Narration and space nerditude by the lovely and talented Dr. Olivia Johnson. Cool (via). Of course Flyer’s goalie Ilya Brygalov still does a better job.

TAKE ANOTHER BREAK

Awaiting the release of Moonrise Kingdom (and generally appreciative of Wes Anderson’s genius), we found this set of Royal Tenenbaums inspired hand-painted dolls on Etsy.

These five dolls are inspired by the quirky Tenenbaums, who after years of struggling with themselves and their own family are more than happy to move in with yours. Just please make sure there are no fire hazards and that the television is safely affixed to the radiator, and if you have a nice rooftop for a pet bird to live on that would be much appreciated. Dolls are made of wood and stand approximately 3.5 inches tall. They are lovingly hand painted and sealed in acrylic. While they are considerably sturdy little fellows (and ladies), they are not toys and should not be given to children, even if they are incredible business, tennis, or play-writing prodigies.

Handmade wood Royal Tenenbaums dolls | $80 Dangercat Dolls on Etsy | Details

EVERY COOL THING WE WANT

From S.L. | Sheraton Wall Center (31st Floor) | Vancouver, BC | 9:36m | SHARE YOUR VIEW

“I was staying at the hotel, even though I live in Burnaby, as part of working for a hackers conference that was being held there (but they don’t really like to call it that). I forget a lot of the times how beautiful Vancouver is. Then it reminds me with something like this.”

We love posting the photographs that reveal the views from our reader’s windows. Whether it’s a back alley in the fall or a sandy beach in high summer, we’re always stoked to see what you see from home, work or while on the road. Some of our all-time favourite reader submissions below…

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Cibo Trattoria is located in the Moda Hotel at 900 Seymour Street in Vancouver, BC | 604-602-9570 | CiboTrattoria.ca

The GOODS from Cibo Trattoria

Vancouver, BC | In partnership with Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Cibo is pleased to announce a summer promotion of Monday night Bites and Flights. In addition to the regular menu, Executive Chef Neil Taylor is offering a special bites menu ideal for sharing, mixing or matching. Each Monday will see twenty bites offered – choose any four for just $30.00. Matching flights of Tinhorn Creek wines will also be available for $15.00 and $20.00. But that’s not all – for every selection of bites, wine flight, or glass of Tinhorn Creek wine ordered, diners will receive a ballot to enter a contest to win two nights accommodation at Tinhorn Creek vineyard, an in-room welcome basket with gifts from Cibo and Tinhorn Creek, and one dinner for two. Details and menu after the jump…

Monday night Bites and Flights starts June 4 and runs every Monday until the end of August. Winners of the Tinhorn Creek package will be drawn on August 30.

ENJOY THE BOUNTIES OF ITALY’S LAZIO AREA IN OUR NEXT REGIONAL DINNER ON MAY 30

Once again, Cibo is proud to present a unique dining experience featuring the traditional cuisine of the Lazio region. Come enjoy the bounty of Italy’s most populated region, that includes Rome. Lazio comes from the latin word “latus” which means flat and the land truly is one of flat and gently rolling hills. The rich soil encourages the growth of all kinds of herbs and vegetables. The use of anchovies is prevalent in many dishes, and this is also the land that gave us carbonarra and arrabiata pastas.

The menu includes:

Artichokes alla guida – Crispy fried artichoke, lemon

Trippa alla Trastverina – Tomato, clove, pecorino and mint

Gnocchi alla romana – Butter and Parmesan

Veal saltimoboca – Braised cima de rape

Crostata di ricotta

Enjoy these 5 courses for $48/person (excluding tax and gratuities). In addition, we are currently sourcing out unusual wines from this region for pairings or a by the glass/bottle selection. For more information or tickets, please call the restaurant at 604.602.9570.

About Cibo Trattoria

Cibo Trattoria specializes in authentic Italian cuisine made with fresh, organic and local ingredients. Celebrated Executive Chef Neil Taylor’s menu of rustic dishes offers a truly extraordinary, yet casual dining experience for all. A handpicked wine collection of varied and unique vintages by sommelier and General Manager David Fert, ensures exquisite wine pairings to accompany the wonderful food. Cibo was named Best New Restaurant for 2009 in Canada by the esteemed enRoute and Where Magazines. Cibo Trattoria is open nightly for dinner nightly from 5:00pm Monday through Saturday and is located at 900 Seymour Street adjacent to the Moda Hotel lobby. Lunch service also available Monday to Friday, 11:30am – 3:00pm from December 1-30th, 2011.

by Sean Orr | Burnaby lagoon snakehead caught on tape again. If you think about it, this is the perfect metaphor for Vancouver. There is an invasive species pushing out a native species, only the snakeheads are these mouth-breathing, hyper-sexualized creatures that can sometimes move across land (or bridges and tunnels). Now imagine fishing and catching a crowd of Axed-out roid freaks wearing Parasuco jeans and Snakehead Gym hoodies!

Also, I really don’t think that we are taking this Scottish Broom threat seriously at all. They’re as miserable as their Pictish namesake. They’ll make you a Presbyterian and your life will forever be like Breaking the Waves.

By Jove, the jock-cum-journalist gets it right! Cities deserve bigger share of tax dollars. This is what I was saying just the other day to Jordan Bateman. The cities take most of the province’s most marginalised people. And then we have to pay when the suburbs destroy our city. Is anti-urban rhetoric like Bateman’s just thinly-veiled anti-intellectualism?

Oh, plus we can’t even afford to transport ourselves. TransLink property sell-off plan startles region’s mayors. Weird. It turns out that by hitching transit to gas funding you actually lose money when people start using it. It’s like the infamous Factory Records deal with Happy Mondays that saw the company lose money with every record sold.

Shaking in their boots: Prospect of ‘free-enterprise coalition’ scales back B.C. NDP’s lead. Keep dreaming, you crazy dreamers. You think all those fired BC Libs are going to be allowed back in? They hate each other more than they hate the NDP! Hell, the NDP hates itself (or least they should) more than the two combined.

Speaking of hate: Vision’s ideology makes them ‘mean,’ ‘divisive’. Vision’s vision is way too Vision-y.

B.C. needs more immigrants to address looming labour shortage: task force. Oh, the south of the Fraser is not gonna like the sound of that.

Rat count underway on DTES. The number of ratgoofs, however, remains undetermined.

The following is actually an opinion piece from The Courier: From Napoleon to 20-sided dice.