In Belize, Farmers and Chocolatiers Are Reclaiming Cocoa

Hot chocolate.

Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Hopes to Lure Beavers Back to the Okanagan

Animal magic.

Kohl Has Been a Prized Eyeliner for Centuries

Smoke gets in your eyes.

Taking the Slower Path Through Peru’s Sacred Valley

Breathing lessons.

What 22 Vancouver Artists Did With a Precious Stash of Reclaimed Mahogany

Knock on wood.

Sorting Through the Collection of a Riot Grrrl Zine Artist

Classification Crisis from Sonja Ahlers.

A Canadian Dentist’s Art Collection Revels in the Richness of Black Life

“It’s not about oppression. It’s not about the typical kind of exploitative images around the Black community that you might see in newspapers.”

Why Wildlife Conservationists Think We Shouldn’t Own Exotic Pets

The long and storied history of humans claiming ownership over wild animals.

Technology and Ecology Converge at Polygon Gallery’s Ghosts of the Machine Exhibition

Online meets offline.

The Unlikely Evolution of Vancouver Indie-Pop Duo Dear Rouge

How they met, why they almost quit music, and what’s in store for their upcoming album, Spirit.