Posts Tagged ‘ Los Angeles ’

The best way to spend your lunch

Mar 17th, 2010 | Category: Arts

by Sean-Paul Boynton
If you’re looking for a fun alternative to the crowded food courts and overpriced sandwich stands during your lunch hour, all you have to do is pack a snack and head downtown for a short fix of theatre.
Lunchbox Theatre, the venerable one-act play company, has been delighting audiences and providing welcome noon-hour respites [...]



Working on women’s hockey

Mar 3rd, 2010 | Category: Sports

by Joe McFarland
Almost as soon as the Vancouver 2010 competition began, the questions started swirling about whether or not women’s hockey belonged in the Olympics. Was the field competitive enough or would it be another Canada vs. USA gold medal final?
As I write this, the Canadian women are receiving their gold medals while the Americans [...]



Blog that shit: Celebrities and their hope for Haiti

Jan 22nd, 2010 | Category: Blog that shit, Blogs

I’ve worked at The Reflector for a while now and I’ve never jumped on the blog train, which of course wasn’t welcomed by my boss. It was never because of a lack of effort. I would sit and think about what to blog (side note Blog isn’t recognized by Microsoft Word common Word get with [...]



Team Canada part deux

Jan 13th, 2010 | Category: Columns, Sports

by Joe McFarland     Guest Columnist
You have to feel for Steve Yzerman and Co. He’s assembled what he thinks is the best 23-man roster that Canada has to offer. Win gold and he’ll be hailed a messiah, anything less than gold in Vancouver and every pick will be analyzed and over-analyzed, including the selection of Yzerman [...]



Douche looks like a lady

Nov 19th, 2009 | Category: Features

by Ryan Rumsey
You see them everywhere. The frosted tips, orange tans, and $500 Italian jeans (not to mention the ever present abundance of Ed Hardy). These men are commonly referred to as ‘douchebags.’ They’re at your gym, in your salon, possibly even staring back at you in the mirror, and up until now, few have [...]



Breaking through the club doors

Nov 4th, 2009 | Category: Arts

 
by Sheena Jardine-Olade
 

The female DJ was at one time something as weird and mysterious as a unicorn, or a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It warranted a second look to see a female rocking out behind the deck beside her male counterpart.
Lately, with a slow rise in numbers, female turntable artists [...]



Tight race for WHL Central

Oct 21st, 2009 | Category: Columns

By Joe McFarland
We all do it. A new sports season fires up and everyone starts predicting how their favourite team will do, how the
division will look and who will make the playoffs. We all make predictions. Are any of us any good at it? Probably not.
Now think of it from the WHL standpoint. This is [...]



Folk Fest: Wells not afraid to get Dirty

Jul 26th, 2009 | Category: News

To describe Emily Wells’ music seems like a fairly daunting task, as there is not one singular sound or genre that would adequately characterize what she does.
But daunting task or not, here goes:
Trained as a classical musician, the 27-year-old plays instruments such as the violin on top of a fast-paced beat and then adds her [...]



Top 10 U.S. cities to visit

Jul 22nd, 2009 | Category: Columns

Planning a trip to the United States? If you had to make a list of the top 10 U.S. cities to visit, what would they be?
Whether you are an American or a visitor from abroad, the first city that pops into your head is probably New York, maybe followed by Los Angeles and San Francisco. [...]



Sled Island: Daily Guide — Friday

Jun 26th, 2009 | Category: News

Well, today is the big one. If you pick any day to go all out at Sled Island this would probably be it. From the main stage show at Olympic Plaza starting at 3p.m. to the 17 venues that will rock late into the night, your ears will likely be bleeding and feet blistered after [...]