Are We Dating or What?

Let’s face it: dating is just another one of those necessary evils in life, like dental surgery or surprise parties. Unless you want to end up alone eating Hungry Man dinners in front of the TV, living a Norman Bates-esque existence, you’ve gotta suck it up and put yourself out … Read More

Bar10der

Need a cocktail, stat? Put down that Swiss army knife—it’s only good for an on-the-fly bottle of wine. This Bar10der ($40) tool has a muddler, knife, reamer, stirrer, channel knife, corkscrew, jigger, strainer, zester, and a bottle opener. For the very sophisticated survivalist.  

1920s Vintage German Lightbulb Voltage Tester Bar

Amazingly, this was a real light bulb testing machine (or is based on one, anyway) that was used in the 1920s, not the fevered dream of some steampunk enthusiast. Now it’s been repurposed as a bar, ($1,995) which is our favourite purpose for repurposing. It’s crafted from iron and opens … Read More

Montreal’s Big in Japan Bar

Hidden next to the city’s famous friterie Patati Patata is an understated graffiti-covered lounge. Two small, golden Japanese characters mark the establishment’s red door. Enter and you’re confronted by a crypt-like hall that leads to a grey curtain, an entrance where a host sporting a perky handlebar moustache greets you. … Read More

Super Bowl XLVI in Vancouver

As every football fan knows, the 46th Super Bowl goes down this Sunday, February 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Maybe you can’t fly south to personally witness the New England Patriots play the New York Giants, but you can still round up your team and head out to watch … Read More

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