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Insta-Chicago: America Windows At The Art Institute

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STUNNING. Marc Chagall's America Windows.

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Mash Up: The Birth Of Modern Culture At The VAG

mash up: the birth of modern culture
Billed as a ground-breaking exhibit, Mash Up: The Birth of Modern Culture at the Vancouver Art Gallery would feature mash up strategies employed by 20th century artists such as Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Jean-Luc Godard, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and more.

It would also be the first time an exhibit would take over the gallery. 371 works by 156 artists, filmmakers, musicians, architects and designers spread out over all four floors. 3 years in the making by 30 curators. That’s what hooked me.

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Little adventures

A Visit With OJ The Jaguar At The Vancouver Zoo

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For Sean’s birthday present, I surprised him with a behind-the-scenes tour at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. The experience offered an up close encounter with either a hippo, lion, tiger, jaguar, baboon, black bear, red panda or variety of reptiles in a fun and safe environment. Course, this did not mean being able to touch the animal or being in the same enclosure, as the zoo is a no contact facility. But as it’s a private tour, we would be in areas where the public is not generally allowed.

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About the girl

Happy 10th Pescetarian Anniversary

petting a golden icelandic horse
An anniversary and accomplishment I’m immensely proud of. 10 years of not eating any meat. It was one of the best things I did for myself during my time in New York.

When I tell people, I have to be clear. I am not a vegetarian, nor am I a vegan. I eat eggs, dairy, fish and seafood. Technically, that would make me a lacto-ovo-pescetarian.

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