Austra’s Thursday night performance at the Rickshaw in Vancouver was a confident reminder of how much of the long-running synth-pop project’s power rests in Katie Stelmanis’ voice. Commanding the ...

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Some fantastic Magic the Gathering cards are going incredibly cheap right now, provided you buy the Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander deck printings.

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From from Penguin-Palooza to World of Wheels to Tapescape and much more, here's what's happening in Pittsburgh, Jan. 22-25.

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Which gardens are Country Life contributors most looking forward to visiting this year? We asked them for the where and why.