Here are some upcoming cultural and community activities that we think you’d enjoy. Get out into the city and soak it up! Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival bike tour, May 19 around the city Such a cool way to see what this month-long festival has to offer! This Sunday CONTACT’s Artistic Projects Manager, Sabrina Maltese, is leading a bike tour through… Read More »

We’re all for a bangin’ pair of high heels, don’t get us wrong. And while we have reaped the benefits of sky-high stilettos (long legs, the formal factor, yadda yadda…) sometimes heels slow us down and for spring we’ve got plenty of places to be so ain’t nothing going to hold us back. Enter: the flat shoe. We’re talking… Read More »

Dispatch Coffee is an espresso truck run by Chrissy Durcak, who went from delivering iced coffee in mason jars on her bike to driving around Montreal in a beautiful cafe-on-wheels she designed with a friend and her brother. Inspired by friends at other local businesses, she took an idea for a coffee shop and made… Read More »

Sabrina Jalees started her comedy career young. She was doing stand-up in Toronto at Yuk Yuk’s when she was in her teens, and broke Mike Myer’s record as the youngest person ever hired by Second City at the age of 16. Her career hasn’t slowed down since. After finding success in the Canadian comedy scene, Sabrina… Read More »

There are certain bands that came along at a very influential time in your life (your teenage years, most likely) that will forever hold a special place in your heart. The Killers are one of those bands for me. I was 17-years-old when Hot Fuss came out and it changed everything for me. Up until… Read More »

Ali Maldoff is a writer covering all things DIY, lifestyle, and food/drink on her blog Mint Sprinkles. Each week she gives us a different cool and easy project that we can try at home. We love Ali’s taste! The beauty of these cheeky little pantry jars is two-fold: they are beyond easy to make, and they… Read More »

You’re a grown-ass woman, so I feel like I can level with you. I have tried, multiple mornings in a row, to attempt to write a useful and coherent (well, semi-coherent at least) Grown-Ass Guide, but have been distracted to the point of abandoning the whole endeavour by my mother’s dog. I recently moved back… Read More »

If there is one thing that really frosts my cookies it is crappy customer service. Whatever happened to the days of ‘the customer is always right’ and ‘going that extra mile’? I was listening to Under the Influence by Terry O’Reilly the other day and he was talking about customer service and companies that go… Read More »

When it comes to beauty, I’m somewhat like an easily-distracted third grader. (When it comes to a lot of things, I’m somewhat like an easily-distracted third grader.) I’ll do the activity, as long as something more interesting doesn’t come along. I can remember to paint my nails, but only when I have to spend an… Read More »

Jen and Becca test out a Fun Factory vibrator from Come As You Are, unveil a magical box of *love* macarons from Nadege and bite cute La Senza panties. Happy Valentine’s Day!! Directed and edited by Olga Barsky. Created by Jen McNeely. Starring Jen McNeely and Becca Lemire. More Episodes of THE PRODUCT SHOW Episode… Read More »