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Music
The Double Edge of Musical Evolution
The Double Edge of Musical Evolution
Change is inevitable in music, so why do audiences reject it?
By Mike Cullen, 11 Mar 2010
Theatre
blood.claat: A Cycle of Blood
blood.claat: A Cycle of Blood
d'bi.young anitafrika fuses theatre and poetry to explore the life of a 15 year-old Jamaican girl.
By Wayne Current, 10 Mar 2010
Food
Go West
Go West
Vancouver wins gold in culinary destinations!
By Will Parker, 10 Mar 2010
TV
Medea vs The O.C.
Medea vs The O.C.
Has drama evolved at all since its debut at the Theatre of Dionysus?
By Shannon Wood, 9 Mar 2010
Advice
Ask Miss Smartypants - March 8, 2010
Ask Miss Smartypants - March 8, 2010
Art: Nina Charest Dear Miss Smartypants, My 13-year-old son, a well-behaved, sweet boy, already has what I perceive as a strange fetish. He loves and is fascinated by latex gloves. When he was little, he would stop in front of the rubber glove display at the supermarket and just stare at the packages of dishwashing gloves. He wanted me to buy them for him, but he would never tell me why. Now that he's older, he goes online to medical supply Web sites and "shops" for rubber gloves. Rec...
By Miss Smartypants, 8 Mar 2010
Art
change within illusion
change within illusion
An original poem by Shawn Roske.
By Shawn Roske, 5 Mar 2010
Theatre
The "High Life" Review
The "High Life" Review
Wayne Current checks out Chamber Theatre Hintonburg's performance of Lee MacDougall's Canadian crime thriller.
By Wayne Current, 4 Mar 2010
Sex
What’s Beautiful about Beautifulpeople.com?
What’s Beautiful about Beautifulpeople.com?
(Cult)ure reporter Alexandra Trottier examines the dating website Beautifulpeople.com and asks how it affects natural selection.
By Alexandra Trottier, 4 Mar 2010
Activism
Haiti: A Neighbour in Need
Haiti: A Neighbour in Need
This terrible disaster could be the catalyst for real change in the lives of Haitians. Read how Canada can help with their long-term future.
By Kendall R. Giberson, 3 Mar 2010
Cinema
Bright Star: A Poetic Love From a Forgotten Time
Bright Star: A Poetic Love From a Forgotten Time
In one of the most overlooked films of 2009, Academy Award-winning writer/director Jane Campion poetically evokes the life of the great Romantic poet John Keats and his spirited muse Fanny Brawne.
By Grace Wang, 2 Mar 2010

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Consider the orchid. Charles Darwin thought that this family of flowers, numbering 25,000 varieties, each singularly adapted to the insects in its
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