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Canada’s first rock star astronaut launches amazing video as farewell bid to Space Station

Canada’s first rock star astronaut, Chris Hadfield, has released an amazing  video of him singing David Bowie’s Space Oddity and playing guitar on the International Space Station. (The Globe & Mail reported on May 13, 2014 that Hadfield explained the … Continue reading

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Giraffe Day at the Pool (video)

Every time I watch this video, I want to paint a giraffe: I recently painted this giraffe kids T-shirt. It has been sold, but I could paint another. You name it, I can paint it. Angel specializes in custom hand-painted … Continue reading

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What they were wearing at a Berlin gallery opening this weekend

I love WWD for posting these street-style photos, showing what people are wearing at various events around the world. The latest is a gallery opening in Berlin. Looks like Berliners favour long coats and pants with the cuffs rolled up: … Continue reading

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What they were wearing at the Coachella Music Fest this year

The Coachella Music & Arts Festival (Coachella takes place in Indio, near Palm Springs, California) is a hot event. Grimes, who is from Vancouver, played the festival this year (see the amusing video below of her giving the cold shoulder … Continue reading

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Sweaters from Peru for kids & adults 15 % off at Angel Vancouver

For one day only, on Thursday April 18, we’re offering 15 per cent off everything in the store. The sale is part of the Gastown Shop Hop, which involves dozens of shops staying open to 9 p.m. Thursday and offering … Continue reading

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Gastown gallery offering limited-edition blanket by late Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak

One of our former Gastown neighbours, the Spirit Wrestler Gallery, is offering an exclusive limited-edition blanket designed by Kenojuak Ashevak, an igloo-born Inuit who is one of Canada’s most acclaimed graphic artists. She died earlier this year, on Jan. 8, … Continue reading

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A break from commercialism: The Stranglers videos… Golden Brown, Always the Sun, Skin Deep; plus Patti Smith, Springsteen & Neil Young

We’re taking a break from commercialism today to bring you a video of Golden Brown by The Stranglers, a favourite late ’70s to early ’80s British band that opened for the first British tours of American punks The Ramones and … Continue reading

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Platform shoes making a comeback?

Platform shoes seem to be making a comeback in Barcelona, looking at the latest photos posted on the WWD website. They were also seen recently on the streets of Tokyo during fashion week there. Or maybe platforms never really died … Continue reading

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Had enough rain? Here are some rainy day distractions….

Okay, so it rained heavily all day in Vancouver yesterday. And it wasn’t 97 degrees like it was in Palm Springs. So here are some photos to brighten your day, which are from a new online all-digital art magazine, Installation, … Continue reading

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Remembering Holly Haliburton, Dec. 13, 1917 to Feb. 17, 2013

My mother, Holly Haliburton, was a big part of my store. Long-time customers will remember her because she worked in my store for 30 years. Until five years ago, when macular degeneration robbed her of her eyesight. She did spend … Continue reading

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