Lifestyle & Culture Articles
Fashion and Women's Clothing Come Together
By JUDITH MCFADDEN MCFADDEN
Published: August 25, 2010
Men and women differ on a lot of things and this includes their sense in fashion. For women they delight in the pleasures that women's clothing can offer, whether it be sleek new designs or the feel of retro in the air.
Buttermilk meets The Wire
By GREG MAFFETT
Published: August 10, 2010
Nothing like a bustling free market economy to perk up a flagging armchair economist on a friday night.
Honolulu State of Mind
By GREG MAFFETT
Published: August 10, 2010
Back to waikiki after a 17 year absence, this was my reintroduction to the area.
Buying Swimming Pool Covers In Four Steps
By JASMINE BOULSEN
Published: August 5, 2010
Having a pool cover for your swimming pool can be considered a part of your pool maintenance job. It serve as protector of your recreational facility. Aside from that, using any of these covers will give you amazing benefits.
Sweet Home Hawaiiabama
By GREG MAFFETT
Published: July 31, 2010
A few days of summer between the coasts of this country.
Accidental Holiday
By GREG MAFFETT
Published: June 20, 2010
While I think this holiday may have been a mistake, I'm rolling with it anyway.
Joel Brown Trio at Corduroy in Kits
By JULIE CHRISTINE
Published: May 23, 2010
Recently I had the chance to check out a relatively new local group, The Joel Brown Trio, at Corduroy restaurant in Kits. The group is so new I don't think they even have a myspace page, but they definitely have their act down.
Queensland Apology to Children in Mental Hospitals
By BARBARA LANE
Published: April 11, 2010
The Queensland Government has given an Apology to state wards who were placed in adult mental institutions last century..
12 Birthdays a Year
By GREG MAFFETT
Published: February 28, 2010
Tapas coast to coast...
Clementine EP by Washington
By JULIE CHRISTINE
Published: February 10, 2010
Though it's not latest offering from Australia's Washington, the Clementine EP is five tracks full of sweet melodies and honest lyrics and it was and is an accurate indicator of the good things to come from the band.
Phoenix Plays Sold Out Show in Vancouver
By JULIE CHRISTINE
Published: January 24, 2010
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
By BARBARA LANE
Published: January 22, 2010
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
By BARBARA LANE
Published: January 22, 2010
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
By JULIE CHRISTINE
Published: January 20, 2010
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
By JULIE CHRISTINE
Published: November 25, 2009
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.
