The End of a 10-Step Skincare Routine
The era of the multi-step skincare routine—whether it was the influence of Korean beauty or the extra coddling we craved during Covid—now appears to be dying out and more power-packed formulations that will achieve multiple goals are gaining traction. “I would say it was a very motivated patie
How Luxury Retailers Use Fine Art to Create Cultural Cachet
There was a time when a person’s cultural bragging rights stemmed from counting off the number of classic masterpieces seen in museums around the world. The Mona Lisa at the Louvre, Velazquez’s Las Meninas at the Prado, the David at Galleria dell’Accademia, van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with a St
From the Archive: Zohran Mamdani Is the Unlikely Candidate Uniting American Voters
This piece was originally published September 30, 2025. On Nov 4, 2025, Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, winning 50.4 per cent of the vote to become the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor. Queens Boulevard in New York City runs through what is considered the most ethni
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
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 Hotel Merch Is The Ultimate Travel Flex
A new crop of thoughtfully designed hotel merchandise is easing the pain of leaving a five-star hotel, making it possible to keep the experience going long after check-out. Once an afterthought confined to generic mugs and kitschy keychains, hotel swag has evolved to encompass luxurious lifestyle pi
5 Sustainable Materials Greening the Glamour of Design
The textile industry is responsible for incredible beauty: eye-catching patterns, luxe fabrics, even the cozy cotton of your favourite hoodie. But creating these materials can have severe environmental impacts. Innovative scientists and start-ups are working to repair that damage by seeking alternat
Why These Forward-Thinking Cities Are Building For The Long Game
It’s widely recognized that mega-events, like the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, are a mixed proposition for the cities that host them. On the one hand, these events can attract billions in broadcast and tourism revenue; on the other hand, cities have to incurmassive costs to pull them off. Over
Saudi Arabia Planned To Build A Utopia In The Desert, They’ve Still Yet To Break Ground
In 2017, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohamad Bin Salman stepped onstage at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh and sold his countrymen a dream. In the next 13 years, he said, the oil-dependent Gulf nation would diversify its economy away from natural gas and become a global leader in artifi
