Oscar Poll: How Many of the “Best Picture” Nominees Have You Seen?

Nine movies have been nominated for the much-coveted “Best Picture” Oscar this year: The Artist, The Help, The Descendents, Hugo, Moneyball, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Midnight in Paris, Warhorse and The Tree of Life. So our question to you is:   Image courtesy of Stacie Stauff Smith Photography/Shutterstock

Snooki’s Weight Loss and My Issues with Weight Criticism

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Recently, Jersey Shore’s Snooki announced that she had reached her goal weight of 98 lb.  Now, I don’t watch the show – I think Jersey Shore is tacky and low brow entertainment to the core – but I can’t help but find her critics – those who say that she’s “gone too far” when it… [Continue Reading]

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Picture Book for Grown-ups

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Graphic novels have been popular over the last few years, but Caroline Preston’s newest book,  , takes it to a whole new level.   Set in the 1920s and told in “scrapbook form” – with vintage pictures from the period and short comments, this is almost like reading someone’s Tumblr or Pinterest in book format (and… [Continue Reading]

Canadian Women Entrepreneurs Awarded for Spectacular Achievements

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Women of Influence Inc. organized another winning RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurship Awards. Held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, 19th Annual Awards Gala was hosted by Diane Francis, editor-at-large for the National Post, whose warmth and wit added character and charm to the ceremony. “RBC is proud to honour this group of extraordinary women… [Continue Reading]

The National Ballet of Canada Continues to Trailblaze

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You can’t quite go anywhere in Toronto these days without seeing posters and flyers for the National Ballet of Canada’s revamped Romeo and Juliet, performances of which just ended Sunday night. This advertising campaign even showed up in most online search pages and was a clear sign of the tour de force that is Artistic… [Continue Reading]

Seth Godin and Building a Competitive Advantage at The Art of Sales

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Seth Godin is without a doubt the world’s foremost marketing expert. He is the only blogger I subscribe to daily and read without fail and I was over the moon to hear him speak and meet him at The Art of Sales conference. Seth Godin The purpose of The Art of Sales event is to… [Continue Reading]

Design Exchange Honours Three of Canada’s Best

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Binary, The Design Exchange (DX) 2011 annual Black & White Fundraising Gala, was better than ever this year. The Honorees were a Canadian Triple Threat with rockstar product designer Karim Rashid honoured alongside his brother architect Hani Rashid, as well as Hani’s wife and business partner Lise Anne Couture. Joyce Rachid portrait DX is Canada’s… [Continue Reading]

Zion Schoolhouse on the Closing List?

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According to a Toronto Star article from Saturday, Zion Schoolhouse is one of the museums on Rob Ford’s shuttering list.  This North York school opened in 1869 and served the community until 1955.  In recent decades, it operated as a museum for school groups, creating an early 20th century school day experience for kids. Though… [Continue Reading]

Late Canadian Composer Leaves Over $14 M to Canadian Women’s Foundation

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When Canadian composer and philanthropist, Ann Southam passed away last year, she knew what she wanted to do with a portion of her money. The donation to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, which is more than $14 million, “stunned” Beverley Wybrow, President and CEO of the organization.   A long time supporter of programs to help… [Continue Reading]

Operanation Celebrates Art, Music and Style

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Operanation 8, held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, home of the Canadian Opera Company, on October 21.  This year’s event was called “A Muse Ball” and celebrated not only music, art and style as well and featured installments and four looks from four Canadian designers, including Arthur Mendoca and Joeffer Caoc,… [Continue Reading]

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