Vancouver has become a shining example of how a city can transition from a heavily resource-based economic model to a more diversified and sustainable economy. We’ve steadily transformed industrial spaces into thriving, high-density neighbourhoods. We’ve invested in mass transit system, nurtured…

Friend, I was touched that you asked for my advice about going into politics. Anyone whose career in politics was nasty, brutish, and short—as mine was—is grateful that anyone thinks their opinion is worth hearing. All I’d claim is that my thoughts come with what Scott Fitzgerald called “the…

RadioShack won’t be the only store to open on Thanksgiving Day, but it might be the only one of its particular makeup to do so. This isn’t Walmart or a call center, in which volunteers who want overtime pay can be chosen first. Most RadioShack stores have just a handful of employees, most or all of…

Mary Hatch and Jan Walling, two retired schoolteachers, are taking a stroll through their Westridge neighbourhood in Burnaby. It's a serene space with tall green trees and a gorgeous view of the Burrard Inlet. Eagles, owls, bears and coyotes live in the nearby woods. It's hard to imagine that six…

Hello. Your questions asked. Ron Carlson answers. http://t.co/dgI3EAyuQM — elaine short (@ink_teef) June 7, 2014

Elena’s previous work for The Toast can be found here . To count how many emails from professors I got during my years in undergrad, I would have to go back to my old email and do some fairly sophisti

The Crazy Mythology That Explains ‘True Detective’ CREDIT: HBO By Alyssa Rosenberg The first five episodes of True Detective have mostly been concerned with the contrasting styles of masculinity that meat-and-potatoes Marty Hart and cracked philosopher king Rust Cohle represent. But lurking around…

Menagerie: Just between us species. Lisa Hanawalt I LIVED with the same cat for 19 years — by far the longest relationship of my adult life. Under common law, this cat was my wife. I fell asleep at night with the warm, pleasant weight of the cat on my chest. The first thing I saw on most mornings…

Allow me to explain how tolerance works, because some people are not getting it. http://t.co/ujRhiLsSRA — jaspertandy (@jaspertandy) April 3, 2014

I grew up thinking of the “inner city” as a byword for criminality, disrepair, inconvenience, and destitution. Only later did I realize that, outside the United…

“Work hard, play hard” is such a common descriptor for corporate culture that there’s a Wikipedia article about it. It captures an idea that is essential to the modern technology industry — that while companies ask a lot of their employees, they reward them with perks that more than make up for it.…

What was Angelina Jolie best known for in 2004? a.) Wearing a vial of Billy Bob Thornton's blood around her neck. b.) Making out with her brother on the red carpet. c.) Being the offspring of ‘70s star Jon Voight. d.) All of the above. The answer, of course, is d. There was talent there — in 1999,…

Share Here are 10 early thoughts for the future of the Non-Partisan Association and the municipal political scene: 1. If there is one matter upon which those in…

We’ve finally heard from Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson had been publicly silent since the events of August 9, when he shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. And, even as the grand jury announced its decision not to indict him, he remained silent. He had his attorneys…

Vivian Koshefobamu, a 45-year-old vendor, speaks in front of dried meat, at the Ajegunle-Ikorodu market in Lagos on August 13, 2014. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEIPIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images This week’s Newsweek magazine cover features an image of a chimpanzee behind the words, “A Back Door for…

The science-fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein once described himself as “a preacher with no church.” More accurately, he was a preacher with too many churches. Rare among the many intellectual gurus whose fame mushroomed in the 1960s, Heinlein was a beacon for hippies and hawks, libertarians and…

Who could cross the country by rail today without dreaming of a distant, more glamorous, wholly lost, and perhaps even partially imaginary era of American…

In a few days, prescription heroin in Vancouver will be a North American first. Read it only in the Georgia Straight! http://t.co/g8gapr4EGk — Martin Dunphy (@martindunphy) November 22, 2014 Tweeted by @martindunphy

Aslan nails it, the New Atheists are in many ways as "fundamentalist" as religious extremists they often critique: http://t.co/G9mj7wBqOk — Andrew Lebovich (@tweetsintheME) November 21, 2014 Tweeted by @tweetsintheME

Photo: ? Corbis. All Rights Reserved. In an age of anti-elitism, the elitists have developed a neat trick for reveling in their privilege while seemingly waving it off: elite populism, the practice of critiquing the privileged class to which you belong. The most recent example comes from William…

Before Twitter, Whisper and Snapchat there was the Blog – the platform that made it possible for non-techies to publish on the internet. And if you grew up in the 90s, chances are you probably had one at some point – a Livejournal, a Blogger, a Wordpress or Diaryland. This year, the Blog turns 20.…

Getting better at finishing books? A "first hour" approach is helping some people get through 30+ a year. http://e14t.ca/1qrucjj — Better Every Time (@bettermtn) July 11, 2014 Tweeted by @bettermtn

Date a Girl Who Travels. She’s the one who doesn’t think twice about hair straighteners and curling irons. She’s content with her waves and braids and she…

Can I just say, I love alleys/lanes "Alleyways as Pathways to Urban Revitalization" http://t.co/iUYhSfb32m — Ryan Mottau (@ryanmottau) April 24, 2014

Game of Thrones A discussion with Creative Director ANGUS WALL  at  Elastic .  Detail how Elastic became involved with the show. AW: I got a call two years ago…

here’s that rare moment we all know when we walk down a street and catch a glimpse of someone reflected in a window and we say to ourselves, “Why, what an

Welcome to 'Endgame,' Google's worldwide augmented reality game that begins today | The Verge http://t.co/CQaM0qviAU — Detour (@Detour) October 7, 2014 Tweeted by @Detour

“Paris of the North” is a small but appealing, character-driven dramedy about emotionally handicapped men, featuring several father-son relationships that humorously model various styles of manhood and schools of parenting. Like Icelandic director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s first feature, “Either…

NEW BLOG POST: Race report: 2014 New York City Marathon http://t.co/tFKozMNciD — Eric Bucad (@heyrickie) November 12, 2014 Tweeted by @heyrickie

“We are independent of all lobbies and of all political and economic influence. We uphold freedom of expression and freedom of the press, the touchstones of a

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Shutterstock Author’s note: I use the word boyfriend here to acknowledge gender. My current experience can only speak to navigating the complexities of being in love and talking about race with a cisgender man, where there isn’t a shared experience of gender or sexual oppression. We live in a…

Vancouver Island man's rant against BC Ferries goes viral http://t.co/xIvQI3uTqr Yup. That's me. — Sean Smith (@SeanSmithCR) November 13, 2014 Tweeted by @SeanSmithCR

Awesome article about racism and language: RT @thoronas @Phanyxx: “Nigga? Please.” Great piece by @TalibKweli: http://t.co/oRsiViVW1V — Christine Rondeau (@bluelimemedia) November 16, 2014 Tweeted by @bluelimemedia

Hahaha, The Guardian opens an article on computer generated books by throwing shade at #NaNoGenMo http://t.co/cnE2grw4Vb — Darius Kazemi (@tinysubversions) November 11, 2014 Tweeted by @tinysubversions

It’s not uncommon for an interview subject to feel uncomfortable singing his own praises. Rarely, however, does one suggest it would be better if you “slammed”