Lifestyle & Culture
Welcome to Flickspin's Lifestyle & Culture section. From restaurant and cafe reviews to winery tours and globetrotting travel, we're covering the finer things in life, the places you want to visit and eat if you have a spare five minutes (or five months!)
Been to a great cafe recently? Visited a terrible tourist trap? Let the rest of our community and the world know by reviewing your favourite (or least favourite) places, events, and restaurants right here at Flickspin.
Latest Articles
Phoenix Plays Sold Out Show in Vancouver
JULIE CHRISTINE
At the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, during one of the greatest encores I've ever seen, the French band Phoenix played their smash hit 1901 to a crowd and stage full of energized fans.
Forgotten Australians are Now Remembered Australians
BARBARA LANE
In the Northern Rivers, some who were previously called Forgotten Australians are Now-Remembered Australians!
Qld to Apologise to State Wards in Adult Mental Health
BARBARA LANE
Children under state care orders who were inappropriately placed in adult mental health facilities in Queensland during the last century will finally receive the apology they have lobbied for.
Master of the Art
JULIE CHRISTINE
Amy Millan, of Stars and Broken Social Scene, has compiled eleven charming songs for her second solo effort, Masters of the Burial.
Forget Robots; Give your Love to Dan Mangan
JULIE CHRISTINE
Things that attract me to Dan Mangan: 1. he's from Vancouver; 2. his rugged voice is like a pair of rough, yet familiar hands; and 3. he writes surprisingly witty lyrics and lyrics that deserve a deeper listen.
Metric Love Rocks the Orpheum
JULIE CHRISTINE
Metric, a Canadian band leading the way in the creation of a 'Led Zeppelin' for our MySpace Generation, played tracks from their new album Fantasies and a selection of hits from their previous albums at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver.
Latest Blog Posts
And There Isn't Even A Full Moon
SAIDEE BROWN
I have seen crazy and it does not take care of family.
In The Parking Lot Where We Decide About Life
SAIDEE BROWN
We make decisions to remain in our lives. I am the greatest escape artist in the world. If I wrote down all the routes I make in my mind it could be a handbook for the trapped and disenchanted.
Dear Korea - this could get a little awkward.
LOUISA JONES
Dear Korea, I know I should have told you by now and this is kinda springing it on you....but how do you feel about open relationships?
Latest Fact Files
Hula Hoop Australia
BAY OLIVER
Can't find a website selling Australian Hula Hoops online? Well, there's a good reason for that...
10 Places to Chow Down in Kitsilano, Vancouver
JESSICA ROBERTS
Where to fend of those hunger pangs or coffee cravings in Kitsilano, Vancouver
10 Things to do in Vancouver on a Rainy Weekend
JESSICA ROBERTS
What to do when the weather has turned grey and rainy.