Life

Deadman's Valley

Becoming the Ethical Hunter

Knife in hand, I remember the maxim that brought me to Deadman Valley: if you eat it, you should kill it. At least once.

By Colleen Kimmett, 11 Feb 2012

Ryan Gosling in The Notebook

Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life

TYEE LIST #1: Tried, tested, and devastatingly untrue. Gosling!

By Jesse Donaldson, 11 Feb 2012

Heart Shaped Knot in tree

BC, You Love You

Your submitted photos of one lovely province. Readers, you make our hearts sing.

By Robyn Smith, 11 Feb 2012

Monks in Laos

Do Gooders and Guilt Tours in Luang Prabang

Helping is a thriving industry in Laos, but some locals wonder who benefits the most.

By Steve Burgess, 10 Feb 2012

Vancouver writer Lloyd Dykk

Remembering Lloyd Dykk's Wit, Generosity and Superb Prose

The fearless critic of high art and Vegas has-beens may have been Vancouver's best writer.

By Lee Bacchus, 9 Feb 2012

Recent Life

Tsartlip Reserve Home

'Leave Your Shoes On'

Looking for 'home improvement' ideas? Tour the Olsen's family friendly compound on the Tsartlip Reserve.

By Thelma Fayle, 7 Feb 2012

Kodak head offices

My Kodak Moment

I glimpsed the US giant's bankrupt fate when it swallowed the workplace I loved.

By Geoff D'Auria, 27 Jan 2012

Turtle

Turning Turtle in Bangkok

What won't Steve Burgess do just to earn a little karma?

By Steve Burgess, 27 Jan 2012

House off the grid in BC

Living off the Grid in BC: Clayoquot Sound

Visits with people who've unplugged from utilities, seeking self-sufficiency, tranquility, resilience. First in an occasional series.

By Phillip Vannini, 24 Jan 2012

Softbank dog

In Tokyo, English Is Business Serious

Back on the road, Steve Burgess immediately gets in trouble with authorities.

By Steve Burgess, 16 Jan 2012

Skating

'What Are You Skating Towards?': Resolutions for 2012

Three thinkers aim to unlock empathy, turn voice into action, and finish life strong. Tell us your answer.

By Shari Graydon, Mark Kingwell and Patrick O'Neill, 13 Jan 2012

New Year's 2012 cartoon

Highly Aggregated for 2011

Collected, tagged and bagged, the year's big moments and various signs of the Apocalypse.

By Mark Leiren-Young, 30 Dec 2011

Pig Cuts
A Tyee Series

A Hog of One's Own

Remembering the dismembering. And then the feast. Second of two.

By Heather Ramsay, 27 Dec 2011

Pigs at a trough
A Tyee Series

Bless Our Little Pigdom

In which four couples buy six piglets, visions of barbeque dancing in our heads. Part one of two.

By Heather Ramsay, 26 Dec 2011

Frosted Christmas branch

Christmas and Cancer

Grieving for my father each December, I found solace in the gift of poetry.

By Fiona Tinwei Lam, 23 Dec 2011

West End Frost

The Bell Man's Mission

A gong, a balaclava, and a Sarah Palin puppet. The makings of a true Christmas caper.

By Steve Burgess, 23 Dec 2011

Mall Santa

Musings of a Mall Santa

A rookie Saint Nick on beard maintenance, itchy suits, and longing for Boxing Day.

By Jesse Donaldson, 22 Dec 2011

Cowboy Santa Claus

I Don't Like Christmas, Yee-haw!

There's nothing wrong with me, but there might be with you. Country Music Day explains it best.

By E. Ben Kneezer, 21 Dec 2011

JonTurkwithKayak.jpg

Ode to an Ageless Adventurer

About to retire, Jon Turk checked one more item off his to-do list: 2,400 km of icy hell.

By Chris Cannon, 7 Dec 2011

Women's Memorial March in Vancouver

For All the Targeted Women

Notes, and poems, on the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.

By Fiona Tinwei Lam, 6 Dec 2011

Girls Gone Geek in Vancouver

Take in a night of 'nerdlesque,' a burlesque bonanza for the cerebral crowd.

By Laura Kane