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CITY CELLAR: Take a second look in your cellar before the world ends

CITY CELLAR: Take a second look in your cellar before the world ends

Sure, if the world were looking to end in 2012 thered be a few particular never-tasted wines Id love to have a last-minute tryst with.

FITNESS GOOP: Butter is better for heart health

Growing up as a boy in Ontario, I can remember on certain occasions our dinner table would have a special surprise: real butter.
COVER STORY: Apocalypse Now!

COVER STORY: Apocalypse Now!

If the ancient Mayans, a handful of conspiracy theorists and Roland Emmerichs latest disaster flick are anything to go by, the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012.
SHOP TALK: Jan. 5

SHOP TALK: Jan. 5

INTO THE WOOD: If Gastown is one of your regular haunts (and if it isnt, it should be) youre already intimately acquainted with the repurposed, industrial aesthtic of self-taught carpenter/designer Craig Pearces Union Wood Company.
ON THE PLATE: Resolve to indulge more

ON THE PLATE: Resolve to indulge more

With annual rites of self-improvement (New Years resolutions) now a few days in, weve all likely seen a friend or family member resolve to exercise more, be kinder, work harder, quit smoking, you name it. I cant honestly count myself among them.

2012 seed catalogue offers exciting developments

Cylindra beets a perennial favourite
Activity takes on new meaning with BMW X1

Activity takes on new meaning with BMW X1

Rejecting the more commonplace "Sports Utility Vehicle" term, BMW has always referred to the X3 and X5 as "Sports Activity Vehicles." It's an interesting distinction, reinforcing an image of BMW owners as energetic people with on-the-go lifestyles.
Photos from Courier Photographer Jason Lang's recent trip to India

Photos from Courier Photographer Jason Lang's recent trip to India

ON THE PLATE: Predictions for Vancouver's food scene in 2012

ON THE PLATE: Predictions for Vancouver's food scene in 2012

No matter how much there was to love about 2011 and how high my hopes are for what Ill be served in 2012, if I had to make any prediction for the year ahead, its that well remain in the same holding pattern that weve been in for the last year, treadi

Keep the beat while working out

WE music editor Andrea Warner asked local fitness instructors to share their musical motivation. Beastie Boys Sabotage is a fast-paced song that gets me going when Im not ready to go. Bob Marleys Could You Be Loved is my favourite song period.