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Top Stories published by Asparagus Magazine in May of 2022

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Sun Woo Baik in Asparagus Magazine

A group of cyclists drinking coffee and chatting at a waterfront park in downtown Vancouver. Behind the cyclists are five bicycles, leaning against a railing.

Can Inclusive Cycling Culture Be Brewed in a Coffee Pot?

Coffee Outside gatherings and “no-drop” group…

Jadine Ngan in Asparagus Magazine

Sharon Kallis weaving the coat with nettle thread.

Reclaiming a Tradition of Weaving with Nettle

Most people fear stinging nettle. Artist Sharon Kallis…

Asravelli in Asparagus Magazine

Two women, Heather Hatch and Diane Abel, stand embracing shoulder-to-shoulder while looking over the Peace River Valley.

The Story of Site C Took Time to Tell Right

Indigenous filmmaker Heather Hatch’s new documentary has…

Zeahaa Rehman in Asparagus Magazine

When Settler Society Erased Them, These First Nations Fought Back

A pair of documentaries explore how erasure impacts Indigenous peoples, and the ways two nations are fighting to be seen.

Brett Tryon in Asparagus Magazine

A great blue heron stands in the mud flats of English Bay, with the brown water of the bay and the glass towers of the downtown Vancouver skyline in the background.

Making Cities Safe for Birds

Urban areas can be deathtraps for birds. A new certification aims to make…

Sun Woo Baik in Asparagus Magazine

A settler wearing a helmet rides his red motorcycle through a logged, burning patch of Amazon rainforest.

This Amazonian People Took Up Cameras to Protect their Territory

Filmmaker Alex Pritz collaborated…

Daina Lawrence in Asparagus Magazine

Film still from Belle River showing the back of a man in a grey t-shirt, black shorts, and rubber boots, standing underneath a tree and up to his calves in calm water, which is filling the space between two houses. The house to his left is built on stilts.

This Town Doesn’t Blame Climate Change for its Floods

New documentary spotlights a Louisiana community…

Abbie Synan in Asparagus Magazine

A group of 6 goats nibble on a thicket of weeds at Frick Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Who Controls Invasive Species in Pittsburgh Parks? Goats!

The grazing animals’ appetite for weeds is…

Tessa Vikander in Asparagus Magazine

An orca is shown mid-jump, emerging from a large body of water that is vibrantly blue and slowly disappears into the horizon until it meets the sky. A rocky shore is visible in the top right corner and some dark green coniferous trees rise above the rocks.

Exploring Environmental Grief through Whale Songs

Combining music, field recordings, and puppetry…

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Lucky Friday the 13th?

Bad luck dominates this timeline. Can we make today an exception?

Hi Gus reader,

When I woke up this morning, the sun was shining. Most years, this wouldn’t be unusual for May in Vancouver. But…

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Jessie Johnston

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Avvai Ketheeswaran

Writers

Colleen Stinchcombe

Jessica Carpinone

Glynis Ratcliffe

Rosanna Nafziger Henderson

Andre LaRiviere

Marianna Ciccia

Jesse Firempong

Francesca Fionda

Wawmeesh Hamilton

Rebecca Ann Hughes

Catherine Balston

Christina Myers

Zuri White-Gibson

Carolyn B. Heller

Lindsay Kneteman

Cristina Petrucci

Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW, RSW.

Katharine Reid She/Her

Makenna O'Neill