GRUB | Happy Hour x Homer St. Cafe & Bar x Yaletown

Yaletown—(June 7, 2017) Downtown rotisserie chicken eatery, Homer St. Cafe and Bar, recently launched a new weekday Happy Hour (2:30pm­–5:30pm) and a daily late night menu (9:30pm until closing) for patrons just in time for summer patio season.

GRUB | H2 Rotisserie & Bar x The Westin Bayshore

Coal Harbour—(June 1, 2017) The newly opened H2 Rotisserie & Bar inside The Westin Bayshore hotel toward the end of Waterfront may specialize in upscale comfort food, local craft beers, and regional spirits, but its the scenic location and view that sells the revamped dining establishment.

CINEMA | Gal Gadot Lassos 'Wonder Woman'

"Be careful in the world of men, Diana. They do not deserve you."

Monster filmmaker Patty Jenkins directs Israeli actress Gal Gadot as the energetic Amazonian warrior princess in DC Comics' latest, iconically feminist, effort to launch a female-driven standalone superhero franchise. Wonder Woman mostly succeeds through its heart and refreshing vitality even if it conforms to many of the genre's well-worn origin beats.

CINEMA | Brad Pitt Skewers 'War Machine'

"You can't build a nation at gunpoint."

Australian filmmaker David Michôd takes on late journalist Michael Hastings' non-fiction book The Operators in a fictionalized, slightly satirical bent on the American occupation of Afghanistan starring Brad Pitt (also a producer) as a version of ousted four-star U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal (renamed Glen McMahon) and his eventual downfall. The film is ultimately a mishmash of tones aiming to both deconstruct then make fun of the simultaneous absurdities and necessities of war in the face of civilian insurgence in the Middle East during President Obama's first term.

KAFFE | The Federal Store x Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant—The tucked away The Federal Store advertises itself as a cozy, neighbourhood luncheonette and grocer nestled on Quebec Street and 10th Avenue.

CINEMA | 'Certain Women' for Uncertain Times

"Just saw people goin' in."

Oregon filmmaker Kelly Reichardt experty tells the tender Midwest stories of four different women in her latest indie drama, Certain Women. Based on the short story collection of Guggenheim fellow Maile Meloy, Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, Reichardt's film (her sixth) is a deliberately paced character adaptation of small moments and deep emotions.

SOUND | U2 x The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 x BC Place

"So here we are again in this city we love, Vancouver."

False Creek—(May 12, 2017) Irish rock band U2 kicked off their global The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in celebration of their seminal album's 30th anniversary after a week of rehearsals that rocked BC Place Stadium.