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Poetry - Hidden and Forbidden

on November 05, 2025

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VIFW 2025 Interview w/ fashion Designer Yolonda Skelton (Jackson) of Sugiit Lukxs Designs

on November 04, 2025

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VIFW 2025 Interview w/ Fashion Designer Randi Nelson of Randi Nelson Designs

on November 03, 2025

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107 Days by Kamala Harris

on November 03, 2025

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Interview w/ Maynard Johnny Jr. - Coast Salish Artist, Fashion Designer and VIFW Cultural Advisor

on November 02, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 Interview with Fashion Designer Haolin Tong of tunggiya

on November 01, 2025

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VIFW 2025 Interview w/ Fashion Designer Angela Howe of Choke Cherry Creek

on October 30, 2025

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Interview w/ Tiffany Shlain, Author of 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection

on October 29, 2025

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What Are You Willing to Give Up

on October 27, 2025

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Thai Chicken Meatballs w/ Kale, Red Pepper & Green Coconut Curry

on October 24, 2025

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Poetry - What Do You Chase?

on October 22, 2025

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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

on October 20, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS Interview w/ Fashion Designer Randi Nelson of Randi Nelson Designs

on October 18, 2025

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Our Capacity for Compassion

on October 17, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week Interview with Designer/Artist/Dancer Larissa Healey (aka Gurl 23) of Brokn Arow

on October 15, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 Interview/Update with Designer Bo-Min Kim of Blue Tamburin (Korea)

on October 15, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 Interview W/ Designer Bahar Kianpour (Canada)

on October 13, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 Interview w/ Fashion Designer Eduardo Ramos (Canada)

on October 13, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 Interview w/ Ay Lelum (Canada)

on October 13, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 - Interview with Fashion Designer Alex S. Yu (Canada)

on October 12, 2025

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Vancouver Fashion Week SS26 - The Cut Design Academy Student Grad Show

on October 11, 2025

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Interview w/ Christina Florencio, Owner of Revival Vintage

on October 10, 2025

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From Rez to Runway: Forging My Path in Fashion by Christian Allaire

on October 08, 2025

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One Pan Butternut Squash, Chicken and Rice

on October 06, 2025

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Interview w/ Deanna Flinn - Photographer, Artist and Creator of a Hundred Lives of Levi’s

on October 03, 2025

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Inheritance: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 1 by Nora Roberts

on September 29, 2025

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Treat Triumph and Disaster the Same

on September 24, 2025

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Pasta Soup w/ Basil Chicken Meatballs and Kale

on September 22, 2025

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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke (audio book)

on September 19, 2025

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A Sense of Progress

on September 17, 2025

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Poetry - Raging Storm

on September 15, 2025

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2077: Book of Erelim by Ariel OO

on September 12, 2025

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Interview with Lukus Toane - Creative Projects Direction, Exhibition Development, Account Manager/Curator IDS Vancouver

on September 10, 2025

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Instant Pot Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin and New Potatoes

on September 08, 2025

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In Order to Change the World

on September 05, 2025

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Poetry - Hey Muse, It's Marilyn

on September 03, 2025

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Interview with Fabulista Lord Randall Scott MacDonald - Actor, Singer, Radio & TV Personality, Freelance Writer, Event Consultant, Stylist and Ambassador

on September 01, 2025

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The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by André Leon Talley (audio book)

on August 27, 2025

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Slow Cooker Beef Ramen Noodles

on August 25, 2025

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Interview with Adea Chung - Jewellery Designer at Billy Would Designs and Owner of Billy Would Shop

on August 22, 2025

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The Beauty of Fragility

on August 20, 2025

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Poetry - And Yet, Here I Am

on August 18, 2025

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Cowboy Caviar Pasta Salad

on August 11, 2025

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Cowboy Caviar Salsa

on August 11, 2025

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When You're About to Give Up

on August 08, 2025

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Interview with Irina McKenzie – Founder & CEO of Sewjo and Fabcycle

on August 06, 2025

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Turmeric /Ginger Honey Muffins

on August 04, 2025

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Still Relevant

on July 30, 2025

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Poetry - My Circle of Crones

on July 28, 2025

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Matthew McConaughey’s Viral Tuna Fish Salad (Marilyn & Christopher Version)

on July 25, 2025

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