May 24th, 2016 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC, FEATURE | Comments Off on Documentary – Cheuk Kwan’s Chinese Restaurants Around the World
| The Chinese have throughout history travelled near and far from their homeland in the pursuit of opportunity. Combined numbers of the diaspora are in the realm of 40 million. Many of these are scattered in places we might not expect or even have heard of. At weshareinterests, we thought we’d introduce you to some […]
October 3rd, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, FOOD | Comments Off on Anthony Bourdain – The Layover, Atlanta
Image Credits: Travel Channel, unless otherwise noted | “To me, I’m proud of this, because it shows Atlanta as a metropolitan city.” — Richard Blais, Winner of Top Chef All Stars, on Buford Farmers Market Anthony Bourdain is an author, chef, and food show host. He is known for travelling the world and showing viewers […]
September 22nd, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES | Comments Off on Game Changer – Eddie Huang
On how good it felt being in Taiwan among a population that looked like him — “And I thought that was pretty neat. I never say neat. It’s, like, so fucking, like, that heartwarming moment that you talk like a 15 year old girl, you know what I mean?” My introduction to Eddie Huang came […]
September 9th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, FOOD | Comments Off on Adam Liaw-Destination Flavour
Child prodigy turned lawyer turned celebrity chef/TV host/author Adam Liaw entered university at the age of 16, graduated at 21, practiced law for a number of years including 6 (sometimes cited as 7) in Japan before deciding to audition for Australia’s MasterChef and emerging victorious in the show’s second season. The finale garnered the highest […]
September 4th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC, FEATURE | Comments Off on Afrinese – A Documentary about Sino-African Relations
A couple of Halloweens ago I went to a party and chatted with someone about the upcoming Vancouver Asian Film Festival. We discussed Asian Canadian filmmakers and she mentioned her friend, Bobo Zhao, who was working on a documentary at the time about the growing socio-economic ties between China and Africa. I was immediately interested […]
August 27th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES | Comments Off on Game Changer – Reggie Watts
I picked up a Georgia Strait the other day to find that Reggie Watts is performing at the Vogue Theatre on September 4. Knowing him to be an unusual performer, my interest in him has grown and I thought I would explore his world in more detail. When Watts was a thirty-something living in Seattle, […]
August 19th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FASHION, FILM & MUSIC, FEATURE | Comments Off on Insert Credit (2012)
As the 2014 Vancouver Queer Film Festival rolls on, I wanted to remember Emily Carr alumnus, David Nguyen’s Insert Credit which won 2012’s Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for best short film created by a BC director. Something we have seen in the history of video gaming is a shift towards games that feel like movies. […]
August 11th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, FOOD | Comments Off on Elba, Spain – Paco Torreblanca
Photo Credits: foodnetwork.ca | “There are many people who think that Paco Torreblanca’s confections are the last thing that should touch your lips before you die.” – Annie Sibonney There is a show I follow on the Food Network called From Spain With Love which follows the culinary travels of multi-lingual writer and chef Annie […]
August 4th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Celebration of Light – Japan & France (2014)
Feature Gallery Photo Credit: Luna Blue Photography | On Saturday, the eve of Vancouver’s Pride Parade, Akariya Fireworks of Japan, entertained a crowd of between 300,000 and 400,000 capping off the 2014 Celebration of Light. Photo Credit: Dru Blackie An ambitious undertaking by the Japanese team, the massive scale and creativity of the performance made […]
July 28th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Celebration of Light – USA (2014)
Photo Credit: hondacelebrationoflight.com | If you ask tourists and locals what the best time of the year is in Vancouver, a large percentage of them (if not all) will say the Honda Celebration of Light. Annually, in late July/early August, hundreds of thousands gather around downtown’s English Bay pumping millions into the local economy for […]