Jackie Wong

1 month ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

Many of us remember what we were doing when the 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern British Columbia last month. Or you might remember where you were when you received a phone call that changed your life. And you probably remember how time melted and bent afterwards, imbuing the everyday with a fuzzy, electric quality — even as it appears just as it was. This fact can be as cruelly dissonant as it can be comforting.

1 month ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

Inder Nirwan’s video series, iNVANCiTY, offers welcome reminders of what’s going right in the world — at a moment we need them most. Next Wednesday, it will be five years to the day that the World Health Organization declared the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Five days later, B.C. provincial health officer Bonnie Henry declared a provincewide state of emergency as the number of COVID cases nearly doubled in one day.

1 month ago | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

What if you could have coffee every Saturday morning with Dorothy Woodend and other friends who tip you off to what’s current in arts and ideas? Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners CONTEST: Win a Pair of Tickets to Ice Dance Show ‘Murmuration’ One lucky Tyee reader will secure seats to a thrilling performance that explores collective movement. Done! Starting Saturday morning, March 1, the newest newsletter in The Tyee universe will be delivered to subscribers.

Jan 17, 2025 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

On Monday morning at 6:50 a.m., my seven-year-old son stood in the dark on a stack of books, inspecting the fish tank on a chest of drawers. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners Musician Dominic Miller Will Infuse Your Heart This January, Sting’s lead guitarist will perform in Vancouver for the first time. An honest question. “Has Fishy Fish always looked like that?” I turned on a lamp and stepped closer. The betta fish seemed different than the night before.

Dec 27, 2024 | thetyee.ca | Jackie Wong

There's an ineffable magic that happens when people get together to express themselves creatively. This is the ethos of Vancouver’s poet laureate program, a public literary initiative that has operated since 2006 through a partnership between the City of Vancouver, the Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Writers Fest. It’s funded through an endowment from local philanthropist and author Yosef Wosk, and each laureate is installed for a three-year term.