from the "peeling back the curtain" dept.

If you know anything about Vancouver, you just had to know that the stories of the city's dark side would start appearing in the global media. I don't mean the idiot "hate everything" protesters. I mean the drugs, the poverty and the violence. It's true. Vancouver is amazing on the surface, but struggles with some very serious social problems.

This morning I watched a report on BBC World about Vancouver's dark side.

As Vancouver prepares to host the Winter Olympics, the city continues to struggle with a vicious drugs war. Dozens have been killed in escalating turf battles that have spread far beyond the city limits. But it is a war that has its roots even further away, in Mexico.

The rest of the story is HERE. What do you think?

from the "Vancouver 2010 Olympics Openings" dept.

Russian broadcaster RTR is carrying the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games games back in the motherland. Unlike the BBC, which went with cool graphics for their Olympic promotional bits, these promos feature very different versions of Queen's We Are The Champions. Enjoy:







Cheers!

from the "good eats" dept.

The New York Times' food critic loves Vancouver's diverse food offerings. I mean really, really loves them. From Vij's to mall food and almost everything in between.

"Vancouver is a terrific place to eat."
- Sam Sifton, NYT Food Critic

Read all about it HERE.

from the "true north strong and free" dept.

A hip-hop take on Oh Canada by Classified. Don those colours. The games are comin'!

from the "most amazing timelapse video of Vancouver ever" dept.

This is absolutely amazing. Perhaps the best time-lapse high definition video of Vancouver - host of the 2010 Winter Olympics - ever.