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Spring 2010

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MONTECRISTO Magazine: Tegan and Sara.

Arts

Tegan and Sara

Sweet harmony.

Tegan and Sara are riding high on the massive success of their latest album, Sainthood, which hones their spiky indie power-pop into a sleek package of infectious hooks and those trademark harmonies.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Understanding Mental Health.

Impact

Understanding Mental Health

State of mind.

Ask anyone. Most people have a deeply personal and moving story about mental illness.

MONTECRISTO: Dirty Apron Cooking School

Food and Drink

Dirty Apron Cooking School

Wipe your hands.

The first thing you notice about the Dirty Apron Cooking School is how bright and spacious it all is, plenty of room to wave your elbows, wield the big knife and cook up an aromatic, tasty storm.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Vancouver Fashion Design in Focus.

Style

Vancouver Fashion Design in Focus

Pattern makers.

In the fashion world, there is constant, prodigious speculation as to who will be the next big thing. But does this apply to a city like Vancouver, where the fashion design industry has been nascent for only the better part of a decade?

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Style Tribe

Style

Style Tribe

A women’s spring fashion editorial inspired by collections by four Vancouver designers: Heather Martin, Jason Matlo, Hajnalka Mandula, and Raif Adelberg.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Carmen at Expo 86

Arts

Carmen at Expo 86

Outrage at the opera.

Vancouver Opera’s infamous Carmen performance at Expo 86 was a controversial reinterpretation of Bizet’s classic. Lively and funny, it seemed designed to wake people up and shake them out of their expectations of seeing yet another standard Carmen, almost a cultural cliché.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Women United in Philanthropy.

Impact

Women United in Philanthropy

Their way.

For Catherine Van Alstine, giving back and making a difference in her community are more than simply inspirational catchphrases: they are words to live by.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Fairmont Pacific Rim

Style

Fairmont Pacific Rim

Look way up.

The Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel and residences are the latest addition to the waterfront area around Canada Place, and boast unobstructed views of the North Shore mountains, Stanley Park and Coal Harbour.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: The Joint Woodworking Studio

Design

The Joint Woodworking Studio

Built to last.

The Joint Woodworking Studio has carved out a niche, and given Ian Wilson a reputation as a designer of handmade, heirloom-quality wood furniture.