Morning Brew: April 29

The operators of Insite were in court on Monday in an attempt to gain further legitimacy. Apparently their criminal 'exemption' runs out come June...

Nice to see the Vancouver Sun is following up their recent local music coverage with some space devoted to an Austrian iPhone band? Catch up on some great local music, and celebrate the Insite cause by listening to FBS' Four Pillars: A Mix for Insite, if you missed it last December.

Are stricter Canadian copyright laws an inevitability? Apparently we're a 'pirate nation'. Being a pirate sure sounds better than just being a nerd... bring on the BitTorrent!

I dunno if the the 2010 Mascot video/book tie-in is the strongest angle to take when it comes to saving the Hollow Tree, but that article was my first encounter with the 'Meet the Mascots' video... and although I couldn't make it past the 1:30 mark, I know that's a minute and a half that I'll never have back. Damn you again, Georgia Straight.

Is money spent on Olympic medal-hunting money misspent? I become increasingly anti-Olympic as the days go on... what's your take?

A change in legislation will make smoking in a car with anyone under the age of 16 a ticketable offense.

A Canadian youth summit on public transit is looking for Vancouver delegates. Youth? Vancouver transit? Platform to whine? Sign up now, kids...

Of obvious interest to many BR readers: has flickr created a 'new style of photography'?

Get amped for Pemberton, or complain about the lacking lineup after checking out Prince cover Radiohead over the weekend at Coachella.

Prehistoric fish washes up on Vancouver BC shores while jumbo cannibalistic squid are found just off the coast... quick -- let's merchandise those bastards!

photo by mordechai dangerfield of the BR flickr pool