A TIFF Third Culture Cheat Sheet
This year’s TIFF, running from September 4-14, offers a compelling wave of third-culture films. A unique perspective drives these movies, one that navigates the complex intersection of multiple cultural worlds. They offer an exploration of identity, heritage, and the search for belonging in a glob
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
The Family Keepsake That Sparked a Cultural Movement
Deborah Lau-Yu is a tour de force. A 3 ambassador, her cultural influence extends around the globe, spanning multiple initiatives and organizations while maintaining focus on how we connect, communicate and gather. As the founder of Fête Chinoise, a media platform and annual event celebrating
Hidden Gems: Meet the Real Sydney, Australia
An image search for Sydney, Australia, will yield shots of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge and crowded Bondi Beach. But just because your search engine is a little uninspired, doesn’t mean you have to be. Australia’s oldest city is a web of fine dining, boutique shops, luxury spas and high-end a
The Season’s Best Fashion Trend Is Over-The-Top Exuberance
Best fashion trend is over th top exuberance It’s official: maximalism is back. Think attention-grabbing silhouettes, bold pattern, bright colour and a very ‘more-is-more’ approach. But make no mistake—this isn’t just a swing away from quiet luxury. Rather, it’s a power move th
From The Screen To Your Table, How Cinema Impacts What We Eat
From the making of the restaurant-rescuing timpano in 1996’s Big Night to the egg yolk that gets passed between a yakuza gangster and his lover during a very open-mouthed make-out in 1985’s Tampopo, to the intricate and rhythmic opening cooking scene in 1994’s Eat Drink Man Woman, some of cine
Fashion for Art’s Sake
Haute couture has typically been reserved for the runways—and the one per cent. But this summer, fine design and tailoring are exposing themselves to the masses, thanks to exhibits in some of the world’s most famous museums. Classic maisons of differing métiers as well as prolific visual artist
The Members’ Club is Dead. Long Live The Members’ Club
It was a mark of distinction when I first got my Soho House membership. I was in Patmos, Greece so the email came in at almost midnight, finding me several glasses of house white wine deep. The crowd at this hilltop village’s local cafe was uproarious, made up of mostly Londoners and Italians. Wit
Behind The Movement To Return Stolen Artifacts To Their Homes
When the Turkish government gave amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann permission to dig up a coastal section of what is now the Biga Peninsula in northwest Anatolia in 1878, they couldn’t have imagined that Schliemann would smuggle some of the most valuable artifacts unearthed there back to h
