The City of Vaughan has become a hot spot for cultural festivities, and the Vaughan Film Festival (VFF) is a major player in this evolution. Promoting aspiring filmmakers — both local and international, the VFF is also gaining international recognition. “This is the Festival’s second year and we couldn’t be more excited about it,” say …
All it takes is a few taps of a finger. The next thing you know that photo of little Susie with her face covered in chocolate ice cream rushes from your smartphone to your Facebook page for all your online friends to gush over. No big deal, right? Maybe not. While many don’t bat an …
MARCH BREAK CAMP AT THE MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION There’s an easy way to keep your kids’ creative juices flowing this March Break with McMichael’s drop-in art camp sessions. Taking place Mar. 10 to 14, the camp gives aspiring Da Vincis and Van Goghs from ages four to 12 an opportunity to season their skills …
What do you do after winning the title of best hamburger in Toronto? You open a burger joint, obviously. That’s exactly what the Parts & Labour team did after claiming the crown of Toronto’s best burger on CMT’s reality TV show Burger Wars. Their seven-ounce P&L burger — topped with dill-mayo, bacon-onion jam, iceberg lettuce …
While it’s undeniable that Canadians will huddle around televisions for every puck drop Sidney Crosby and our national hockey team see at the 2014 Winter Olympics, there’s one event that just shouldn’t be missed: men’s moguls. The reason? Alexandre Bilodeau and Mikaël Kingsbury. These two freestyle-skiing Canucks solidified themselves as the sport’s undisputed front-runners; their …
Many of us have been there. You’re with someone for years, and the relationship ends. Regardless of whether you were married, engaged or never made it “official,” you parted ways with someone very special to you. Getting out of a long-term relationship is hard enough without the added pressure of starting the dating process again. …
We all want to be good parents, but did you know that it’s possible to be too good? That’s right. It’s easier than you think to overdo well-intentioned “good” parenting habits like helping, giving attention and making kids happy. In fact, this phenomenon is so common in our generation that we have been dubbed “helicopter” …
Within the crisp white walls of Michael Kors’ headquarters in downtown Toronto, prettily patterned sundresses and striking retro-esque ensembles steal the eye. Ultra-femme fashion from the ’40s meets a ’70s summer romance. Spring is in the air, and Kors is slowly rolling out his awaited new collection for 2014. He incorporates a refreshing romantic twist …
Elisha Cuthbert has the coolest job in the world. A darling of both the small and silver screens, the Montreal native turned heads in the likes of Love Actually, The Girl Next Door and 24 before landing a lead role in the smash hit Happy Endings, a sitcom telling the knotted-up tales of five friends …
He’s rouged some of the world’s most revered faces, including America’s First Lady Michelle Obama and television superstar Oprah Winfrey. His cosmetics collection, appropriately named Ü (pronounced “ooh”), combines organic elements to promote a holistic approach to health and well-being. But despite his success, celebrity makeup artist Derrick Rutledge has never lost his humility. Growing …