The biggest complaint for Playbook, other than the lack of a native e-mail client are the lack of apps. However, after having the chance to play with the latest tablet to hit the markets, the lack of apps doesn’t really hinder in the device’s performance. Non-organization or gaming apps are used on handheld devices, whether […]
Within every generation there is a counterculture that seeks to challenge societal conventions. In the 1960s, psychedelic guru Timothy Leary famously urged young people to “Turn on, tune in, drop out” – that is, detach themselves from their surroundings with the use of LSD. It is hard to imagine this message resonating with today’s hyper-caffeinated […]
I’m one of the official bloggers for Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week (|FAT|), which starts tonight. The four day event features not only fashion, but music, film, photography, performance and installation arts – what the website describes as “platform for inventive, pioneering and contemporary expression.” In the fashion category, designers include Breeyn McCarney, Gaudet […]
It looks like Yorkville area bloggers have a new place to park their Macs (other than the seven or so Starbucks and Second Cups) as Seven Grams Espresso Bar, an independent coffee bar with free Wi-Fi has recently opened its doors on Avenue Road, just south of Davenport. Founded by Heran Choi and Sunmi Park, […]
As someone of Chinese descent, books about people with similar backgrounds often interest me. When I was sent an email author Jean Kwok’s publicist regarding her 2010 novel, , I replied quickly with interest. The story centres around a young girl, Kimberly Chang, who emigrates to New York City with her mother in what seems […]
Yoga Tree, founded by Jason Lu and Debbie Fung held a launch event at their Spadina and Richmond location on April 21 to celebrate the opening of their third location. This is their first downtown studio (their other two are in Richmond Hill and Markham). The studio offers a variety of different classes including hot […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend The Society Toronto’s event at The Bay’s White Space on Queen Street (you can read about it here). The event featured Lesley M. M. Blume’s book of the same name, based on her Huffington Post column. Let’s Bring Back, which Lesley’s website describes as a “sophisticated, stylish cultural […]
An event promoting a new product, ColdSore-FX, brought to you by the people of Cold-FX was held at the C5 Lounge at the ROM on Tuesday, April 19. The event, which featured amazing appetizers from the restaurant as well as a brief discussion of the product by representative Michael McDougall as well as make-up tips […]
When I first laid eyes on this product I thought it was so cute and knew I had to try it out. The packaging of this blush is great, it’s a good weight (didn’t feel light and cheap), there is a mirror enclosed and there is a flip up compartment where the brush is contained. […]
The Cantonese have a unique term for individuals of Chinese descent raised in a western country – jook sing (hollow bamboo) – not Chinese, but not really “western” (appearance-wise) either. That is exactly what Toronto’s House of Chan is. Though this restaurant, which has been around for over 50 years, serves old school style Canadianized […]
