Archive for June, 2010

Sometimes Fake Can be Just as Sweet

(Jun 24, 2010) Even though I’m not vegan, I find myself eating at plenty of vegan restaurants all the time. And sometimes, it seems, they ...

Black Lodges

(Jun 23, 2010) Satanic culture and the occult are really sexy right now. Everybody seems to be appropriating the imagery, whether it is the ove...

Grilled Cheese: Not Like Mom Made

(Jun 23, 2010) I present exhibit A: The Jalapeño Popper grilled cheese made with chèvre, monterey jack, applewood-smoked bacon, and apricot-...

Toronto is Full On For FIFA

(Jun 23, 2010) I’ve often thought myself fortunate to grow up in a city that is as multi-cultural as Toronto. Having done a fair bit of t...

I’m sorry. I had to see Sex and the City 2!

(Jun 23, 2010) Much to my boyfriend’s chagrin, I took the afternoon off, bought a new bra, went out for an espresso martini and went out w...

Friendly vegan fare in Northeast Portland!

(Jun 22, 2010) Step into the Bye and Bye off NE Alberta and 11th, and you’ll find an eclectic mix of people, delicious drinks and a fantas...

What does MUTEK mean to you?

(Jun 22, 2010) As I casually sipped a glass of merlot at the MUTEK opening cocktail reception, a video reporter came up to me and asked: “...

Reflections On The Mother Corp’s Trojan Horse

(Jun 21, 2010) In a time when independent Canadian artists are at their peak and continuing to show the world what they can do, few people withi...

The Three Keys To A Man’s Heart

(Jun 21, 2010) You know Tyler Labine. Well, I mean you don’t know him, but you know him to see him because he’s done enough TV to k...

Wanna feel normal? Watch Head Case!

(Jun 21, 2010) I’ve just started obsessively watching Head Case, a show starring Alexandra Wentworth as Doctor Elizabeth Goode, therapist t...

There are worse looks in Europe than the Burka

(Jun 21, 2010) So, in France they’re going to ban use of the Burka… I was in Paris recently and curiously nobody I spoke to cared on...

Tasty portuguese cakes and coffee.

(Jun 18, 2010) It’s a running joke that the best thing about living in Spain is how close it is to Portugal. Every time I go, I’m st...

Brandon Rosenbluth’s Dark Arts

(Jun 18, 2010) Brandon is a 24 year old multi-disciplinary artist living between Berlin, Los Angeles and New York. He primarily creates video in...

CocoRosie’s Grey Oceans inspires!

(Jun 17, 2010) These two daring and innovative sisters never cease to intrigue and inspire. Raised in vastly different parts of the world, the tw...

Culinary Arts as a Party

(Jun 17, 2010) Food Party and Dinner With the Band are two Brooklyn shows airing on IFC that are very integrated into the nightlife and music s...