Who needs Carnegie Hall? House concerts, actually held in people’s homes, have become the solution for musicians on a shoestring.

From 1970s punk-rock-and-Xerox days, these homemade paper journals are back—in a revitalized, subversive movement.

They may be lean, muscular and in shape, but today’s female bodybuilders are breaking the stereotype of bulky, muscular physiques seen in past decades. Female bodybuilding competitions have witnessed an unprecedented rise in popularity in recent years: it seems new divisions calling for less muscle mass, and social media, may be the culprits.

Move over, James Bond. Today’s action-survival movie, aimed at a new demographic, is likely to centre on a young, smart, tough female.

With friends, paint supplies, an instructor, and some liquid courage, Paint Nite proves that making art is fun.

Would you stand before an audience to read aloud from your teenage diary? This growing trend turns embarrassment into art.

The online emporium’s decision to abandon its original ‘handmade’ mandate has boosted sales—at the expense of what made the site great to begin with.

What does it take to sell gelato or frozen yogurt in an Ottawa winter? Three savvy vendors spill trade secrets and cold facts.

The internet giant’s worldwide art platform has, so far, fallen short of expectations. Why?

Every November, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide take up the challenge of National Novel Writing Month.

Artists are finding creative expression in a new platform: public, timed painting competitions. But do the pressures of performance help or hinder their art?

As shopping malls and retail chains across North America fail, e-commerce is blamed as ‘cause of death’. Yet apps and online shopping could also breathe new life into traditional retail.

Who needs Grand Theft Auto? A growing movement of young adults is discovering that old-fashioned board games—played in a pub corner—are an ideal way to socialize and relax.

Painters and other visual artists need public venues, to show their work. But if a mainstream gallery remains beyond reach? Create your own temporary space.

Across the internet, with female gamers on the rise, sexual harassment has become a blight that can’t be ignored.

As the found-footage trend evolves, filmmakers are using multiple screens and viewpoints, to keep us 360-degrees creeped out.