Issue: 2018-02-07
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Issue: 2018-02-07
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Pixaby
Whatever happened to the artful riposte?
We all know nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. My concern is that the noble art of the insult is also on the skids these days. When I was a kid, one of the worst taunts you could throw at someone was, “Ah, your mother wears army boots.” Stupid... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Herbert C. Arnold
Living With Wildlife: Herbert Arnold
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Andrée-Anne Roussel
Alternate universe
There is a new exhibition showing at The ODD Gallery in Dawson City, a gallery that showcases contemporary art year round. Pathie is a new, video-based installation by Montreal artist Andrée-Anne Roussel. The exhibit opened Wednesday, January 17th... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Pixabay
Moose round steak
Tenderloin and backstraps (striploin) get all the hype regarding being the most tender cuts off any wild game animal. They have a good reputation as they usually are tender unless they aren’t cooked properly – which is very often as many people... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Amazon
Strange things won from the midnight sun
In keeping with this column’s focus on Yukon related material, I’m returning this week to a successful thriller that is set in a version of Dawson City. It’s not quite my town in both geography and details, but Elle Wild didn’t try to pretend it... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Pixaby
My fishing buddy, the chairman of the board
When one walks along the rim of the autumn of one’s life, they can’t help but to look back to the yesterdays – the “good old days.” At the same time one questions if the “tomorrows” will also be filled with equal memories, when they too become the... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Darrell Hookey
Sharing a love for film
There are meetings. There is paperwork. There are grants to apply for and cheques to sign. But, for Jessica Hall, being the president of the Yukon Film Society is all about… people. Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Manu Keggenhoff
A royally good time
In its second year, Her Majesty’s Royal Feast was created to give the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Queen candidates a high class venue to deliver one of the most important components of the competition: their speeches... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Sydney Oland
Vanilla Bourbon Rice Pudding
There’s a special place in my heart for mush. And puddings of all sorts are a very favourite form of mush. This is simple rice pudding – seasoned with vanilla and bourbon, and not on the overly sweet side... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Matt Jacques Photography
Dining with future queens
The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Quest for the Crown competition features opportunities for us to dress in gold rush era finery and spend a civilized afternoon visiting with the women hoping to be Queen: the Queen’s Tea and Social and the Queen’s... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: courtesy of Charmaine Cheung
Welcome the Year of the Dog
The Chinese New Year is the celebration of the Lunar New Year and considered the beginning of spring. Due to the Chinese calendar’s reliance on the lunisolar cycle, which is based on the exact astronomical observations of the sun's longitude and... Read more
Issue: 2018-02-07, PHOTO: Pixaby
What’s up with foot reflexology
Foot reflexology is an accessible touch therapy where a practitioner uses both light touch and deeper pressure techniques to stimulate points or reflex zones of the foot and lower limb. Reflexologists from all influences base their practice on the... Read more