With the day looking like a complete washout, literally, I abandon my earlier plan of a yard sale rummage and instead grab my brolly, don my Wellie-boots and take a walk on the east side, along Riverside. As soon as you cross the Don River, over the bridge decorated with the words ‘This River...
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Several years in the making, JUKARI Fit to Fly, the brainchild of a Reebok and Cirque du Soleil partnership made its grand entrance into the Toronto scene last week. While at the official launch in Liberty Village’s King West Fitness, The Scene learned that the iconic fitness brand and entertainment giant joined forces in early...
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It was snowing in Toronto the day Elizabeth Taylor died. The kind of late-winter snow storm that leaves Torontonians grumbling their way to work; their recently stored winter boots begrudgingly hauled out and pulled onto their spring awakening feet. The Taylor Twitter feeds and Facebook status updates were buzzing with the expected Gay homages:...
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Toronto-based Action Candy Co. has made living an all-natural and healthy lifestyle one step easier with the launch of Pür, the better-for-you gum. What sets Pür gum apart from the rest of the pack? It is made with no artificial flavours or colours, is gluten-free, aspartame-free (yes– that is a big deal, but more...
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Toronto’s own Come As You Are presents the 5th Annual Toronto Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, February 12, from noon – 8 p.m. at the Gladstone Hotel. If you’re looking for something off the beaten track to do with your honey on Valentine’s weekend, stop by the fair to get your fill...
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Ow, Ow, Ow,…I wake with a low grade thumping headache reminiscent of my cold-turkey attempt at stopping coffee a couple of years ago. I’m not sure that it isn’t from last night’s strange absence of my old friend, ‘Two Glasses of Red Wine with Dinner’. My run to the bathroom ritual complete, I begin...
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Ok: It’s a work day. Let’s see how this goes. Gurgling stomach continues: I run for the bathroom 2 hours before my normal rising time. The Herbal laxative (the second set of 3 bitter pills) is definitely working. I am not a breakfast person normally but feel the need to try and comply with...
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With all good intentions and a cocky swagger, I stumble out of my red-wine and Guinness Chocolate Cake induced hangover from the previous evening’s “Last Hurrah before Detox” at my friend Brian’s birthday party. I pick up the Sunday Times at the front door and gulp down my six required herbal pills—bitter aftertaste and...
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We all make them: A last minute New Year Resolution 3 minutes before the clock rolls over and usually with a kissy-kissy, over-boozy and quickly forgotten camaraderie with fellow revelers. I am not a fan of New Years Eve: I prefer a chic dinner at home with good friends, my mother’s fancy china and...
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