With His Latest Work, Artist Benjamin Von Wong Calls for Healthier Biodiversity
Benjamin Von Wong’s art is hard to miss. The 37-year-old Toronto-born artist is known for large-scale, dramatic installations that bring attention to pressing environmental issues. They are, in that sense, crafts of activism. His biggest objective? Fighting climate change. Past projects of V
Nine Beauty Brands Honouring Their Founder’s Heritage
Inspiration can often be found close to home, and that’s certainly the case for the latest must-try beauty brands that are honouring sacred cultural traditions and rituals from around the world. With familial ties to India, West Africa, Korea and the Middle East, a growing group of founders are le
From Seoul to Lagos, These Cities Have the Most Underrated Street Style in the World
There are a few usual suspects when it comes to sourcing style inspiration from around the world. Think, Paris, Tokyo, New York City. Those sartorially blessed city folk have long been recognized for knowing how to rule the sidewalks with spirit and flare. But for something a little different and wi
TSO’s Mark Williams is Proving that the Symphony is for Everyone
Mark Williams has always had a reverence for music. In fourth grade, when it was time for Williams and his classmates to pick the instruments they’d master in music class that year, he brought home a mimeographed sheet detailing all of his options and spent hours deliberating with his family. Woul
These Genre-Bending Memoirs Will Take You For A Ride
In September of this year, two-time Oscar Award-winning Spanish filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar released his memoir, The Last Dream, a collection of 12 stories and personal essays — and we’re obsessed. Compiled over more than 50 years, the director has deemed this collectio
Restaurateur Tannis Ling Isn’t Afraid of Putting A Spin on Cultural Cuisine
When Vancouver-born Tannis Ling left her hometown in 2001 to work as a bartender in London, U.K., she immersed herself in the city’s concept-driven bars and restaurants, which she says were years ahead of Vancouver’s bar scene at the time. “Every detail has been thought of, the design, music,
What Art Teaches Us About The Future of Biotechnology
On occasion, I get so lost in the glowing abyss of my phone that the only thing that can bring me back to my body is a car honking, a reminder that I’m only halfway finished crossing the street. It’s not an uncommon scenario, especially in a world in which digital innovations move at a [
With Her Debut Book, Sadiya Ansari Discovers Home Is More Than a Place
In her debut book, In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother’s Secret Life, Pakistani Canadian journalist Sadiya Ansari chronicles a years-long investigation into one big secret that has long haunted her family: Why did her daadi (grandmother) abandon her seven children to follow a man from P
