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A peek behind J.J. Abrams’ curtain
Like the man behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz, writer-producer-director J.J. Abrams has his hands on a lot of levers and switches. Larry Bender, a longtime Abrams collaborator since the Lost...
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Retro film festival delivers blast from the past
While most people love curling up on the couch at home to watch their favourite movie – maybe The Breakfast Club or Jaws – there’s nothing quite like seeing it on the big screen. After all, that’s the...
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Captain Kirk, Commander Hadfield hold space chat
Two Canadians – actor William Shatner and astronaut Chris Hadfield – connected for a chat between Earth and the International Space Station Thursday morning. The historic conversation was cut short...
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Canucks Higgins and Tanev injured? Call in the “Chris Cavalry”!
Last week, the Vancouver Canucks announced that both Chris Tanev (aka “Cyborg”) and Chris Higgins (aka “Mr. Abs”) would be “out indefinitely” with injuries. Although it isn’t uncommon for Chris Higgins...
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UBC’s Christine Schreyer speaks the language of Superman’s Krypton
You’d expect a professor of linguistic anthropology to do some travelling — Christine Schreyer’s specialty took her all the way to the planet Krypton. Schreyer, an assistant prof at the University of...
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For these costumed heroes, the play’s the thing
The costumed attendees at Cos and Effect have packed up their spandex and Spock ears for another year after this past weekend’s fourth annual Cosplay convention at the University of B.C. Meanwhile,...
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Letters: Tiny homes, fire safety, social media, the Borg, cigarette butts,...
Is anyone doing safety inspections on these tiny homes? Re: Tiny homes. The wood stove in Kayla Feenstra’s trailer clearly was not installed according to even the most primitive standards adopted years...
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Nimoy in Vancouver: Fans react to Star Trek legend’s death
Leonard Nimoy was a guest on Vancouver’s Variety Show telethon, which helps a children’s charity, several times back in the early 1970s. He has returned to the city several times since, including to...
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Vancouver Giants to skate in Star Wars-themed sweaters
The Vancouver Giants are boldly going where many have gone before. Oh wait, that’s a Star Trek line. This is supposed to be about Star Wars. “The Vancouver Giants are going to the Dark Side.” Better?...
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Letters: Refugees, premier, terrorism, Islam, Star Trek, overpopulation, climate
Premier’s refugee comments out of touch with reality Premier Christy Clark’s interpretation of the federal election results is self-serving. She says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected on...
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Letters: Syrian refugees, Muslim extremists, CF-18s, poverty in Canada, Star...
Young male Muslims should be let in last I have a suggestion for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The most dangerous Muslim zealots are young single men under age 30. The most vulnerable refugees are...
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Churchill Bulldogs senior girls squad ends half-century drought with...
It’s been a long time since the senior girls basketball team from Vancouver’s Sir Winston Churchill Secondary qualified for the provincial championships. How long? Well, when it last happened, back in...
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Wayne Moriarty: Are you set for another out-of-this-world column?
I wrote earlier this week about riding a bus. A sharp reader took to Twitter and challenged the merits of such a column. His tweet went like this: “And (Moriarty) writes about a bus ride. If only there...
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