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#POP CULTURE: Ships that sink: The worst couples in TV and film The lack of chemistry in these pairings is so blatantly obvious ow.ly/fyNe50Z5STF #PopCulture #TVAndFilm

#POP CULTURE: Nordstrom out, new brands in: Who should set up shop in the old downtown location? There is prime retail real estate at the site of the old Nordstrom store in Vancouver, and Aritzia and Simons have already claimed over half of it runnermag.ca/2026/05/nordst…

#OPINION: Vancouver Rise ring in 1st home win of the season The Rise defeated AFC Toronto at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium on May 23 ow.ly/G1R750Z5kt5 #VancouverRise #FirstWin #HomeWin

#NEWS:Meet the new KDocsFF emerging filmmaker in residence Gündüz was presented the award at the Sundar Prize Film Festival's closing ceremony on April 26 ow.ly/vUwn50Z4Y1b #KDocsFF #FilmFestival

#OPINION: A summertime tradition gone: The Honda Celebration of Light was more than fireworks After more than three decades, the festival has been scrapped indefinitely due to funding issues ow.ly/syMk50Z4RGo #Honda #Vancouver #Fireworks

#OPINION: More than just a ban: How a ‘smokeless generation’ in Canada could cause more harm than good The U.K.’s ‘09 and later babies will never be able to purchase tobacco products for their entire lives ow.ly/PtVl50Z3Qex #SmokelessGeneration #YouthHealth

#POP CULTURE: What’s up with 8-year-olds taking over Sephora skin-care aisles? Young children obsess over serums and toner like stressed adults twice their age and height ow.ly/MHLL50Z3Q6i #PopCulture #Sephora

#NEWS: KPU welcomes new Indigenous writer in residence Katłįà (Catherine) Lafferty is an award-winning author with five published books ow.ly/h4ix50Z3BVh #IndigenousAuthors #KPU

#OPINION: Canada’s 1st minister of AI: What comes next? Evan Solomon became the first person to hold the position — and he wants Canada on board with AI ow.ly/ESER50Z3uZH #CanadaAI #AILeadership

#COMMUNITY: ‘Transcend language barriers’: Young and senior Chinese Canadians exchange letters in project Letters to My (Grand)Parents is a new publication from Vancouver that explores the vulnerabilities of being second or third generation ow.ly/90es50Z3lro

#OPINION: Victory for the Victoire: Montreal’s Walter Cup win over Ottawa marks a historic moment Montreal becomes the first Canadian team to hoist the PWHL’s Walter Cup ow.ly/8jpb50Z3lbj #PWHL

#NEWS:Wait, what? KPU doubles parking rates to daily $10 fee The university’s 2026-27 proposed budget projects $1.2 million in parking revenue ow.ly/hBMF50Z2YUj #KPU #ParkingRates

#OPINION: 22 years later, Arsenal finally came back to me Football is much more than a game, it’s personal ow.ly/OpuN50Z2SFU #Arsenal #Football

#FEATURE: Strut your stuff: How racialized drag performers in Vancouver spotlight culture and gender expression Kings and queens of colour are paving the way for more representation in the Lower Mainland drag scene ow.ly/chR550Z2mfj #DragCulture #VancouverDrag

#EDITORIAL: From the Editor: It’s not the Komagata Maru, it’s the Guru Nanak Jahaz ow.ly/905q50Z1V9L #FromTheEditor #KomagataMaru

#NEWS BRIEF: KSA executives appoint non-councillor as associate president, discuss budget in-camera Rohit Uppal was one of two people who ran for the non-voting position ow.ly/PoJq50Z1Q3L #KSA

#NEWS: KPU senate makes presidential search committee appointments, revises several programs Senators also passed a regulation aimed at supporting the university’s future graduate students ow.ly/5q3c50Z1eI5 #KPUUpdates #UniversityNews

#OPINION: Are we witnessing democracy’s final stand? Modern politics are undergoing an uncomfortable change, but the question lies in what comes next ow.ly/OyQW50Z0Tfb #DemocracyToday #PoliticalChange #FutureOfDemocracy

#POP CULTURE: Maximize your look: The toxic arc of self-improvement With the rise of looksmaxxing, young people’s self-esteem is threatened ow.ly/XuXL50Z0yMY #PopCulture #Looksmaxxing

#OPINION: From the field to the bleachers: Why the Whitecaps mean everything to Vancouver The Vancouver Whitecaps give me, a grownup Surrey soccer kid, a chance to relive the game ow.ly/J2Ek50Z0yHu #VancouverWhitecaps #VancouverSoccer