As Hollywood caters to a younger, lower denominator, do screen talent and storytelling seem to be migrating to TV?
Looking for love (or ‘Likes’) on ‘Spotted at Carleton’...
posted by Jasleen Singh
Carleton students are getting hooked by the thousands on this ego-boosting Facebook page. Is love one click away, or are students just fishing for compliments?
Wigging out: The rise of wig fashion...
posted by Jennifer Turnbull
There’s a new fashion accessory trending across Canada. But you may need a fine tooth comb to spot it…
Painting the town red: Ottawa’s graffiti scene...
posted by Jinna Kim
Will our bureaucratic capital city ever loosen up, in the age-old fight over graffiti art? Lately have come signs of progress.
New heights of suburban life...
posted by Angela Stairs
Ottawa’s condo boom has brought towers even to the suburbs — but who exactly will be filling all this vertical space?
Vinyl records still spinning...
posted by Calum Slingerland
Refusing to die as once predicted, LPs—new pressings and old—thrive in revival. What’s their appeal?
Hearing voices: Designers gain feedback on Instagram...
posted by Sara Louden
No longer just a tool to share selfies and ‘outfit of the day’ pictures, Instagram may be fuelling big changes to the fashion biz.
Death of a book salesman?...
posted by Galen Wright
News of the independent bookstore’s demise has been much exaggerated, say Ottawa’s indie sellers.
Death of the iPod?
posted by Christina Pellegrini
Online apps are where the future of music is headed, leaving the iPod going the way of VHS, the walkman and the dodo bird.
The Peak Performance Project: Lifting B.C. musicians to new heights...
posted by Cole Wagner
The Peak Performance Project has moulded hopeful B.C. musicians into successful acts and even Juno winners. What is the contest doing right?
From daycare to drag: Moonlighting in the capital...
posted by Kyle Gray
Nobody at her day job seems to care that Shade Nyx performs as a burlesque fetish-queen by night. Has Ottawa town finally shed some of its uptight manners?
L’Oscar: Quebec filmmakers take Hollywood...
posted by Mireille Sylvester
Move over, David Cronenberg. Currently it’s Quebec’s directors and francophone cinema that are drawing the world’s eye. Quebec filmmakers are reaching global audiences, dominating festivals, getting Oscar nods—and leading the rest of Canada. Why suddenly now?
Getting ‘Down’: The rise of social sex apps...
posted by Carlyle Fiset
More and more young adults are using social sex apps like Tinder and Down. These dynamic new media are changing how people form relationships.
This year’s vintage...
posted by Marie Waine
In wearing vintage clothes, how can you show individual style? Answer: The vintage mash-up outfit, the newest trend in what’s old.
Gluten-free bakeries satisfy capital cravings...
posted by Melanie Moller
You’d be surprised how well Ottawa compares to other Canadian cities, in meeting the burgeoning demand for gluten-free.
Twenty- and thirty-somethings set to turn Ottawa into arts capital...
posted by jburpee
A new generation of 20- and 30-somethings is remaking Ottawa into an urban destination of arts and culture. With hip and innovative late-night restaurants, new festivals and publications, is Canada’s capital becoming cool?