iPad 2 Poll: Are You Disappointed?

While the lighter and skinnier device sounds great as it makes the iPad even more portable, the upcoming iPad 2 does not support or have many of what they were rumoured to.  For example, there’s no Flash support on their browser, nor are there USB or SD slots – meaning that those who want to edit […]

Fashion Industry Reacts to Galliano Issue in Different Ways

Cynthia Cheng Mintz The latest news out of Paris is that John Galliano will be going to court over the anti-semetic and racist remarks he made at a Parisian bar last week.  Natalie Portman is disgusted by his behaviour, as is Karl Lagerfeld.  Giorgio Armani thought it was “sad.”  Anna Wintour refuses to comment.  Then, there are also those […]

iPad 2 Launches – In Stores 3/11 for US; 3/25 for Canada

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Steve Jobs, who looked amazingly healthy, was on hand at the announcement today.  The iPad 2 will not only be thinner (8.8 mm thick – thinner than an iPhone 4) and lighter (1.3 lb) and faster (up to nine times faster using the same 10 hour battery life), but will be coming to stores […]

The Flare and Flavour of Ottawa Part II: The Eats & Some Drinks

In the last piece we covered a few of Ottawa’s great shopping spots to check out when in town. We looked at the high end, the vintage and the up and coming. Now it’s time for the food, Ottawa has a little a bit of anything and everything so immediately you know there are options. […]

Galliano Out at Dior: Report

Cynthia Cheng Mintz BREAKING NEWS: Galliano’s namesake show on Sunday has been CANCELLED!! John Galliano (left, arriving at the Cinema Against AIDS 2005 event at the Cannes Film Festival of that year), now known to be the Mel Gibson/David Hasselhoff/Charlie Sheen of the fashion industry for his videotaped anti-semetic rants has been officially fired from Dior.  He […]

Recipe: Watermelon Gazpacho

With the winter season almost at an end we can look forward to warmer weather, and lighter meals. One of my favourite warm-weather meals is home-made soup. Soup is an elegant, light alternative to the heavy meats and starches that we tend to consume all winter long. The great thing about soup is that it […]

The Oscars 2011: Likes and Dislikes

Cynthia Cheng Mintz So the Oscars are over for another year.  .  We were happy that The King’s Speech pretty won four awards, including Best Picture (we really loved The Social Network, but thought it was a little preliminary to make a movie about Facebook at this time) and The Social Network and Inception took home a few as […]

It’s Icefest Time Again!

Step right up to Yorkville’s 6th Annual Icefest, Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27 only!  This year’s theme, which focuses on the circus, features sculptures such as clowns, lions performing tricks as well as other circus-related icy works of art.  There’ll also be circus-related nibblies such as cotton candy and popcorn.  A digital photographer […]

An Evening with Julianna Bennett and Mulcair

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Julianna Bennett, designer of Mulcair was at Yorkville’s Rac Boutique Friday for an evening of chatting, shopping and fun.   Bloggers and fashionistas alike had the chance to speak with Julianna about her line.  The Fall/Winter 2010-2011 collection, which is currently on sale at reduced prices, was, according to the designer, inspired fashion icons.  Pieces such […]