Lose Yourself in Warsaw
by Sandy Lai Walking around the old town section of Warsaw, it can be hard to believe that it is a city reborn. But reborn it was, with nearly the entire city reconstructed after the devastation suffered in World War II. While at first glance, the Communist-era blockhouse estates found throughout the city may make...
Dreaming of la Dolce Vita? Kiss Perugia
by Anna Maria D’Andrea Located in the central and magnificent region of Umbria, Perugia has raised among the world’s most notable artists such as Perugino, honorable teacher of Renaissance wonder Raphael. This same city has been an integral part of Italian history as far back as the Etruscans and has been a summer vacation home...
Jetpacks not needed to fly
by Brian McKay Elvis Presley’s lips; his famous upper lip curl to be exact was reborn last Wednesday as Adam Thompson, lead singer and guitar player of We Were Promised Jetpacks (WWPJ), snarled his way through a blistering 50 minute set at a sold out gig in London’s eclectic XOYO venue. We Were Promised Jetpacks...
So you want to be a musician? Wise words of advice from one of Canada’s undeground own successes, David Cavan Fraser
Nicole Dixon Described as a professional and established musician, David Cavan Fraser known to do quite the amount of bar hopping. Except Fraser does not bar hop to hunt for beer or girls; bars are his version of an office where he entertains locals who are there for him as well (and maybe the booze,...
X-Factor: Cultural Capital
by Luke Slisz The X-Factor’s approach to marketing cleverly exploits musics definitive influence as a structural and integral part of people’s lives. As the most universal and meaningful artefact within Western culture, music bears a greater significance beyond itself as a “cultural initiator” and a form of identity, a “set of tastes and attitudes, a...
TV Round Up – Part 2
by Alexandra Jessome About three weeks ago, different sitcoms appeared on our TV screen. As we already review some of them, let’s have a look to others. What’s more, we pulled out a pre-preview of upcoming shows. Suburgatory (ABC) (Canada City TV) Fearing that his 16 year-old daughter, Tessa (Jane Levy), is not safe in...
How to Put Together A (Last Minute) Double-Date Dinner
by Kymberlee Fajardo After weeks of continuously post-poning a double date to a well known Cuban restaurant, our friends, my fiancé and I decided to host the dinner in our home. The decision was made morning of the party so we frantically ran to the grocery store, picked up a few items and prepared a...
Frieze Art Fair- The Best in Contemporary Art
by Sarah Potter Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London. Featuring over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world, the Fair includes specially commissioned projects, a prestigious talks programme and an artist-led education schedule. Offering tours for beginners, and lovers of Frieze alike, there is something there...
Fashion Juice: Halloween 101: Anti-festival Costumes
by Chelsea Woodhouse The time has come, yet again, for the living to walk around as the dead…and the dead to walk around as the living? Although detached from Celtic origins as part of the harvest festival of Samhain, it has been argued Halloween is a holiday marked by the presence of inversions and reversals...
Vietnam: The Hill Tribe Women of Sapa
by Courtney Marie Drinking a glass of Sauvignon blanc, sitting on the balcony with a good friend, breathing in the freshest air, realizing how good you’ve got it. If this sounds like the ending to a perfect holiday, then read on, you need to experience Sapa. Set in the mountains of North West Vietnam, Sapa...
Get the most out of a bath
by Kristina Janovcikova Beauty hurts, but not when it comes to taking a bath. Whether you are a lover of quick showers or an enemy of water itself, the bath will find its way to your heart. And not only there. Get rid of dirt and issues that bother you the most by simply taking...
Indie Week Canada 2011: It’s on!
The Indie Week Canada 2011 kicked off yesterday at the Hideout in Toronto. Several emerging artists from different part of the world warmed up the stage. But there definitely were two surprises that took over. The first one would be Tara Priya, a young singer from L.A. who grabbed quickly the attention with her pop-soul...
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