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Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals.

Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere.

The red garbage truck tumbles past Quayside Village in North Vancouver to the neighbouring apartment's big garbage dumpster, lifting it up like a monster catching dinner, but it doesn't stop here anymore.

A couple weeks ago, I got robbed. Apparently the homeless people here have "balls the size of watermelons," as the cop who came to my house to investigate the scene so eloquently phrased it.

A WEEK and a half ago, for only the second time in its history, the New York Philharmonic started its season with a newly commissioned work, the 10-minute "EXPO" by the Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg.

Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals.

Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen . Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the British quartet delved deeply into camp and bombast, creating a huge, mock-operatic sound with layered guitars and overdubbed vocals.

A Yesterday's post on Jay-Z and American hegemony has generated some great commentary, which deserves a follow-up post of its own.A I'll update as new contributions come in.

A white phosphorus "sun" is made by burning white phosphorus in an oxygen atmosphere.

Stories surrounding Oregon's sesquicentennial peaked appropriately on Feb. 14, the state's birthday.