The fashion world is in shock to hear of the passing of one of the industry’s most influential designers, Virgil Abloh, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 41.
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TIFF, Lincoln Center and Academy Museum premiere Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’
In a one-night-only special event, three* global centres for the arts team up to present the world premiere of renowned filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s new film Nightmare Alley on Dec. 1.
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Guillermo del Toro’s top 5 picks
Leading up to the release of Nightmare Alley, director Guillermo del Toro hand-picks a selection of classic films in the film noir genre to be shown on-screen in Toronto theatres until mid-December.
Continue reading Best 20th century film noir selected by Guillermo del ToroTaiwanese film wins five Golden Horse Awards
But will I gain the courage to watch it?
They say it’s good; however, I’ll have to take their word for it. I was given the opportunity to watch Detention, labelled a “supernatural screamer,” since September. I opened my email at night when the lights were so low in my apartment that just seconds into watching the preview I got so scared I decided that was as much as I could handle. So now I’m reviewing a film that I haven’t watched.
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Singer Estelle joins Wes Iwundu and Eric Archibald for Diplomacy’s Free The Future pop-up store opening in LA
Premium streetwear brand Diplomacy struck up a partnership with NBA player Wes Iwundu and enlisted the timeless, genre-defying, GRAMMY-winning, singer-songwriter Estelle from West London for the opening of the brand’s first ever Free The Future pop-up store in Los Angeles on Friday. | Video | Photos |
Continue reading Singer Estelle joins Wes Iwundu and Eric Archibald for Diplomacy’s Free The Future pop-up store opening in LACooking competition plans to spark revival of Canada’s restaurant industry
Chefs, sharpen your knives and perfect your food presentation skills for the Garland Canada Culinary Competition, a virtual and in-person cooking challenge that showcases Canada’s top emerging culinary talent and has produced finalists like Niagara’s Chef Nick Chindamo and MasterChef Canada runner-up Chef Andy Hay. The annual culinary competition’s presenters are partnering with foodservice industry mainstay Restaurants Canada (RC) to accomplish an important mission.
Continue reading Cooking competition plans to spark revival of Canada’s restaurant industryScotland is full of friends you haven’t met yet
My Scottish love affair is steeped in a need for mountains and water to soothe my easily-overwhelmed nature, and marked by my affection for its people, many of whom are lifelong friends now: they are warm, friendly, generous, and chat as readily as I do with newcomers back in Canada.
Continue reading Scotland is full of friends you haven’t met yetRock fiction writer’s first live concert since lockdown on trip to the UK
On Dec. 10, 2019, I stepped out on a whim to see Frank Turner reunite with his former band Möngöl Hörde at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. It was a loud punk rock set, and a great end to the year’s busy concert calendar.
And then the world pressed “pause.”
Continue reading Rock fiction writer’s first live concert since lockdown on trip to the UKNKOTB announce tour with Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue
While performing in front of a live audience on The Kelly Clarkson Show, New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) announced their upcoming Mixtape Tour 2022 with artists Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue.
Continue reading NKOTB announce tour with Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En VogueThe Difference Between the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
- New statutory holiday in Canada – September 30, 2021
Orange Shirt Day is based on the story of Phyllis Webstad, a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, who was sent to St. Joseph Mission Residential School when she turned six. The shiny new orange shirt she was wearing when she arrived at The Mission was taken away from her and she was forced to wear a uniform. Webstad introduces each video on the Orange Shirt Day website and she tells her own story.
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