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Taj Mahal at the Vogue

Posted at September 30, 2025

While I’m catching up on posts… Another friend asked if I was interested in going to see Taj Mahal on August 12th. Me, being a philistine…

Aqua at the Orpheum

Posted at September 30, 2025

Early this month I got a message from a friend: “Totally forgot I got a ticket to Aqua for you”. I knew the concert was sometime soon, but I…

Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

Posted at August 29, 2025

I first heard of Lana Del Rey when “Video Games” came out in 2011. Pop music at the time was loud and meant for the clubs; it was the age of…

Matthew Good - Your Rainy Sound

Posted at August 27, 2025

I was a huge fan of the Matthew Good Band. Beautiful Midnight came out when I was developing my taste in music, and it was a big part of my…

WNB-Yay!

Posted at August 22, 2025

The WNBA held a match here in Vancouver recently. It was the Atlanta Dream vs the Seattle Storm, and $WORK bought a bunch of us tickets to…

Blinky Bill - Bills to Pay

Posted at July 30, 2025

Back when I was on Spotify, I used to listen to a curated playlist of African pop music. My education didn’t go any further, but I get to…

Yaïr - Toronto

Posted at July 18, 2025

Probably the coolest song to ever mention Toronto. Speaking purely musically, of course — I haven’t spent the time to decipher the lyrics…

Broadway Subway Construction June 2025

Posted at July 17, 2025

YouTuber StainerTheFirst put out another construction update video on the Broadway Skytrain extension. I’m really impressed by the footage…

Book Club Options Redux

Posted at July 13, 2025

My second round came up unexpectedly soon. This time I’m going to hold back to three options. #1: War for the Oaks, by Emma Bull This was…

Book, So Confusing

Posted at June 30, 2025

Hey, it’s been six months. Let’s catch up. I have a tweet thread where I keep track of books and games and TV shows: you can check that out…