Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
May 25th, 2009
MAY 25TH, 2009
Phoenix Rising
Research has shown that listening to Mozart makes you smarter, but to feel happier, as determined by our own conclusive studies, we prescribe Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
Out today, the new album from Parisian pop outfit Phoenix (which happens to be helmed by Sofia Coppola's paramour and baby daddy Thomas Mars) puts a spring in our step that even this season' ...
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May 23rd, 2009
MAY 23RD, 2009
Bunny Love
When we heard that whimsical London socialite Fifi Lapin had a blog, we hopped right to it.
After all, Lapin is a uniquely fashionable bunny and her list of runway must-haves and enviable wardrobe is a dangling closet carrot we love to chase. Plus, we just can't resist the way she signs off all her posts with “bunny kisses.”
Most recently, Lapin teamed up with ...
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May 22nd, 2009
MAY 22ND, 2009
Met You There
When it comes to weekend revelry, if we want The Hills kind of night out we do the Granville Strip, but if we aim to leave the heels at home, chill with a pint and really hit the dance floor, we make our way to Metropole.
Recently reopened, the new Met is the younger, hipper son of its pub forefather. The old charm of its tiled floor, brick walls and arch w ...
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May 21st, 2009
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Skirting the Issue
Clear your closet and your conscience with Wear Else's “Don't Skirt the Issue” event. Until May 31, bring in a gently pre-loved skirt, dress or handbag and Wear Else will donate it to the amazing Dress for Success Vancouver foundation ...
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May 21st, 2009
MAY 21ST, 2009
Fully Charged
As modern women, lugging a laptop and digital camera with us on our travels is a fact of life. But choosing between a bulky battery charger or quick and dirty Duracells is not a decision we like to make.
The USBCELL means we don't have to. The UK-made rechargeable battery gets its juice from simply plugging into a USB port on your computer.
That's our kind ...
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May 20th, 2009
MAY 20TH, 2009
Free for All
Online streaming means never having an aneurysm over missing an episode of Grey's, and now thanks to the National Film Board, the other kind of doc is just a click away too.
From Jacques Cousteau's classic Cries from the Deep to the controversial Through a Blue Lens, the new NFB site is a vast video library of old and new Canadian films from animated shorts ...