The Office in Literature

Despite being the place where we spend the majority of our waking hours, there are comparatively few examples of popular culture based on our working life. This is perhaps why those that do manage to capture it credibly — Mike Judge’s film Office Space, Ricky Gervais’s TV series The Office … Read More

Review: Telus Spark Science Centre

Canada’s first “purpose-built” science centre in the last 25 years, Telus Spark opened last October, a $160 million project in development for more than a decade. Already one of this city’s most lauded cultural achievements, the science centre is sure to inspire many future Newtons, Teslas, maybe even a Rockefeller … Read More

Driving Distance, Montreal: Sutton

A gem hidden among the Eastern Townships, Sutton is a small and unassuming town that has recently become a popular getaway for Montrealers and Bostonians alike. While mainly inhabited by affluent cottagers, the tourism boom has encouraged the town’s independent shops to expand, not only improving the economy but building … Read More

Avenue Q Toronto Production

Not an easy lesson, learning that we’re all a little bit racist. Hearing it from a cast of puppets in a sassy musical certainly helps soften the blow. The suggestion, delivered in enthusiastic song, is one of many not-so-politically-correct ideas that drive the comedic production Avenue Q, on stage until … Read More

The New Wave of Female Actions Heroes

You’ve heard the buzz. The first five minutes of Haywire see a friendly chat in a diner erupt into the kind of head-bashing, floor-grappling brawl you’d expect to see at your local ‘Fight Club.’ In this case, though, the prime ass-kicker is female and, if those first five minutes are … Read More

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