Entertainment, Media & Sports

David Braley, owner and chairman of the BC Lions, has died at the age of 79.

The Eastside Culture Crawl is going (partly) virtual this year

What happened: Vancouver workers become first in Canada to unionize at an animation studio Why it matters: The animation sector has been criticized for working conditions on previous projects, notably Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party Animators at Titmouse

Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor The ever-eloquent Josh Marshall on how the chaos and criminality of the Trump era has undermined our capacity for shock: “The sad truth is that we’ve gotten used to this – the casual law-breaking and bad acts,

What happened: Report reveals B.C.’s broad film sector spent $4.1b last year Why it matters: Much of the B.C. film industry was put into stasis mode in 2020 at outset of pandemic A new report is shining the spotlight on B.C.

Team taps Canucks for Kids Fund to donate more than 20,000 meals per week

A beautiful new book shares the history of James Inglis Reid, whose Granville Street butcher shop served as Vancouver's 'Larder of the Wise' for decades

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.

Game collector Kyle Seller says with COVID-19 there’s negativity: 'I’ve just tried to come up with something that makes you forget'

What happened: East Side Games, Leaf Mobile agree to acquisition deal Why it matters: Both are Vancouver-based companies and if the deal goes through, it will see the firm listed on the TSX One of the most high-profile independent gaming studios on t