The latest in the It Gets Better online video campaign aimed at supporting gay youth has come from the BC RCMP. They talk about growing up as a gay teen, being called names in school, coming out to their parents, and trying to figure out with who they were. The video, as of 7 a.m., had been viewed more than 10,000 times since being post yesterday … [Read more...]
Bomer, Griffiths, Saint To Tell A “Tale”
September 22, 2012 by
Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths and Eva Marie Saint are set to join the cast of Akiva Goldsman's directorial debut "A Winter's Tale" says Deadline. Based on the Mark Helprin novel, the story follows a dying young woman (Jessica Brown Findlay) who falls in love with a thief (Colin Farrell) who breaks into her palatial home on the West Side of … [Read more...]
Tell the city what you want to see regarding transportation
June 18, 2012 by
The City of Vancouver wants your input on its draft Transportation 2040 plan. Walking, cycling, and transit are highlighted in the plan with a goal for 2040 of at least two-thirds of all trips in the city to be on foot, bike, or transit. Director of Transportation, Jerry Dobrovolny, "The goals of the overall plan are to enhance the economy, and the … [Read more...]
Researchers find fewer words being added to languages, fewer ways to tell you precisely that
March 19, 2012 by
What if one of the words in this post means absolutely nothing in the year 2094. It's possible, and more possible than ever before. That's according to recently published research from a group at the Institutions Markets Technologies' Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies in Italy, who have found that fewer new words are being added to languages … [Read more...]
Videos tell bullied youth 'awful times' will fade
July 29, 2011 by
JJ Brewis and Jaimie Kendal-Ward are all too familiar with the struggles of being uncertain, ashamed or resentful of their sexuality. But they made it through all right - because for both, life got ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
