Have you heard about The Tyee’s spring Master Class series? Hands-on training with the faces behind your favourite Tyee bylines. With a line-up that includes scouring public documents with Sean Holman, do-it-yourself documentary filmmaking with Kai Nagata, inspired food and recipe writing with Vij’s Meeru Dhalwala and more, it’s professional development you won’t snooze through. Read about the full offerings (and sign up!) here. Space limited.
Ever wondered how our Reported Elsewhere list gets put together? Ever wanted to suggest a few yourself? Just Tweet something with #TyeeReads in it and you can be part of the conversation. Details here.
And the Reel BC viral video winners are... FIRST PLACE: Clearcut, a video that shows the fun that can be had in a clearcut when you have mountain bikes, a video camera, and imagination. SECOND PLACE: Among the Swarm, a beautiful meditative video showing the birds of Boundary Bay. THIRD PLACE: Dream Green -- A LipDub, wherein students from David Thompson Secondary in Vancouver lipsync and recycle to a Glee song. TYEE CHOICE: What Vancouver Means to Me, a melancholy lament for those who feel somewhat betrayed by Vancouver (the city and the man). Thanks to everyone for submitting videos and taking part!
And the winners of the People's Order of B.C. are... All details and this year's (first inaugural?) winners are... listed here.
Enter your short film of the REEL BC in our video contest! Whether you're a student filmmaker or a professional, we want to see what British Columbia looks like to you. You can find out more HERE, or you can go straight to the entry form. Videos must be less than 5 minutes in length - contest closes on October 31st, so get filming already!
WIN VIFF TIX! We're sponsoring two films -- 'Peace Out' and 'Seeking the Current' -- at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival. Both are in the Heaven and Earth Environmental Film Series. Click to win!
Thanks again for your generous donations and feedback! Our election reporting fund is now topped up and we're ready for a election, whenever it may be called. Full details on the campaign success soon!
Camping with the Cascadia Kids. It's summertime and the camping is easy with our Blog of the Week.
How the Cascadia Fault is going to rock your world... If you liked Crawford Kilian's review of The Cascadia Fault, the book about the massive earthquake that's probably going to shake your world to the ground, you're going to love the companion blog. It's our Blog of the Week.
A friendly nod to the Ink Spot blog: As part of the B.C. mediasphere, we take an interest in newspapers, websites, blogs and tweets. Our Blog of the Week shares our interest. Ink Stains is about "all things journalism, with a particular focus on British Columbia newspapers and the innovation happening within." Check it out.
Choosing one leader from five NDP blogs -- Check out this week's FIVE blogs of the week to get to know the NDP leadership candidates. Blog of the Week!
Reduce your junk mail fast... with our Blog of the Week!
Blogging for the bird-brained... -- Bird watchers are going to love this week's BC blog o' the week.
Stationary you can sink your teeth into... -- A change of pace for our blog o' the week: cool stationary!
This Sunday, from the start of the pre-show to the awarding of the last naked golden man, The Tyee's contributors will be tweeting about the 83rd Academy Awards, and we want you to join us. Log in to Twitter and post @thetyee as you watch the Oscars, tagging your cattiest and most clever comments with #HookLineOscar to link to the conversation. Whether you're dissing the dresses, guessing which nominee will win, or drooling over James Franco - join The Tyee for an Online Oscar Party!
A pack of picky pundits for you... -- As the B.C. Liberal and NDP leadership races begin to gain momentum, and federal election fever spreads west from Ottawa, we turn to this local political blog for guidance through the swamp.
Don't read this blog on an empty stomach -- We've been thinking a lot, here at The Tyee, about food: where it comes from, how it's grown, how it reaches us ... and how long we can expect it to keep reaching us. So, too, has this blog of the week!
The oldest blog in BC? -- He says it's been running since 2000. Could Darren Barefoot's blog be the oldest in the province? Check it out.
Tyee fellowships awarded! -- Check out all the winners here.
Tyee fellowship selections pushed back to Jan. 3... -- The date set for announcing winners of Tyee Fellowships, originally set for November 30, has been pushed back a month so that the independent panel making the decision can give the large number of quality entries the attention they deserve. Details here.
