In a Connected World, Cybersecurity Is a Strategic Investment
As relations between Russia and Ukraine continued to fray in 2022, Lester Chng was thinking about how that conflict could pose cybersecurity risks for the major Canadian bank he worked for. He and his colleagues assessed potential risks and used what they learned to run an exercise with company lead
Are Lab-Grown Diamonds the Real Deal?
When Pamela Anderson arrived at the Met Gala in May, she was the very picture of a modern new era in Hollywood glamour. Makeup-free and with a new platinum bob, her look was complemented by 24 carats of lab-grown diamonds from Pandora. It was an unconventional jewellery choice for an A-list celeb to
Inside the Luxury Hotels Transforming Wellness Tourism
Nestled between a range of green mountains and a sparkling sea, near the superyachts and designer shops of Porto Montenegro marina, sits the new SIRO Boka Place. A sanctuary with all the trappings of a luxury resort, SIRO is not your typical escape everything about the property, from its design to d
The Quest to Fight Loneliness With Real-Life Connection
Pro tennis player Alexander Zverev inadvertently became a high-profile example of the emptiness of solo achievement this summer. Born in Hamburg, Germany, to Russian parents, Zverev opened up to the media about struggling with loneliness. “I feel very alone out there at times. I struggle,” he sa
How David Zilber’s Fermentation Expertise Is Revolutionizing the Food Industry
As natural orange wines surge across trend-driven bars, and kefir, kimchi and kombucha crowd supermarket shelves, fermentation is having a moment—and so is David Zilber. After redefining the craft at Copenhagen’s legendary Noma and co-authoring cult classic The Noma Guide to Fermentation, he’s
4 Luxury Car Designs That Bridge Past and Future
As the automotive world shifts gears—electrifying, diversifying and expanding its cultural vocabulary—four legacy marques show how thoughtful design can bridge past and future with quiet confidence. Lexus GX The luxurious new Lexus GX appears ready to conquer remote rocky trails, despite the fac
Girl Power Rising
In Sierra Leone, a quiet revolution is unfolding—led not by presidents or policymakers but by teenage girls. For generations, the futures of many young girls in the country were shaped not by their dreams but by early marriage and adolescent pregnancy. But today, thanks to the FOUNDATIONS program,
A New Group of Donors is Rewriting The Rules of Giving
For Moez Kassam, who co-founded the Moez and Marissa Kassam Equity Fund, which to date has donated $1 million CAD to Michael Garron Hospital and $5 million CAD to the School of Medicine at Toronto Metropolitan University, the purpose of philanthropy is simple: it’s about making cities and communit
Why Arthouse Cinemas Matter More Than Ever
In June 2024, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro posted an urgent plea to halt the closure of the beloved independent cinema, The Revue, located in Toronto’s Roncesvalles neighbourhood. After imploring mayor Olivia Chow to step in, he took matters into his own hands with a post on
Private Companies Are Entering The Space Race, But At What Cost?
Soaring above our heads are more than 10,000 satellites. More than half of them—something like 7,100, though it’s difficult to find an exact number—are not operated by the space program of a particular nation or government. Instead they belong to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. This illustrates just how
