Dorothy Woodend
@dorothywoodend.bsky.social
Culture Editor for The Tyee. Instagram animal: https://www.instagram.com/dorothywoodend/
“Whether fish, flowers or the iris of the human eye, all are buoyed by the curvature of the wood that contains and uplifts them.” @dorothywoodend.bsky.social reviews Vancouver sculptor Cameron Kerr's solo show at Griffin Art Projects in North Vancouver. 🖼️🌿 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
The Breathtaking Work of an ‘Artist’s Artist’ | The Tyee
Vancouver sculptor Cameron Kerr interrogates the space between waking and dreaming.
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in rochester just to explore a bit with the family and took some time on my own to reflect on the life of one of the city’s most famous citizens, frederick douglass youtu.be/zTa_qiiZGiQ?...
The Fight Never Ends
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Takao Tanabe turns 100 this year. He is one of the most celebrated Canadian artists of all time. This week @dorothywoodend.bsky.social dives in to the latest exhibition of his work to celebrate his milestone birthday. It's glorious. 🏔️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
The Majestic Work of Takao Tanabe | The Tyee
The Japanese Canadian artist turns 100 this year. His paintings show that ‘art is not optional but necessary — a mode of survival.’
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Boots Riley eviscerates late-stage capitalism through the lens of high fashion in the terrific 'I Love Boosters.' A pro tip from culture editor @dorothywoodend.bsky.social: Riley's new movie is the ideal precursor to a visit to Vancouver's new Oakridge Park mall. 🛍️ thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
Boots Riley, Come to Oakridge Park | The Tyee
Curious about Vancouver’s new luxury mall? Watch ‘I Love Boosters’ first.
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A new show at the Vancouver Art Gallery takes the relationship between art and the environment as its animating idea. But in examining the concept, something else surges to the fore. Namely, that we’ve made a nightmare of things, writes @dorothywoodend.bsky.social 🔥 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
A Stunning Exploration of Climate Grief | The Tyee
Staggering in scale, the VAG’s newest show offers an unforgettable portrait of environmental change and its human costs.
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As a reader-funded publication, we’re always listening to what our audience wants. Now, you can listen to us, too. Introducing ✨The Tyee Podcast✨ — a deep dive into the stories shaping the West Coast, because Canada needs more B.C. 🧵
Listen Up! ‘The Tyee Podcast’ Is Now Live | The Tyee
Readers asked, and we delivered. Find it today across major streaming platforms.
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Happy Mothers Day, animal, mineral and otherwise!
One of the joys of my job is getting to work with the wonderful @dorothywoodend.bsky.social. Thanks for this essay about the 2026 Met Gala, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the limits of frou-frou escapism In These Times. @thetyee.ca 👠🦾 thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
Fashion Used to Be Fun | The Tyee
Now things have changed. Notes from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and the 2026 Met Gala.
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@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: In a continuity of artmaking in “Highlights from the Collection,” what we obsess over and struggle with is reflected back to us. 🖼️
Inside the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Juicy New Show | The Tyee
‘Highlights from the Collection’ is a bravura celebration of artmaking and history.
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@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: The attraction of slow fashion and thrift stores isn’t just paying pennies on the dollar for a bit of frippery and fabric. 🧥
Put a Spring In Your Step! Come Thrifting With Me | The Tyee
Embracing 'slow fashion' supports the circular economy. Here are 10 shops to visit this season.
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‘A new world is being born’: author Rebecca Solnit on the ‘slow revolution’ the far right cannot tolerate
It’s easy to focus on authoritarians and their petty victories. But zoom out and the picture is more encouraging, says the woman who popularised the term ‘mansplaining’, whether it’s in feminism, or t...
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YEE-AH @sarahkrichel.bsky.social !!! Tyee Writer Nominated for National Newspaper Award via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Tyee Writer Nominated for National Newspaper Award | The Tyee
Thought-provoking essays on culture have netted a coveted nomination for associate editor Sarah Krichel.
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Seems like a good time to revisit this essay, cuz everyone seems to sick right now. thetyee.ca/Culture/2020...
What My Body Is Telling Me in These Strange Days | The Tyee
The quieting of the pandemic has inspired awareness. For once, I’m listening.
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“You think you’re doing okay until the possibility of something different enters the picture. The contrast between what is and what could be is so great that it breaks your heart.” 🩺
Hold Me, Noah Wyle | The Tyee
The medical staff in ‘The Pitt’ heal us in dark times.
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“Walking through more than 100 drawings and paintings, I tried to see Emily Carr’s work as if I wasn’t from here. It is something of an impossible task.”
Happy Little Trees | The Tyee
A new Emily Carr exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery is a memorable tribute to an iconic painter.
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The idea that colour is political isn’t new, but in the year 2026 it’s taken on even greater resonance, writes @dorothywoodend.bsky.social. 🧶
Colour Me Beautiful | The Tyee
Fierce and political, ‘The Chromophiliacs’ explodes like a paint factory demolition. And it’s glorious.
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“This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating hope, belonging and the quiet miracle of choosing each other again and again in a place that chose us too.” 💌
Love Rules | The Tyee
Fall head over heels for six real-life love stories by Tyee staff and readers.
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“For those who are just learning about Tumbler Ridge for the first time, know that it is so much more than the events of this week. The town is a portrait of resiliency. It has survived against the odds and emerged stronger.” @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
A Love Letter to Tumbler Ridge | The Tyee
The northern community faces some of its darkest days ahead, but is famously resilient.
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Send in your submissions by today! 💝
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 6mo agoWeekender editor @jackie-wong.bsky.social is inviting Tyee readers to share their stories of love in all forms for Valentine’s Day. 💌🍫 Whether friendship, romance, grief or animal companionship, send your submission (200 words max) to jwong@thetyee.ca by Monday, Feb. 9.
We’re looking for an experienced journalist to join a growing bureau at The Tyee with a special focus on oceans and rivers in Western Canada. Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia
Are You The Tyee’s New Biodiversity Reporter? | The Tyee
We’re looking for a sharp journalist to join our team. Apply by Feb. 8.
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“At this juncture, writing judgy little statements on social media isn’t useful. Do anything instead.”
Gather ‘Round. It’s Time for a Protest Song | The Tyee
Bruce Springsteen knocked it out of the park with his latest. And we need more.
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Most prestige TV is bleak and violent. Heated Rivalry shows a future filled with hope. https://macleans.ca/culture/heated-rivalry-is-anti-dystopia-art/
Heated Rivalry Is Anti-Dystopia Art - Macleans.ca
Violence, cynicism and cruelty dominate prestige TV. Heated Rivalry became a global obsession by doing the opposite.
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Weekender editor @jackie-wong.bsky.social is inviting Tyee readers to share their stories of love in all forms for Valentine’s Day. 💌🍫 Whether friendship, romance, grief or animal companionship, send your submission (200 words max) to jwong@thetyee.ca by Monday, Feb. 9.
a cartoon of snoopy holding a pair of scissors and a red can
Alt: Snoopy cuts red paper into a heart-shaped card and shows Charlie and Sally Brown.
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Suddenly even the corniest Canadiana feels like manna for the soul. 🇨🇦📺
Comfort Me, Canadian TV | The Tyee
As the world gets grim, CanCon sees me through.
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“Whenever I look at his images depicting Vancouver Island, I think about my Woodend grandparents who lived in Metchosin, just outside Victoria, and cry.” 🎨
The Stunning Realism of E.J. Hughes | The Tyee
A new film about the late landscape painter is a moving exploration of shyness, failure and the beauty of BC.
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"The person you see in your mind lying in that street is still a child. I’m sure his mother feels that way, too, or she sees him at every age all at once, including those he did not live to see." www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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