Hey there. After an unseasonably warm weekend, we have finally rediscovered the great secret that hides from us all winter: the existence of legs. 

Shorts returned in their droves this weekend, bringing with them the rarely spotted sights of knees and calves, or tibia and fibula—and maybe even a flirty glimpse of a quad or a thigh. Be on the lookout for these rare creatures. You never know where they might be hiding. There might even be a pair in the room with you right now!

— V.
Senior editor

After finishing at the bottom of the league, Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford was in the hot seat to explain what happened—and how the team can rebuild. Here are seven takeaways from his recent press conference.

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If you can resist the urge to pull out your phone for a bit, then watching the way people interact on public transit can be very illuminating. Nobody tells you where to stand or where to sit—and yet, we all seem to know the rules, ruminates author Faris Faris.

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Suzanne Simard's groundbreaking book, Finding the Mother Tree, changed how we view forests forever. On April 22 at the Chan Centre, she launches her latest, which has been called an "urgent and resonant call for change" (Publisher's Weekly).

Get your signed copy with your event ticket. Limited quantities available!

Ballet Vancouver, the new company from artistic director Joshua Beamish, is about one thing: supporting classical ballet in the 604. “You work your whole life, you should go perform at Lincoln Center in New York City if that’s what drives you,” Beamish says. “But then it shouldn’t be that you have to do that at the expense of ever being able to perform at home.”

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It’s been 20 years since the prolific Montreal musician Sam Roberts put out his sophomore album Chemical City. With the Commodore sold out, how did the roots rock record hit two decades on?

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The ethereal Alice Phoebe Lou returns to the Vogue Theatre in support of her Oblivion Tour on April 29th. The South African-born singer-songwriter pulls luminous melodies and intimate lyrics, turning them into playful, profound songs that honour her busking years. Tickets are almost gone, get yours now at AdmitONE.com.

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