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For her birthday this year, my roommate requested two things. The first? Mixologist-crafted drinks involving dry ice, champagne foam, and lavendar essence. The second? The privilege of singing 'Will You Be There?' at drunk, screeching volumes in the comfort of our own living room. The mixology drinks were accomplished easily enough. We went to sip delicious concoctions at Barchef on Queen West. (On the West Coast, try Voya and in Montreal, Lab ). The second request, however, proved a little more difficult. But a whole lot of internet searching, an ill-advised foray into karaoke buses that offer blowjob lessons, and a hungover road trip to Scarborough later, our living room was equipped not only with birthday cake and jello shots, but an amplifier, two microphones, and a shiny silver karaoke machine. read more...

Well, it's that time of year again. The time when we sacrifice every shred of dignity we possess for the sake of a brooding angry dude and a barely-legal werewolf who looks amazing with his shirt off. And do we regret it? Not one bit. Dust off your plastic vampire teeth, kids, because New Moon comes out on DVD Friday at midnight. And if you're anything like us, you've already pre-ordered your DVD (complete with 10 minutes spent debating which free poster will look best on your bathroom door), and are planning to stop by Blockbuster 'round midnight with one too many cocktails in you, to battle beleaguered dads for your copy. Actually, that's not entirely true. We're planning to do an incognito cruise-by and if the scene looks too embarrassing, we'll just pretend we were walking to the bar. If the coast is clear, however, its trench collars up, sunglasses on, and a quick pick up of the goods before retreating to our apartment for an evening of quality children's entertainment. What? Can you blame us?

By Caitlyn Holroyd

Long before the Spice Girls, there was another – more edgy – five-some of ladies preaching girl power known as the Runaways. Co-founded by Joan Jett, the teenage band was short-lived, but rivaled top punk acts of the time like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols before breaking up in 1979. Because we love these badass chicks (and their new biopic starring Kristin Stewart and Dakota Fanning will be in theatres soon), we’d like to introduce you to the Runaways. read more...

Want to frame a painting by Chan Marshall of Cat Power? What about a t-shirt decorated by Robin Pecknold from Fleet Foxes? Or the guitar Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear learned to play on? (Swoon.) What if your bids on these fantastic items went directly to Haiti, 100%, via an organization that takes responsibility for their own overhead? read more...