Publication: Georgia Straight

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 5 Documents

Roger Waters gets comfortably numb while David Gilmour's guitar solo impresses

1. Gwynne Dyer: How the Afghan War ends Comments (15)2. Tria Donaldson: Let's leave the dirty business of coal exports behind us Comments (6)3. Edible Canada pays tribute to Canadian bacon all summer Comments (17)4. Donnelly Group brings a shade of ... [ Published 8 hours ago by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Gwynne Dyer, Vancouver, Bing Thom

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents

Dan Mangan

Straight fave Doppelgänger Paul wins best screenplay Leo

A favourite among some Georgia Straight staffers, Doppelgänger Paul was given the Best Screenwriting honours during the first of two Leo Awards ceremonies on Friday night (May 25).Kris Elgstrand banged out the script in a manic episode while another of ... [ Published 20 hours ago by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Fairmont, Marv Newland, Vancouver, Dan Mangan, James Yun

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

Bon Iver

Bon Iver captures the crowd at Deer Lake Park

At Deer Lake Park on Friday, May 25The stage set-up at Bon Iver’s performance at Deer Lake Park Friday evening was evidence of frontman Justin Vernon’s musical transition over recent years.The songwriter that recorded the contents of his 2007 debut album ... [ Published 21 hours ago by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Bon Iver, Lake Park (Minnesota, United States), Grammy Awards

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Virgin Group

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson brings Cory Monteith to town for $50,000 gift for youth at risk

This might as well have been called Sir Richard Branson Day in Vancouver.The founder of Virgin Group came to the city to announce grants of $26,550 to Project Limelight Society and $25,000 for the Broadway Youth Resource Centre, accompanied by Virgin ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, Cory Monteith

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Writers' Union of Canada reveals its new bill of rights for authors in the digital age

The Writers’ Union of Canada has nailed up a bold new version of its "Writer’s Bill of Rights for the Digital Age". The announcement comes in the early stages of the union’s annual conference and general meeting, which is being held this year in Vancouver ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Writers' Union of Canada, Greg Hollingshead, Intellectual Property, protest, E-book

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Adam Beach

Arctic Air's Adam Beach and Pascale Hutton gear up for season two

Without any prompting, Arctic Air 's Adam Beach answers the burning question that's been on everyone's mind: "I wear briefs."Not that anyone was really asking. But as a contender in CBC's unofficial Battle of the Babes: Male Edition , Beach would inevitably ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Pascale Hutton, Adam Beach, Arctic Air AB, Bobby Martin, Vancouver

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 4 Documents

Bing Thom

Video: The Case of the two Watsons

1. Gwynne Dyer: How the Afghan War ends Comments (12)2. Donnelly Group brings a shade of Britain’s past to Yaletown with Hooker’s Green Comments (7)3. Edible Canada pays tribute to Canadian bacon all summer Comments (14)4. Slash slams TV's Glee, vows ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Georgia Straight ]

Entities: Vancouver, Bing Thom, Gwynne Dyer, Christy Clark