Review: Cats
I was a little nervous about reviewing Cats. I’m not a critic–just a simple lover of musicals, cats, and musicals about cats. But it turns out I didn’t have anything to worry about because Cats is impossible to review.
Four decades and still only One Of A Kind | Winter Show 2018
One Of A Kind 2018 Winter artisan show and sale is the Comic-con for craft lovers. Every year for decades–literally decades–I’ve looked forward to the annual holiday show jam packed with 800 professional artisans from across the country and sometimes beyond.
Victor the pooch samples the best of Woofstock
Just like its namesake predecessor, participants at Woofstock in Toronto’s Woodbine Park need to pee freely. Good thing Woofstock is outside. Unlike Woodstock, though, participants aren’t fee loving hippies but fee spirited dogs–fur babies to many canine crazy pup parents heading to North America’s largest outdoor dog festival this weekend.
Female-fronted podcasts you’re not listening to… but should be
I first fell in love with podcasts in the days of Lost and Battlestar Galactica. Each of those series embraced the medium and had official podcasts hosted by their executive producers that offered more insight into the series. It was like a commentary track but even better, since you didn’t have to wait for the eventual DVD release. I started podcasting in 2008 about the show True Blood, and started a Vampire Diaries podcast the following year. It was a way for a group of fans–and some of us who straddled the line between fandom and TV blogging–to discuss each episode of the show in depth, or talk about theories and predictions.
April Mullen: “Go Be”
I woke with a burning in my soul to scream, GO BE. To the women who have come before, those emerging now and those that will continue to create, I applaud you all with exuberance. This is not to say I overlook or disregard the enormous inequality in our daily lives; but it is time to say, GO BE. GO BE a part of the change you want to see on the screen and in society.
Seven Canadian filmmakers discuss #MeToo and the Canadian film industry
This has been… a year. There are almost no words to describe the heartbreak and hope and anger that has taken over our lives, yet when I gathered with a group of local filmmakers last weekend the words didn’t stop.
TIFF Studio opens call for Canadian writer-directors
Canadian filmmakers have a new resource to help hone their skills as the Toronto International Film Festival announced changes to their industry development program, Studio. Now in its fourth year, the programme has shifted away from developing producers to work exclusively with Canadian writer-directors.
Ikea launching three new collections with European fashion designers
Ikea is making a rare partnership with European designers to launch three new limited collections between April and September this year at their stores in Canada. The innovative and unique partnership marks the first time the retailer is releasing collections that respond directly to the modern fashion trend, and combines several factors to create designs that are still affordable.
Toronto’s hottest shopping spots
Spring Fashion Week kicks off in Toronto’s David Pecaut Square. By the time the cherry blossoms open in High Park, a tour of Toronto’s hottest shopping spots will get you runway ready.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ pop-up exhibit opens in Toronto
If you notice a strange sensation while walking along Queen Street in Toronto this month, don’t be alarmed, it’s probably just The Force.