Lukes General Store x Pop-Up Shop x Space Lab x Chinatown

Lukes General Store pop-up shop launch party at Space Lab in Chinatown on February 20, 2014.



The guys from the Arrival Agency have brought Lukes General Store, by way of Calgary's Lukes Drug Mart, to Chinatown. It comes in the form of a pop-up shop at Space Lab's antique storefront resembling a cavernous brick garage filled with vintage treasures from Malin + Goetz, Baxter of California, Juniper Ridge, and Mast Brothers. (Me with a classic Polaroid camera, taken by Kevin Wu.)

86th Annual Oscars: Ballot (for 2013)

Picture: 12 Years A Slave
Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Supporting Actress: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave
Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her
Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave
Animated Feature: Frozen

From Akakuro-Buta to Pork x Kingyo x Damso x Secret Location

Akakuro-buta pork tasting tour at Kingyo Izakaya, Damso Modern Korean Restaurant, and Secret Location on February 19, 2014.



To promote their line of Akauro-buta Japanese premium pork loins from Alberta at T&T Supermarket, Wingtat organized a tasting tour to showcase the premium pork at local restaurants served in a variety of ways by different chefs.

Review: A Full 'House of Cards' – Netflix Season 2

House of Cards has returned for its highly anticipated second season of more seedy political drama and Netflix binge watching. Where House of Cards succeeds is in its sheer enjoyment and celebration of pulpy soapiness full of lurid storylines with only the loosest semblance of any actual politics. It's so aggressive in how it explores human ugliness while remaining utterly watchable in its addictiveness.

Komono x SS14 Collection x Sunglasses + Watches x Walrus

Komono SS14 collection at Walrus boutique on Cambie Street on February 13, 2014. As seen in Vancouver Is Awesome.



Belgian street fashion brand Komono ("small things" in Japanese) showcased their current line and spring/summer selection of accessories. Known for their unique concept and approach to shapes and patterns, blending fashion and gender, the label has been creating distinct watches and retro-futuristic sunglasses since 2009, specializing in combining classic designs with modern styles. (Posing with Lisa Wong, above.)

From Fine to French x Bistro Wagon Rouge x Grandview-Woodland

Dinner menu tasting at Bistro Wagon Rouge on Powell Street in Grandview-Woodland on February 6, 2014.



Grandview-Woodland and Hastings-Sunrise, collectively the East Village Vancouver, is still somewhat of a hidden gem of independent businesses, restaurant, craft breweries, and artisans.

Review: 'The Lego Movie' Assembles Itself

Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have successfully assembled this animated feature film around our collective goodwill towards the Lego brand of Danish construction toys. The Lego Movie is a surprisingly inventive, thoughtful action-packed adventure comedy about childlike imagination and the wonder of play. Its script is filled with hilarious jokes while being innovative in its narrative structure exploring the nature of toys.

The Roof x Pop-Up Restaurant x Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

The Roof pop-up restaurant launch party atop the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on February 3, 2014



The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is putting the finishing touches on the limited return of their iconic restaurant and dining room on the fifteenth floor, "The Roof". To celebrate the announcement and the hotel's 75th anniversary, we toasted to a few of their signature Moscow Mule and Negroni cocktails.