Life

Occupy Vancouver activist Suresh Fernando

From Financial Advisor to Occupier

Suresh Fernando left his high-rolling finance job to join the revolution. As told to Colleen Kimmett.

By Suresh Fernando, 26 May 2012

Painted door

What's Behind BC's Doors?

Click through to see more enchanting doors perceived by Tyee readers across the province.

By Jessica Roberts-Farina and Fiona Tinwei Lam, 19 May 2012

Farzad the barber

Barbers Are Back!

Long pushed aside by salon culture, barber shops make a manly return in Vancouver.

By Neelam Sharma, 19 May 2012

Tired mom

Celebrating the Difficult Mother

A salute to tired, mercurial, fierce moms like mine. Plus, a poem for this weekend.

By Fiona Tinwei Lam, 12 May 2012

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Politicians with Hair on Their Faces

Beards once conveyed wisdom, then became dirty, but now Tom Mulcair tops polls. Combing the political history of facial hair.

By Iain W. Reeve, 12 May 2012

Recent Life

Love for bikes

Seven Ways to Help Folks Fall in Love with Cycling

TYEE LIST #14: Wheels got you reeling? Notes on pedaling's softer side.

By Christine M. Grant, 12 May 2012

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'Demagogalgia'

Or, why we like politicians more the farther they are from power.

By Crawford Kilian and Kai Nagata, 9 May 2012

New Westminster, BC

Vancouver Needs a Brooklyn, and New West Could Be It

Why I'm glad I made a creative decision to move from East Van.

By Keith MacKenzie, 5 May 2012

Teens with phones
A Tyee Series

Seven Ways to Empower Your Wired Teen

TYEE LIST #13: With mobile power comes great responsibility. A teacher's tipsheet.

By Nick Smith, 5 May 2012

Gloomy BC Legislature
A Tyee Series

Five Disasters to Befall BC

TYEE LIST #12: Earthquakes, pandemics, solar flares; a calamitous pall hangs over our province.

By Crawford Kilian, 28 Apr 2012

Robert Luongo

Canucks' Lu-dicrous Management

Three years ago Roberto Luongo was the $64 million future. Now he's chopped goat liver?

By Steve Burgess, 27 Apr 2012

Feet on weight scales

The Politics of Fat

Overweight bodies remain policed and polarized. Here's a reminder that fat is still a feminist issue.

By Allison McCarthy, 25 Apr 2012

Empty pockets
A Tyee Series

Canada Can Do Less with Less!

TYEE LIST #11: Five aspects of our national life that will be downsized by the Harper cutbacks. Change is good!

By Steve Burgess, 21 Apr 2012

Katniss

Race, Violence, Kids: Watching 'Hunger Games' with My 10-Year-Old Son

I agonized for weeks, and then we dove in together.

By Fiona Tinwei Lam, 16 Apr 2012

Texting teens
A Tyee Series

Three Customs of the West Coast Friend

TYEE LIST #10: How to protect our famously aloof relationship style.

By Jesse Donaldson, 14 Apr 2012

Chef Meeru Dhalwala

Meeru Dhalwala of Vij's Will Teach You How to Cook up Great Food Writing

Co-founder of famed restaurant and author leads April 21 Tyee Master Class. Spots going fast.

By Julie Jenkins, 13 Apr 2012

Brilliant orchard

The Orchard Spy

Tyee photo pool contributor Jeremy Hiebert, on days spent lurking among Okanagan fruit farms. A visual essay.

By Robyn Smith, 7 Apr 2012

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A Tyee Series

My True Rent-A-Friend

On our second outing, I ask my hired companion what genuine friendship is worth. Last of two.

By Roquela Fernandez, 7 Apr 2012

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The Other Messiah

In Israel, unearthing the tale of a Jesus rival named Simon bar Kokhba.

By Michael McKinley, 6 Apr 2012

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A Tyee Series

Paying for Godot

In my quest to cure urban loneliness, I went online to Rent-A-Friend. Can friendship be bought? First of two.

By Roquela Fernandez, 6 Apr 2012

The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed

Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk