01 is a Vancouver based bi-monthly, online magazine and daily blog. Its contributions come from creative-minded Vancouverites, as well as a handful of individuals outside the city. 01 is launching its first art exhibition this month at the 107 Shaw Gallery in Toronto. The exhibition runs from March 11-April 3 and will showcase international artists from Germany and New York along with a great crop of Canadian talent. Some of the Vancouver roster includes photographers Jennilee Marigomen and Jeff Otto O’Brien, as well as LES Gallery artist Dan Siney. Holding down the home front for Toronto are local artists Maryanne Casasanta and Niall Mc Clelland. No matter who you bring to this exhibition, you’re guaranteed to be in good company. —Alysa Lechner

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In the interests of full disclosure, the reader of this review should know that it was written by the author while drunk, in a bar, from his BlackBerry, while drowning his sorrows over Canada’s loss to the US in hockey on the 21st of February. The reader of this review should also know that BioShock 2 is AWESOME. This game straight up rules. I had never played a BioShock game before ION asked me to review this one. The intro hooked me and there’s a lot of mystery that helps to keep you invested in the gameplay during the difficult parts. I don’t want to ruin it for the casual gamer that might not know, but I will say it involves an underwater city, people modifying themselves with seaslug genes to gain telekinetic powers and little girls with glowing eyes that carry around syringes bigger than they are. The controls are easy and intuitive and the game has a great system for calibrating the brightness so you can actually see what you’re supposed to in darker maps. I’m definitely a casual gamer and the difficulty of the game was at times frustrating for me. However, the art direction, story and originality never failed to hold my interest and keep me invested.

Words: Kellen Powell

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ION loves Muk Muk. What/Who the hell is a Muk Muk? Muk Muk is a Vancouver Island marmot and according to the internet they are really good at hibernating. Muk Muk is also the most adorable of the four official Mascots. But wait, he’s not an official mascot. According to the Olympic website he’s a sidekick. Seriously? A sidekick mascot for the real mascots, this is getting confusing. Anyways, Muk Muk’s hobbies are listed as: eating, burrowing, eating, making friends and eating, which basically describes what our staff are into.
Words: Zia Hirji

Paul Wong, video pioneer, award-winning artist, curator, and event organizer since the mid-Seventies, has created five unique experiences that will take the public on extraordinary journeys through real, invented, and imagined places during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics. With a live webcast, a video bus tour and explorations in a floral conservatory, cemetery and classical Chinese garden, this is not a project to miss. Five five-hour events take place at 5pm on every Saturday from February 13 to March 13.

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Stepping into Mr. Lee’s General Store and Haberdashery is like stepping into a captured moment in history. The Thirties-inspired gentlemen’s store, which is attached to a barber shop, gives the feeling of going back in time, when the focus was on giving men what they needed to be slick, stylish and suave. Large weathered cupboards and drawers display an eclectic range of goods like straight razors, hair creams, bags, sunglasses, cinnamon toothpicks and big glass jars of candy. Mr. Lee’s was opened in December 2009 by a group of three friends and is loading its shelves back up after nearly clearing out everything during Christmas. Although the store specializes in men’s needs, women will also find a fair share of unisex items. Mr. Lee’s is also your only source in Canada for Portland’s Stumptown coffee.

109 East Broadway, Vancouver
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Words: Alana Turner

Haven Select is a new high-end clothing store in the heart of Gastown, steps away from the famous Gassy Jack statue. If you’re finding our recent weather too harsh to tackle, it also has an online store displaying all its products, including sale items. It couldn’t be easier. The store space itself is minimal, allowing the quality clothing to take centre stage. Haven Select features the best in men’s streetwear and active attire, including Levi’s vintage collection, Nike apparel, and Acronym. In keeping with the upcoming Olympics, Haven is launching a special capsule of products in collaboration with Maiden Noir. The collection follows the theme of “The Great North” and includes heavy flannel shirts, cotton tees, beanies and tote bags. These are a unique capsule of products to commemorate the Olympics—for information on availability, styles, and pricing check out the website below.
7 Gaoler’s Mews, Vancouver
[www.havenshop.ca]
Words: Rochelle Keenaghan

Youtube, Twitter, Facebook
By now you know probably know about our Twitter and Facebook accounts. But did you know we now have a Youtube channel? Yes, it’s ridiculous. We are masters of all social media. Check out our Youtube channel to see a behind the scenes look of our cover shoot with Patrick Wolf. Sadly, the chair that fell on our Fashion Editor’s head at the shoot wasn’t captured on tape.
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[1] Twitter
We are going to keep hammering this home in the magazine until we have more friends than this bloody hot dog stand in Vancouver called Japadog. Okay, in defense of the hot dog stand, they make a mean dog, but c’mon, what they can possibly have to let you know about? Our Twitter account let’s you know about timely ION articles, upcoming ION events and hella great contests. At press time we have 503 followers, a freaking hotdog stand has 1235. We’re not looking for Ashton Kutcher-type numbers, just more than the hot dog stand. www.twitter.com/ionmagazine
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[1] Twitter
How often do you Twitter? We’re on there all day, every day sucking in factoids, details about what you had for dinner and how Shaq is doing. Please add us when you get a moment. It’s an amazing way to keep abreast of ION-related activities and contests.
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[1] We’ve Moved!
Hi, we’re very much aware that we mentioned we moved last issue, but some things are so important they are worth mentioning twice. So here goes, over the holidays, ION relocated to a lovely new office in a charmingly cruddy area of town. Our new address is Suite 303, 505 Hamilton Street. Vancouver, BC V6B 2R1. Update your mailing list and send us office-warming gifts. Nothing under $100 in value please.
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[1] We Have A New Address
Hello people who send us creepy letters and promotional companies that send us crappy CDs. Over the holidays ION has relocated to a lovely new office in a charmingly cruddy area of town. Our new address is Suite 303, 505 Hamilton Street. Vancouver, BC V6B 2R1. Update your mailing list and send us office-warming gifts. Nothing under $100 in value please.
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