A Newbie’s Guide to NYC Food

 Photos by Rewa Mourad / Feature image: Pixabay It’s no secret that New York City is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. We call it the Big Apple, the City of Dreams, and the City that Never Sleeps, and we think of its breathtaking sights, cultural centers, and

Album Reviews: July 31, 2017

 Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy (California) Pulling the hate out of his music and personal life has seemed to have had a cleansing affect on Tyler, The Creator. A much more sonically rich album than he's put out in some time, the album is much more lyrically dense as

JUNO Spotlight: Bria Skonberg

 Nominated For: Vocal Jazz Album of the Year (Bria) When asked how she feels going into the JUNOs next week, Vocal Jazz Album of the Year nominee Bria Skonberg keeps it simple. “Happy,” she says. Her path there, however, hasn’t been as straightforward. Born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Skonberg didn’t

Dream, Girl: A Homecoming

 Ottawa entrepreneur Komal Minhas is back in town for a very special event. Komal will be joined by her Dream, Girl co-creator Erin Bagwell, the director of the film, as well as women’s and girls’ rights champion Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau to screen Dream, Girl at the Mayfair Theatre Tuesday November 1st

Ottawa Filmmaker Rick Harper’s Time in The Room

 Photos supplied by Rockhaven Pictures. Manos: the Hands of Fate, Troll 2, Birdemic: Shock and Terror, if you haven’t heard of these films you’re in the vast majority of cinema goers. Let me tell you, however, you’re missing out. Whereas some would describe the above listed films as the cinematic

Under the Influence with Philip Sayce

 Imagine, if you will, growing up on a musical diet cooked up by you parents' record collection. The needle drops and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix and BB King, legends of guitar, write the script of your youthful fantasies of one day, just maybe, you would play even a slice of

Justina McCaffrey: How I got my name back

 By Justina McCaffrey For me, fashion is a journey that defies the constraints of the runways around the world. It’s an industry to which I have given myself for over twenty years. However, my journey as a designer and entrepreneur has not always been easy, and like fashion, I too defied constraints to find my way to where I

Curtis Lu is a Homegrown Taekwondo Champion

 In just two months, Ottawa’s Sabum Curtis Lu has won four gold medals for taekwondo in local and international tournaments. The 19-year-old’s first two golds came on June 13, during the Gen. Choi Legacy World Cup. That tournament, held at Algonquin College here in Ottawa, honours one of taekwondo’s founders,

Unleashing Folk ’n’ Roll 

 Cloudless, blue skies are drawing nearer for the Toronto band Sun K with the release of their debut album on March 10. The eight-track collection titled Northern Lies, brings together a combination of folk and rock genres creating a fresh and catchy sound. “We like to call it folk ’n’

The Sound of Strings: Stellae Boreales

 The Ottawa Suzuki Strings Music School has a vision to “create a music school that is internationally recognized for the quality of its pedagogy and the achievements of its students and faculty, resulting from a culture of innovation in training and development.” The Stella Boreales Violin Ensemble is a perfect testament to

A Midwinter’s Bite of the Big Apple

 Got the winter blues or a little cabin fever? Well here’s the cure: New York City. David Letterman is right when he calls it the greatest city in the world. It is. Put aside the fact that it is the commerce centre of the universe or that its storied history