#Duffin's Donuts

[bossymarmalade]

resident cactus at Duffin's Donuts, Vancouver BC

[futuresandpasts]

New Domestic Departure release out today, after another pressing plant delay of almost two years! Running a small potatoes DIY label in 2023 is an adventure...

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Wonky pop group tells all —“Who am I?,” they scream into a puddle.

On Divorcer’s vinyl debut, the group spits into their own reflection, stomps their rain boots into the mud, and breaks open their multitudes. With major synth, big guitar sound, and pleasing vocal harmonies, Divorcer examines such topics as: the Kafkaesque experience of carceral systems and the medical industrial complex, the feeling of absolute dread toward the state of the world, and the demons creeping inside each and every one of us.

The 7" is titled Espionage, poking fun at national security and facing the fact that collectively the group holds very little power beyond their ability to produce rock hits. Undoubtedly, there is an allure to lies, secrecy and the unknown, but mostly they are embracing the overt camp of spy aesthetic (think childhood cartoons, Y2K-era Charlie’s Angels, or Kids in the Hall’s Sex Girl Patrol.) Divorcer is still making light of Earth’s grim corners, only this time they are donning pleather jumpsuits.

"Divorcer formed in late 2016 in a booth at Duffin's Donuts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and that's perfect, because just like a donut, Divorcer is a treat. And after two cassettes — Debt Jubilee (2019) and Nutty Grotto (2022) — the band has made a delicious donut of its own with Espionage, their vinyl debut. Arty and aurally reminiscent of the Raincoats, Rose Mercie, Young Marble Giants, Marine Girls, and Dolly Mixture, Espionage’s four playful tracks swell with unanticipated changes that leave the listener wondering if this is still the same song, or even the same band. But the ingredients are there, they're just mixed up a little differently each time. There's call-and-response singing, whisper singing, singing in rounds. All four band members sing, and the straightforward instrumentation all works to serve the lyrics. Frank, funny, sharp, and skewering, the lyrics are a highlight, and Divorcer knows how to emphasize them. They have a lot to say, some of it serious. But while they're stuck here in this weird, messed-up world, they're going to have some fun — and take a bite out of it, too." (Erin O'Hare)

300 copies pressed, offset printed full-color fold-over cover, two-color risographed insert, includes Bandcamp download code. 

Listen / buy here.

[zhengzi]

damn, i really miss the donuts from duffin's donuts

[canadianjobbank]

Apply now: https://canadianjobbank.org/food-counter-attendant-163/

[t-shirtprintingcompany]

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[vancouvertrueborns]

What is the greatest movie ever filmed at Duffin’s Donuts? This one.

[nosauce]

The “Duffin” - today I perfected the #dairyfree donut muffin! As you can tell - the kids couldn’t get enough! Dm me for the recipe!! 🍩 . . . . #donuts #doughnuts #muffin #duffin #milkfree #allergysafe #allergyfree #homemade #nutfree #cinnamon #sugar #cinnamonsugar #baking #cooking #breakfast #pastry #treat #kidfriendly #kidapproved #homemade #foodallergy #foodallergies #foodallergymom #allergyfreecooking #bread #carbs #nomnom (at Hoboken, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2J-r-1pHed/?igshid=1tz5yys9udupc

[filmap]

The Edge od Seventeen Kelly Fremon Craig. 2017

Duffin’s Donuts 1391 E 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5W 1R7, Canada See in map

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[gangrelated]

mexican cola

[dubmiho]

Mimi rushes into the living room with a loose sheet of lavender stationary paper (gold embossed initials: M N D) and spots Téa. ��Look what I’ve been working on!” She drops to her knees next to her girlfriend. 

Téa looks up from the stretches she’s been doing on their living room floor and holds out her hand eagerly.

“Oh! Have you been writing again?”

“Oh! Um. Like. Not exactly. I totally was working on that story yesterday on my lunch break but this is something different.” 

Téa looks over the paper, puzzled. It’s just some kind of list. “Duffin? Waffnut? Brookie? Cronut?”

Mimi’s got that gleam in her eye, and Téa knows the tidal wave of enthusiasm is about to carry her out to sea. She laughs, and leans into another stretch that leaves her head in Mimi’s lap. “Okay, I’ll bite. What are these?”

Mimi’s grin spreads from ear to ear. “Oh, you’ll bite alright. That is like, exactly it! These are the frankendesserts! You know, like mash-ups? Like how a croissant and a donut is a cronut?” She uses one hand to run her fingers through the soft brown hair of Téa’s ponytail and the other to point at the list. “Duffins are donuts and muffins. Waffnuts are waffles and donuts. Brookies are brownies and cookies. I made a list so we can try every single one in the city.”

Téa laughs. “Okay, can’t wait, but please tell me we’re not doing all of these in one day.”

Mimi’s mouth falls open. “I hadn’t even thought of that...” 

[gravelife]

[raincityathletics]

#RaincityBio & Movember with Keir

A special edition #RaincityBio for ya today! We’re introducing you to a newer RAthlete (he completed his OnRamp October last year - so not thattt new) who has something special to tell you about, meet Keir Feehan, aka ‘Beer with a K’.

Keir is not only an all around epic dude - but he’s a big dude, who’s played a lot of sport (6 concussions later he was forced to stop) but is eager and willing to talk about mental health! Which is why you should join him on the Raincity Athletics Movember team: https://movember.com/t/raincity

Where did you come from?

My ol' friend Lauren told me that her gym had dogs, focused on technique, and was super friendly. But she had me at dogs.

What other sports or activities do you do?

I used to play a multitude of team sports, but with 6 concussions I'm at a high risk of re-injury with any of them. Now I just ride my roadie around town in search of the perfect donut spot when I'm not at RA. For anyone wondering, Duffin's Donuts on East 41st.

Tell us something else interesting about you that we probably don't know 

I'm a classic Maritime-oversharer :) No, something I'd probably want people to know about me is that my one cause in life is normalizing talking about mental health conditions. I suffer from them, I lost a friend to one, almost everyone knows or is impacted by some form of mental health issue. Especially being a big dude and having spent a lot of time playing team sports I've seen and experienced the stigma of being forced into a never opening up about the subject. For that reason, I talk to whoever wants to talk/listen. It's also why you'll see me with an upper-lip sweater in November! Hoping a few others might join me for some Movember fun. If not just wanted you all to know that, as the Newfies would say, I dies at ya b'y! (roughly translated from Newfie that means you're all great people)

Day job?

I'm a Marketing Automation/Customer Experience Manager for a medical device company. Which is a fancy way of saying I sit in Zoom meetings all day

What's your favorite part of Raincity or a favorite memory?

Fave part has to be how friendly and welcoming everyone is. I started last October and was very unsure about the movements and the workouts at first, but never the people. Coaches and members alike. It's super refreshing to actually ENJOY your time at the gym and be excited to go there.

Favorite non CrossFit Thing to do?

I love to cook more than anything else. I have ZERO formal training and growing up I couldn't even microwave something properly without burning it. Now it's just therapeutic, I put on a playlist while cooking and dance around my kitchen. I'll live and die by my motto of "everything should be delicious", even if it's just some very basic avo-toast.

[suziethefoodie]

Had a rough foodie weekend but I finally got to Duffin's Donuts: http://www.suziethefoodie.com/duffins-donuts-lost-foodie-weekend/

[canadianjobbank]

Apply now: https://canadianjobbank.org/food-counter-attendant-163/

[christrottier]

Duffin's is one of Vancouver's more eccentric spots. It serves donuts, burgers, chicken, Vietnamese subs, Chinese food, pizza, and a whole lot of other stuff. The menu is so varied, and I wonder how they keep track of everything.

[unrequitedmemes]

Hanging out waiting for another bus at Knight and 41st. Good graff. #assortedtags like #pup1 #pupone #paz #sekor #barf #splif #wreak #upthepunx #bosmer . . . #archivethestreet #vancouver #vancouvergraffiti #graffitiart #graffiti #graffititags #electricalbox #tagartists (at Duffins Donuts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brdufkfh8c4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dp836igld139