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Five years of fair treatment for sex workers in Ne
| aggregated from: A Closer Look |
Five years of fair treatment for sex workers in New ZealandAug. 1, 2008 As you read this, I'm somewhere in Auckland, in the midst of an intense few days immersed in the New Zealand sex industry. I want to learn, and there's no better way to do that than to go see things for yourself. New Zealand had laws very much like ours governing the sex industry up until 2003, when the country changed course and decriminalized prostitution. I figure it'll be a great place to look for really current information on what happens when a country stops viewing its sex workers as criminals. Thanks to a law stud...
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Hipsters are Not a Crime
| aggregated from: Beyond Robson |
I'm going to make T-shirts that say Hipsters are Not a Crime. After the explosion of anti-hipster sentiments sparked by an article about soccer, and after reading an article by local author Douglas Haddow in Adbusters, I feel like I need to make some...
28 views | aggregated: 16 weeks 1 day ago
topics: author, crime, fashion, soccer
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The Crime Lab returns
One of my favorite drink places when I first moved to Vancouver was the Crime Lab, and I've missed it since it's closure back at the start of 2006 [mbv]. Walking around the seawall the other day Lydia pointed out the sign for the new Crime Lab, which...
52 views | aggregated: 15 weeks 6 days ago
topics: crime, restaurant
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The benefits of going out of business
| aggregated from: Public Eye Online |
BC Railway Co. president and chief executive officer Kevin Mahoney has a base salary of $275,000, receiving $137,500 in incentive plan payments and another $157,475.46 in other benefits. That's a smaller compensation package than his predecessor Bob ...
25 views | aggregated: 17 weeks 2 days ago
topics: business
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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