Spring in Vancouver
[caption id="attachment_6135" align="alignnone" width="840"] Cherry blossoms in North Vancouver[/caption] Yesterday was the first day of spring. For the first time since I left a month and a half ago, I...
I Got Drunk and Hiked a Mountain So You Wouldn’t Have To
A portrait of an unimpressed woman at the top of Mount Wellington I hadn’t intended to get drunk and hike a mountain when I set out that morning in Hobart,...
The Rave in Sydney, Australia
[caption id="attachment_6118" align="alignnone" width="840"] Loz Nonsense at Valve Bar Basement[/caption] I left a nearly empty bar and walked out into a hot Sydney night. I stood by the curb weighing...
Sixteen Hours in Guangzhou, China
[caption id="attachment_6108" align="alignnone" width="840"] Canton Tower, Haizhu District[/caption] A bargain price is never without its catch; inexpensive flights are no exception. When I read over the details of the bargain...
Album Review: Co-op by Co-op
Co-op’s eponymous album opens a few drum beats from cacophony. At its outset, the dissonance in “What Is Said” is jarring. However, subsequent iterations of the refrain reveal a surprising...