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Review by: Andriy Mishchenko
Yesterday, I felt very lucky. I went to the Jonsi show, his first concert away from Sigur Ros. I’ll just start by saying it did not disappoint. If you have a chance to see him at the second show tonight (Apr 7) or later this week in Seattle, GO! I don’t want [...]

by: Ajay Puri
Vancouver is full of diverse cultures. According to the latest census numbers ~40% of our city self-identifies as a Visible Minority status.
So of course you overhear funny but awkward translations. For instance, the following are Hindi / Farsi pairings:

Kheer

Khoon
Saag

Kheer - When I was going to my Iranian friends house for dinner I asked [...]

Our friends at TckTckTck designed this amazing app. It seems super cool, but we’d like your feedback. Feel free to test out “Tck in a box” + let us know what you think!

East of Main had the honor of being selected to attend Vancouver’s first ever TED talks on November 21, 2009: TEDxVancouver.

It was truly an amazing eye-opening experience. I especially had a great time hanging out with all the minority crowd - Raakhi Sinha + Gurpreet Sian [SouthAsian Arts],  Lara Honrado + Alden Habacon [Mango], and Charles [...]

Ever wondered what the heck was the difference between a Gyro, Donair or Shawarma?

Well East of Main went exploring and met up with Karim, the Owner of Mediterra - a Mediterranean restaurant within the AMS Student Union Building at UBC.
He gave the quick and dirty… Nothing!
They are just the different terms for the same food item [...]

Classics, cranks, comics, love, music, and so much more … I’m so impressed with your book choices, people! Here, my fellow geeks, is the full list of books you suggested for our Ovaltine Book Club. These are in random order and have little blurbs from the intertubes to help you choose, but please do your [...]

In the Vancouver Sun today, two of Vancouver’s prominent mayors Philip Owen and Larry Campbell, make a strong case (and plead!) to the Harper/Conservative Government that Vancouver’s Insite, North America’s only Safe Injection Site, stay open and have sustained funding! In addition, today marks 5 years Insite has been open. Here’s another article from [...]