What is there left to say about Vancouver treasure Veda Hille? A gifted songwriter with a crystalline voice that has listeners anticipating every line? Sure! Her new LP, Beach Practice, emerged from the pandemic, as we all did, with some new twists. This track struck me because I never thought I’d ever hear this kind...Read More
For the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot (aka V2.0) I thought a trip down memory lane might be in order. I’m no sports fan but when tens of thousands cram together into blockaded streets, the place is guaranteed to turn into a shooting gallery for photo journalists. Actually, the vibe was pretty...Read More
“Unreal” Construction hoarding (detail) EDITOR’S NOTE: The feature essay “Vision Deficit” by architecture critic/curator/urbanist Trevor Boddy was written for Vancouver Review in the last weeks of 2009, just before the Winter Olympics began in February, 2010. The piece takes a broad estimation of the state of Vancouver, from its spirit and outlook to reviewing its bare concrete...Read More
Lalo Espejo is here to remind us that we were recently reminded of something we didn’t want to be reminded about. Be afraid. Very afraid. After all, if The New Yorker published it, we must surely now pay attention…Read More
Ian Young and the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post have been publishing some of the freshest and most interesting reporting on the farcical and dangerously overblown Vancouver real estate market. While it may be unusual for the media to focus on other media, this is an exception due to the fact that it seems...Read More
