . And now there it is, inside the old vault of a…