Texas weather can be described as hot and humid – it was anything but that inside San Antonio’s Marriott Rivercenter hotel for San Japan 4TW. Once again, the Alamo City was taken over for a weekend of Japanese pop-culture with…
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Vancouver Canucks 2011-2012 schedule
The Vancouver Canucks have released their schedule for the upcoming 2011-2012 regular season. The first home game is on October 6th, 2011 when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins come to visit. The Canucks take on the Stanley Cup champs,…
Wii U
E3 is to gamers what the NHL draft is to hockey fans. On Tuesday, Nintendo revealed the successor to the popular Wii console: Wii U. Wii U is trying to make up for some of its predecessor’s nagging flaws, including…
Sakura-Con 2011
With another Sakura-Con behind us, it’s time to reflect and remember how many Japanese cartoons one can cram into a three day weekend. Quite a bit, actually. This time around, I selected a hotel closer to the Washington State Convention…
Happy 125th Birthday Vancouver!
On this day, 125 years ago in 1886, Vancouver was incorporated as a city on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. Since then, the fledgling community boomed into a cosmopolitan crossroads with people from all over the world. Vancouver has…
Fullmetal Alchemist Festival 2011
Alchemy fans in Japan will be treated to another Fullmetal Alchemist Festival this coming May. Fullmetal Alchemist Festival 2011 is an event where the voice actors and musicians who perform the opening and closing themes take to the stage. The…
Vancouver Canucks release their 2010-2011 schedule
The Vancouver Canucks have released their 2010-2011 regular season schedule. This is the team’s 40th anniversary, which will be celebrated all season long after the opener against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, October 9th. In addition to the game…
Replacing the sails at Canada Place
Another Vancouver icon is undergoing roof repairs. The famed white sails at Canada Place are being replaced as part of a rehabilitation project to fix leaks and install a covering that will last longer than the existing fabric. The replacement…
BC Place deflates for the last time
A Vancouver landmark known the world over is coming down today. BC Place Stadium’s iconic air-supported white fabric dome is being deflated as part of a renovation project which will see a new retractable roof installed. Souvenir seekers unfortunately won’t…