Vancouver is at a crossroads in its history—host to the 2010 Winter Olympics and home to the poorest neighborhood in Canada, it is a young, multicultural city with a vibrant surface and a violent undercoat. In Vancouver Special, an alternative guidebook, writer and performer Charles Demers digs deep to examine the past, present, and future of Vancouver, shedding light on the various strategies and influences that have made the city what it is today (and what it should be). Vancouver Special is a love letter to the city, taking a no-holds-barred look at Lotusland with verve, wit, and insight.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Neighbourhoods:
Commercial Drive
Robson Street
Chinatown
Kitsilano
Main Street
Davie Village
Downtown Eastside
On the Waterfronts
Little India
Suburbs
People:
First Nations
Québécois
Celebrities
Black History
Police
Rich People
Culture:
Nature
Pot
Crime
Peace
Municipal Politics
Moving Around
Food
Racism
Homes
Dogs
Hollywood North
Sports
Vanarchism
Conclusion
Notes
About the Author
Om författaren
Charles Demers was born and raised in Vancouver. He is an activist, journalist, and comedian; he often performs as one-half of the comedy sketch duo Bucket, an act that Robin Williams called ?the future of comedy.?
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 280 ● ISBN 9781551524368 ● Filstorlek 8.3 MB ● Utgivare Arsenal Pulp Press ● Publicerad 2010 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2462057 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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