CONTENTS: OCTOBER 2006


PANORAMA

Calendar
Days in the life of a month.

Top Stories
Female anchors like Global's Tara Nelson are changing the anchor desk—so why is it the same old macho news? Plus: the glamorous life of a TV commercial extra; and what the Dalai Lama and one UBC economics prof have in common.

Q&A
Hard to say you're Surrey? Not for Mayor Dianne Watts.

Urban Matters

Where's a taxi when you need one? And how did our NHL hockey team get its name?

Open House
White Rock rocks!

Vancouver Life
Shiny happy people.


FEATURES


The Green Dream
The sustainability movement is marked by innovative people, ethical dilemmas—and new hope. By James Glave

Wasteland
Long day's journey from Kits garbage bin to the Delta landfill. By Tyee Bridge

Take My Car... Please!
The delicate art of ditching an unwanted beater. By Ken Hegan

World's Fare
Our Japanese and Chinese restaurants are justly famed. But what about Persian? Somalian? Around the world in 23 restaurants. By Joie Alvaro kent, Dee Hon, Andrew Morrison and the editors


DEPARTMENTS

Art and Soul
With a VAG show at age 16, William Harold Massey was destined for artistic fame. Instead, he chose monastic life—and became one of the world's great frescoists. By Meg Johnstone

Service With a (Fake) Smile
When is "good" service bad? Is it really okay to call a customer "bitch"? And what to do when a barista threatens to shoot your dog. By Timothy Taylor


EATING + DRINKING

Change a Brewin'
At last, B.C.'s best microbrews are bottling their own. By Christina Burridge

Lord of the Rings
Mennonite sausage—why it's worth the drive to Abbotsford. By Arlene Kroeker


HAPPY ENDING

Aftermath
When Katy Hutchison's husband was kicked to death, she forgave his killer. She thinks we ought to do the same. By Jesse Spencer


 

 

 




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