Carlo Javier // Columnist Given fair traffic, the trip from my home in Coquitlam to a clinic in Burnaby can take around 10 minutes by car. I make this trip—often on…
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A Closer Listen: They are making Usher sing about the dead again
Carlo Javier // columnist It must’ve been the magic of television, but I could’ve sworn Usher was floating. At least this is how I perceived what I was seeing on…
A Closer Listen: Musings on Love, Heartbreak and John Mayer
Carlo Javier // Columnist Of all the different versions of “Daughters” you can find in John Mayer’s discography, I like the one in Where the Light Is the most. Like the other…
A Closer Listen: Are we growing up or just going down?
Carlo Javier // Columnist 2019 was a long year for me. Much of it was spent surviving the decay of a personal relationship, and the rest was spent weathering the…
Mise En Place: On Failures
Carlo Javier // Columnist The first time I made Beef Wellington was also the last time. It was my contribution to a big family dinner a few Christmases ago. Bold…
Mise en place: The things we do for fried chicken
Carlo Javier // Columnist It rained in Vancouver on the night I first went to Juke Fried Chicken. I remember this inconsequential detail because all the times I’ve been to…
Mise En Place: Cooking for One
Carlo Javier // Columnist I like watching how running water can seemingly change the colour of Gai Lan leaves as I wash them in a colander. I like how the vegetable appears…
Mise En Place: The Day Food Became More Than Just Food
Carlo Javier // Columnist “Take me to that special place where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts,” – Anthony Bourdain. The ambiance is familiar. Loud motor tricycles, colourful Jeepneys, and rickshaws roam the…
CMNS 236 Understanding More Television: The End of Television
Carlo Javier // The Only Exception Illustration by Coralie Mayer The most on-brand ending Game of Thrones could possibly run would have to include the Night King and his Army…