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Last Minute Presents That Will Last A Lifetime Year after year we find ourselves scrambling to find presents for our friends and family but what if the perfect gift was actually a world away, on the other side of the globe, in an ancient city on the banks of a holy river?... more	An Exhibit Fit For A King At The AGO After a smattering of popular homegrown Canadian designers presented their spring wares independently last week, LG Fashion Week officially launched last night with luxury shopping mecca Holt Renfrew... more	Toronto Fashion Week Needs A Spring In Its Step There wasn't so much that was fresh at the Spring 2011 shows at LG Fashion Week but with some potentially promising new talent in the game perhaps something exciting will spring up in the future... more	The COC Challenges The Imagination With Aida And Death In Venice If forward-thinking opera companies like the COC don't reinterpret and reinvent the classics to make them relevant and thought-provoking, than what on earth is the point of going... more
A British Fashion Invasion in Toronto A British invasion stormed Toronto last week as some of London's hottest young designers hopped the pond to hold court in The Bay's new luxury shopping oasis The Room for their God Save The Queen event... more	Toronto Springs Into Fashion Week After a smattering of popular homegrown Canadian designers presented their spring wares independently last week, LG Fashion Week officially launched last night with luxury shopping mecca Holt Renfrew... more	Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan The October issue of Conde Nast Traveller celebrates "A World of Style" with shopping articles from fashionable cities in lust worthy destinations and I was inspired to share my stylish stories from my time in India here... more	A.R. Rahman's Concert Delights in Toronto A.R. Rahman brought Indian music to the ears and hearts of millions in the west with the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, but he's now proving he's more than just "Jai Ho" with his world tour concert... more
That Girl In Yellow Boots Breaks Ground For Indian Cinema at TIFF Millions spend their lives miserably navigating the gritty underbelly of Mumbai. Young Ruth -- played by Kalki Koechlin -- is no exception. A foreigner from Britain, she moves to India with the... more	Bollywood Star Aamir Khan Premieres His New Film Dhobi Ghat at TIFF There were no choreographed dance sequences, no lip-synched songs, so while Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) may not have been a typical Bollywood blockbuster, it is paving... more	The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army Marches Into Canada Less than 40 years ago in the Shaanxi province of north-central China, farmers accidentally unearthed fragments of what would become one of the world's greatest archaeological finds... more	Crystal Renn is Big on Beauty and Brains: Why This Positive Plus-Size Model is Poised to Change Fashion Gorgeous, opinionated and wise beyond her years, plus-size model Crystal Renn is shaking some sense into the fashion industry and showing everyone that.. more
Toronto Fashion Week: Jessica Biffi Dreams Big Effervescent young designer Jessica Biffi is fresh off Project Runway Canada and already designing three different lines for stylish women of all shapes and sizes. With an easy smile and contagious... more	Toronto Fashion Week: A Fragmented Fall This season Toronto Fashion Week kicked off late, trailing behind a smattering of shows thrown independently by designers who didn't need (nor want) the Fashion Design Council of Canada's... more	Feel the Heat This Winter With Operanation, Presented by the Canadian Opera Company It's chilly and cold outside but the Canadian Opera Company has a hot and sizzling way to celebrate with them this month! On February 26th the COC will present their annual... more	We Are The World: Toronto's 122nd Annual Board of Trade Gala It was an inspiring night of much-needed storytelling, a night charged with frenetic excitement for a future brimming with possibility and prosperity, and a night... more
Unmasking the Mysterious Olympic Snowboarder: Who Jumped the Rings at the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony? A mysterious masked snowboarder kicked off the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver after he jumped through the Olympic... more	Olympic Nation Houses Celebrate Culture & Symbolize Inclusivity in Whistler Olympic Nation Houses are meeting spots hosted by various countries eager to celebrate their unique culture, support their athletes and forge friendships with... more	Olympian-Sized Appetites: Top 5 Quick Eats in Whistler, B.C. Bring on the games and bring on your appetite! Dotted along the Village Stroll in Whistler, B.C. you'll find no shortage of small, funky locally-owned cafes offering delicious food to go. 1. Zog's The best place to... more	Olympic Tragedy and Celebration in Whistler There was a lot of Olympic action in Whistler on Friday even before the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony commenced. The NH qualification round for Ski Jumping was underway in the Whistler Olympic... more
Olympic Dining in Whistler: Amazing Araxi Restaurant Firmly planted in the heart of Whistler Village, Araxi restaurant epitomizes exquisite dining, providing Whistler locals and travelers from far and wide with a stunning yet tranquil space to delight the... more	The Olympic Flame and Winter Fun in Whistler, B.C. As the Olympic spirit in Canada grew to a fevered pitch my sister and I decided to cross the country and head to one of the world's greatest ski and snowboard destinations, Whistler Blackcomb... more	Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso Celebrate Sentebale in Barbados With the aim of raising funds and bringing greater awareness to the plight of Lesotho's vulnerable children, Prince Harry of Wales and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, a country in... more	A New Way to Think About New Media: Arianna Huffington Talks to Toronto Why would The Toronto Star newspaper be funding Arianna Huffington's talk during Toronto Advertising Week; hadn't she effectively killed newspapers with The Huffington... more
Greg Mortenson Inspires Branksome Hall to Raise $9,000 in Pennies for Peace Drive What do you get when a passionate all-girls school in Toronto sets their sights on raising money for girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan to go to school? Millions... more	A Rousing Rendition of Messiah: A Holiday Classic at Historic Massey Hall Tafelmusik's Messiah sing-along has become an annual traditional full of holiday merriment that brings together friends and loved ones to sing aloud one of the... more	Literacy in India: A Gift That Never Stops Giving World Literacy of Canada gives gifts 365 days of the year through their literacy and empowerment programs in India and those gifts never stop giving. Learn more about this incredible organization... more	Toronto's Elite Come Together To Support HIV/AIDS Research The Tony Bloor/Yorkville area of Toronto was alight Wednesday evening as the city's style mavens, business doyens and philanthropic supporters dined and danced at the Canadian Foundation For AIDS... more
Fabulous Fundraisers Use Fashion For a Good Cause Fashionphiles flocked to the first annual Frocktail Party on November 12th, eager to bid on a bevy of designer dresses up for auction in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Held... more	The 16th Annual Giller Prize and the Future of Literature in a Digital Age Last night the 16th annual Giller Prize celebrated excellence in Canadian literature, reminding us all of the incredible dedication, passion and talent with which authors in... more	Paco Pena Astonishes With Aplomb While The Afro Cuban All Stars Sizzle I cannot recall the last time I experienced (for witnessed would be too meager a word) such an incredibly ebullient performance of such vitality and vigor, such precision and... more	Toronto Fashion Week Wrap Up: Jeanne Beker, Robin Kay and Stephen Lewis Talk Passions for Fashion I was lucky enough to catch the imitable high priestess of Canadian fashion, Fashion Television host Jeanne Beker, for an exclusive... more
Toronto Fashion Week: Fun Fashion and Glamorous Garb Rules the Runway The second half of Toronto Fashion Week was full of fun fashion and sartorial surprises! Paul Hardy's stunning show, the first of the day, showcased a plethora of sumptuous... more	Toronto Fashion Week Kicks Off: Days One & Two LG Fashion Week 2009 is off to a great start! Toronto's Liberty Village is the new home to fashion week and it was packed to the rafters with fashionphiles biting at the bit to dive right into the week's fashionable... more	Tantalizing Tunes: A Fall Handful of Hit Performances The Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall - Ever since the grand opening of Koerner Hall my ears have been eager for the sounds of the symphony. On October 7th I enjoyed a night of... more	Relaxing Before the Revelry: Prepping for Toronto Fashion Week, October 19-24 New York and Paris fashion weeks may be over but Canadian fashionphiles are teeming with excitement for Toronto Fashion Week, which kicks off this Monday... more
Phenomenal Photography: Vanity Fair, Steichen and Leibovitz Toronto has been blessed with two new wonderful exhibitions offering a photographic feast for the eyes: the Royal Ontario Museum's Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008... more	A Magical Night of Music and Another Triumph for Toronto Friday night's grand opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall proved that Toronto has truly become one of the world's top cities for the performing arts. The magical evening of music... more	One Stop Shopping for Greening Your Home: Green Depot Has It All Five years ago a pregnant Sarah Beatty was busy feathering her nest when a shocking environmental health scare proved her home to be toxic. Angry but empowered... more	Giving Back While Looking Gorgeous Imagine having a jewelry collection that fights cancer, protects the abused, houses the homeless, or cleans the air. In 2003, Joan Hornig did just that, and created a company whose stunning and sought... more
Iran Inside Out Shocks and Provokes at the Chelsea Art Museum On Tuesday evening I attended Gen Art's presentation of Iran Inside Out: Influences of Homeland and Diaspora on the Artistic Language of 56 Contemporary Iranian... more	I (Heart) Gen Art: 15th Anniversary Benefit with Zac Posen, a NY Housewife and Miss USA Gen Art held the I (Heart) Gen Art: 15th Anniversary Benefit on Wednesday night at 7W, bringing together patrons of the charity that has... more	A Blue Night to Support Riverkeeper The skies were grey and the event was Blue but guests at the annual Riverkeeper fundraiser were feeling neither as they mingled on the pool deck of the Empire Hotel to support the charity... more	An Eco Night in L.A. for the Star-Studded Stella McCartney Screening of Home This past Friday night I was invited to watch the Stella McCartney private screening of Home in Los Angeles, a beautiful film about the many environmental and... more

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