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Joy Riding

Have you ever been told to lighten up? I know I have. I have a tendency to get way too serious about myself. It’s good to take our dreams and goals seriously—but it’s not good to take ourselves seriously. When we take ourselves seriously we worry unnecessarily about our own survival. Worry makes us anxious. [...]

Calling all Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Poets, and Creatives! Spend the day with the Pulitzer Prize winning composer/multi-instrumentalist David Amram

Check out this awesome workshop where Canada Arts Connect readers receive 25% off of the event! Register Online: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2644729457 PROMO CODE: “CanadaArts” 25% OFF (Online sales only) Please join us for an incredible opportunity to spend the day with the Pulitzer Prize winning composer/multi-instrumentalist David Amram, Wednesday May 23 at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St [...]

Hottest Work Gadgets of 2012

I love me some gadgets. Especially since I’ve taken to working from home rather than the newsroom, I’ve been searching for the perfect work accessories to take me from A to B to C and back. Not only do they have to be functional, they need to make a great first impression and add an [...]

Short Fiction/Long Journey: A Conversation with Yasuko Thanh

Journey Prize winning author Yasuko Thanh’s debut collection captures the lives of characters on the fringe: 1940s Vancouver youth gangs, a woman unsure of her place who lives in a Mexican resort town, a young woman caught in a crime who finds herself on her way to the border. Thanh’s lived all over the world [...]

Girls Don’t Like Metal Interviews Thérèse Lanz

Every once in a while, you come across someone so fantastic, who shines so bright in the landscape of your life, that it becomes hard to picture the way things were without them. For me, Thérèse Lanz is one of those people. As the vocalist, lyricist and guitarist in the noise-doom duo Mares of Thrace, [...]

Why Is It Important To Dress Stylishly?

Despite the many ‘how-to’ articles I’ve read and written, there’s not a lot of discussion about why it’s so important to take the time to look stylish when meeting clients or collaborators. Style-wise, I personally run the gamut from who-gives-a-sh*t tomboy outfits to sexy business casual all the time depending on my mood. Days off, [...]

Girls Don’t Like Metal Interviews Tanja Caciur

I met Tanja Caciur the same way I have met so many incredible women who work in the heavy metal scene: on Twitter. She was one of those people who I found myself aggressively agreeing with very often, and we both became great fans of each other’s writing and other creative work. I have always [...]