Before Olympic,The Night in Beijing

CORONA PARTY NIGHT IN BEIJING,2008-08-01,FEW DAY BEFORE OLYMPIC GAME.THE STYLE SEEN LIKE NOT ABOUT CHINESE PEOPLE,BUT FOR FOREIGNER.“WELCOME TO BEIJING”,THE GOVERNMENT SAY THAT,CHINESE PEOPLE SAY NOTHING.

Call for sharia rules in English law

Law is a shifting thing and all country's laws change over the years with changes in moral and cultural thinking. Societies move on but many feel it would be a change too early and too far to incorporate elements of...

Measure to bar gay marriage qualifies for California ballot

With this issue on the November ballot, California could be in play for Republicans this year. A gay marriage ban referendum would drive religious conservatives to the polls, increasing turnout for McCain, who would be unlikely to motivate them to go to the polls...

Harry Potter actor, 18, is stabbed to death in brawl outside bar near London

An 18-year-old actor, who won a coveted role in the next Harry Potter film, was stabbed to death in a fight outside a bar on the outskirts of London in the early hours of Saturday morning."Rob Knox was a member of...

'Chocolate Breath' Helps Police Nab Shoplifter

Apparently this kid was too hungry not to munch on his deliciously illicit, stolen candy bars the moment he left the store. This could have played out differently if he'd waited til he got home.A greedy candy bar...

Man at Bar Sprays Bear Spray at Man, Man!

When I first read this story, I thought, who brings their bear spray to the bar?  Then I re-read it and realized that this took place in Alaska. In a town whose name is even a kind of bear. "A man faces assault...

66% of Black Law Students Fail Bar Exam, Affirmitive Action Blamed

In a new and polarizing study issued by Standford University, research has found that only 33% of black law school graduates in California pass teh bar exam on the first try and most never become lawyers.  The...

Gay Pub to Ban Hetero Drinkers

Would this ban extend to straight women as well as straight men? Several of my female friends enjoy drinking at gay bars, since they get to bypass the whole meat-market thing. Then again, "the meat market thing" is...

Florida bar beckons bikers for Sunday church service

"The pastor wears a sleeveless black T-shirt, blue jeans and a backward baseball cap. The collection is taken in a motorcycle helmet. And the first thing you see as you walk in the door of this makeshift church isn't...

Harley Poe @ The Melody Inn

As I walked in I was met with an eye and ear full of a solo singer and guitar player named Danny Johnson. He never announced his weight, but if I had to guess I would say somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 pounds. His shimmering black acoustic guitar looked tiny in...

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The Yaletown Brewing Company

The Yaletown Brewing Company is an awesome, fun place. I choose these less-than-original descriptors as there is nothing particularly original about the brewing company, but it is definitely an awesome and fun place....

Tsunami Sushi on Robson

This place is a little bit hard to see from street-level as it’s on the second floor of a building on Robson. There’s pretty good signage, so once you notice the place you should only need another minute or two (if you’re like me and you suck at common sense things) to...

Cantina: Quite Possibly the Best Restaurant of All Time

Would it be so sick if one of my all time favourite restaurants in Vancouver happened to be a Taco Time? I'm not afraid to admit it, the Taco Time on Granville street at Smithe is no ordinary Taco Time. It's a Taco Time Cantina, and with those additional three syllables comes...

Tir Nan Og

"The Tir Nan Og (or just Tir as it’s sometimes known) is a quintessential Irish pub. All hardwood and well-carved class, this pub is a must-see."

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