Good Question September 29, 2006

What happened to the buskers?  A few years ago, Robson Street was awash in musicians, and not just on weekends.  Some were pretty good, others a waste of sidewalk space.  Now it’s unusual to head a good sax riff on Granville.  Where did they go?

Viewpoint: Granville Island Yellow September 20, 2006

One of Charlie Rose’s Best: The Interview on Evolution August 26, 2006

After seeing it for the first time, I have to agree with PBS’s Charlie Rose: this is one of the best interviews he’s ever done.
And he’s done over 30,000.
He interviewed James Watson (the discoverer of the structure of DNA ) and Harvard professor (emeritus) Edward O Wilson on Charles Darwin and his writings (they’ve each [...]

Fireworks July 26, 2006

First night of the fireworks at English Bay.  Just us and a quarter million of our neighbours. 
 
I’m not sure why photographers try to capture fireworks, or sunsets.  The result is always going to be a little disappointing, since you’re turning something that generates light into something that reflects it.  So we get a little arty instead.
But here’s [...]

Dancing and Fighting July 17, 2006

A perfect day, really: sunny but not too hot. The beaches and bikeways are packed, and people seem in the mood to dance the day away. In some cases literally.

On Granville Island, a tuxedoed busker serenades the crowd with French ballads. A young couple finds just the right [...]