in rochester just to explore a bit with the family and took some time on my own to reflect on the life of one of the city’s most famous citizens, frederick douglass youtu.be/zTa_qiiZGiQ?...

Takao Tanabe turns 100 this year. He is one of the most celebrated Canadian artists of all time. This week @dorothywoodend.bsky.social dives in to the latest exhibition of his work to celebrate his milestone birthday. It's glorious. 🏔️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

Boots Riley eviscerates late-stage capitalism through the lens of high fashion in the terrific 'I Love Boosters.' A pro tip from culture editor @dorothywoodend.bsky.social: Riley's new movie is the ideal precursor to a visit to Vancouver's new Oakridge Park mall. 🛍️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

A new show at the Vancouver Art Gallery takes the relationship between art and the environment as its animating idea. But in examining the concept, something else surges to the fore. 

 Namely, that we’ve made a nightmare of things, writes @dorothywoodend.bsky.social 🔥

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As a reader-funded publication, we’re always listening to what our audience wants. Now, you can listen to us, too. Introducing ✨The Tyee Podcast✨ — a deep dive into the stories shaping the West Coast, because Canada needs more B.C. 🧵

Happy Mothers Day, animal, mineral and otherwise!

One of the joys of my job is getting to work with the wonderful @dorothywoodend.bsky.social. Thanks for this essay about the 2026 Met Gala, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the limits of frou-frou escapism In These Times. @thetyee.ca 👠🦾 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: In a continuity of artmaking in “Highlights from the Collection,” what we obsess over and struggle with is reflected back to us. 🖼️

Thinking about this film today. thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...

@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: The attraction of slow fashion and thrift stores isn’t just paying pennies on the dollar for a bit of frippery and fabric. 🧥

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

YEE-AH @sarahkrichel.bsky.social !!! Tyee Writer Nominated for National Newspaper Award via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

Seems like a good time to revisit this essay, cuz everyone seems to sick right now. thetyee.ca/Culture/2020...

“You think you’re doing okay until the possibility of something different enters the picture. The contrast between what is and what could be is so great that it breaks your heart.” 🩺

“Walking through more than 100 drawings and paintings, I tried to see Emily Carr’s work as if I wasn’t from here. It is something of an impossible task.”

The idea that colour is political isn’t new, but in the year 2026 it’s taken on even greater resonance, writes @dorothywoodend.bsky.social. 🧶

“This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating hope, belonging and the quiet miracle of choosing each other again and again in a place that chose us too.” 💌

“For those who are just learning about Tumbler Ridge for the first time, know that it is so much more than the events of this week. The town is a portrait of resiliency. It has survived against the odds and emerged stronger.” @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...

Send in your submissions by today! 💝

We’re looking for an experienced journalist to join a growing bureau at The Tyee with a special focus on oceans and rivers in Western Canada. Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia

“At this juncture, writing judgy little statements on social media isn’t useful. Do anything instead.”

Most prestige TV is bleak and violent. Heated Rivalry shows a future filled with hope. https://macleans.ca/culture/heated-rivalry-is-anti-dystopia-art/

Weekender editor @jackie-wong.bsky.social is inviting Tyee readers to share their stories of love in all forms for Valentine’s Day. 💌🍫 Whether friendship, romance, grief or animal companionship, send your submission (200 words max) to [email protected] by Monday, Feb. 9.

Suddenly even the corniest Canadiana feels like manna for the soul. 🇨🇦📺

Full video out now. youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...

“Whenever I look at his images depicting Vancouver Island, I think about my Woodend grandparents who lived in Metchosin, just outside Victoria, and cry.” 🎨

"The person you see in your mind lying in that street is still a child. I’m sure his mother feels that way, too, or she sees him at every age all at once, including those he did not live to see." www.theverge.com/policy/86856...

One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

We're hiring a new biodiversity reporter! Applications close Feb. 8. 🐙 thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: Maybe at the heart of my irritation is the sensation of being trapped in a world I don’t understand and can’t seem escape from.

Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.

Tis the time of the Mangiest of Sweaters thetyee.ca/Culture/2020...

“In the past week, when facts of what is taking place on the world stage have beggared belief, the necessity of independent media has come into explicit focus.”

“Despite the everyday struggles that saturate our world, there remains the possibility that things can be different and better than what’s in front of us.” 🏒🏳️‍🌈

Happy old holidays

“Whether they’re old, young, middle-aged, it didn’t seem to matter — this year, audiences were out and about and clamouring for more. Is there something in the air?”

“‘Godspell’ marked a cosmic meeting of the minds. At the time, no one was famous, and everyone was dreaming of stardom.” #WhistlerFilmFestival

“It’s the expressions and representations of our people; who we are, where we come from and what we are about.”

@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: The convergence of beauty and bloodshed is truly where these two fearless women come together. 📸

We obtained hundreds of documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial in Latin America and all across the Global South. Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social's exclusive story. www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...

In the spirit of spooky season, @dorothywoodend.bsky.social has collected a bevy of terrifying notions that will haunt your nightmares. 🐐🇺🇸🦠

Bestselling author Louise Penny on her latest book “The Black Wolf”: “The best fiction plays with reality. You want it to be believable.”🐺📚

I am watching ewe.

“One moment you’re looking at tree stumps in Vancouver Island, the next you’re face to face with architects of the civil rights movement in the U.S.”

I'm not angry, just disappointed.