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June 24 2025: Nardwuar hits it out of the park

June 24 2025: Nardwuar hits it out of the park

Plus: A free summer music festival and a new burrito spot

June 24, 2025

Hey there. Looking through the stats on our website, I noticed something weird: one single Confession has been getting big traffic numbers for months. The post, from March, is titled “Jim Carrey on Grief”.

It’s a very sweet post about how grief isn’t weak and love never truly goes away. Clearly it resonates with people. The problem is that beloved comedian (and less-beloved anti-vaxxer) Jim Carrey didn’t say it. In fact, no human did. According to Snopes, the text first appeared on a random Facebook page, and was likely AI generated.

The robots are coming for us, one set of platitudes at a time.

— V.
Associate editor

— FEATURE —

Nardwuar makes his major league baseball debut

The Great White North’s most beloved interviewer is currently touring the U.S. with Nardwuar’s Video Vault. And while we can all agree that things are going a bit dystopian down south, there are still some good parts—like sports. So, Nardwaur throwing the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game is kind of like the best of both worlds. Just let him back across the border safely, okay?

— ARTS —

Review: Arts Club’s Waitress makes a compelling case for adultery

It would be easy for Waitress to be too cloyingly sweet—but Arts Club’s latest musical balances the saccharine with the serious. Alyssa Hirose gives us the skinny on a delicious production.

Gateway Theatre announces its fresh new season
North Shore Jazz, a mini-festival within Vancouver's Jazz Festival, takes over the North Shore, until June 29, with free shows and stellar ticketed concerts inside BlueShore at CapU.*
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The Work of Repair Opens at the MOV

The Work of Repair: Redress & Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver, recently opened at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV). The exhibition is an exploration of how they have been working to decolonize their work and repair relationships with Indigenous communities.

Experience the emotional impact of the repatriation of over 60 ancestral belongings back to the Tŝilhqot’in National Government; learn what knowledge is being transferred to host nations from Indigenous knowledge holders; see Indigenous belongings that have been reconnected with their history thanks to recent research; and examine the MOV’s role in it all—and how that role has changed over the MOV's 131 year history—when you visit The Work of Repair.

View The Work of Repair at the MOV now through March 2026.

— MUSIC —

Light Organ Records is throwing a free festival

Squamish rockers Surf Hat are set to headline this year’s Railtown Rooftop Party, alongside Sleepy Gonzales and Ash Molloy.

Review: OK Go bet big on whimsy (and confetti)
Review: Broncho bucked at the Pearl
Don’t miss the Mission Folk Music Festival, July 25-27, Fraser River Heritage Park. Early Bird Day, Evening, Weekend & Weekend+Camping pass discounts to June 30!*
The Khatsahlano Street Party returns with a massive 2025 lineup and "Camp Khats" experience! 10 blocks of free live music, food, art, and family fun is back on West 4th Avenue between Burrard and MacDonald.*
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Explore Free Summer Market at the Met, July 3-6

Join Summer Market at the Met, July 3-6, for four days of delicious global eats, live performances, and family-friendly fun.

Experience dazzling fire shows, the dynamic SMASH! percussion, face painting, balloon twisting, caricature drawing, photo ops with aliens, and more.

Free entry for all to enjoy!

— FOOD —

We Tried It: Taco Loma soft launches big flavours on Main Street

The team from El Gato Gab Gab cocktail bar has expanded into a delicious Mexican spot on Main. Nathan Caddell checked out Mount Pleasant’s newest burrito joint.

Richmond’s House of Dawn delivers a classic steakhouse experience
Where do the pros eat in town? First up: Folke’s pastry chef Pricilla Deo
Whether you're an established enterprise or a scaling startup, find a coworking space that's right for you. Connect with a WeWork expert today.*

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— ICYMI —

America sucks, but Americans don’t (all) suck
Hockey talk: Who could we trade for Bowen Byram?
Sons of Vancouver’s whisky does it rye way
Cheap eats champ Juke keeps the value coming
DownLow Chicken has officially popped up in Kits

— THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK —

SHOPPING: Deal alert: Martha Sturdy is having a warehouse clearance sale on luxury home goods. (June 24-25 @ Martha Sturdy Studio)

TALKS: Musician and composer Eve Risser converses with scholar and percussionist Dylan van der Schiff. (June 25 @ Western Front)

MUSIC: Slightest Clue headlines a night of postpunk power rock. (June 25 @ Rickshaw Theatre)

PERFORMING ARTS: The She Rose Show blends goddess myths with music, dance, and motion. (June 26 @ Orpheum Annex)

CULTURE: COMPOSED Festival features three days of free literary and film events. (June 26-28 @ North Delta Centre for the Arts, Delta)

LIVING: Explore space with the world’s favourite toy, LEGO bricks. (June 26 to April 6, 2026 @ Science World)

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Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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