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TOP 10 DOSES OF 2007

January 11th, 2008

From a quickie in the bedroom to a fine Finnish boutique, here are your top 10 favourite daily doses of 2007, based on the percentage of you who clicked through to the website for more. 1. Canada's first Marimekko store in Yaletown had us seeing stripes for days. 2. You were sold on the fashion-forward lines at 212, and the fashion model owner didn't hurt, either. ...

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STEALS AND DEALS

January 10th, 2008

Get off the bottle! Drink more water in '08! WA-2! is an eco-friendly and convenient alternative to bottled ...

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FLIGHTS OF FANCY

January 10th, 2008

We know your Daily Dose is your trusted source for chic, up-to-the minute travel advice, but we can't be everywhere all the time (although we'd like to think we're omnipotent). That's why we love the new travel site www.fabsearch.com with its vast list of destinations from Abruzzo to Zurich and travel tips culled from authoritative sources such as British Harper's Bazaar ...

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WE HEART THE MUSIC

January 9th, 2008

Now that you've done sex, drugs and rock & roll, how about Sexsmith, Feist and the VSO? In this special pre-Olympics concert at the Orpheum Theatre, soulful Ron Sexsmith sets up Feist, who will be backed up by the VSO performing original arrangements composed just for the show. Valentine's date anyone? 7:30 p.m, February 12, 2008. Tickets from $59. For more info a ...

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TO THE MANOR BORN

January 8th, 2008

If you missed Christopher Hitchen's story on English eccentrics in this month's Vanity Fair, there's time to catch up on the wacky/eclectic trend at Vancouver décor website www.theenglisheccentric.com. Add a touch if 1930s whimsy to the foot of your bed with a vintage silk eiderdown or drape a floral Cath Kidston throw over the arm of your chesterfield (in the drawing room of c ...

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HEADS UP

January 7th, 2008

Thanks to the new range of certified organic shampoos and conditioners from Live Clean, green-tinged tresses have taken on a whole new meaning. We loved the Green Earth Invigorating Shampoo and Conditioner made from purified water and infused with certified organic lavender and eucalyptus to stimulate the senses and scalp. Now that's how to sustain your style. $6.9 ...

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Here's the Dirt

January 6th, 2008

If one more trip to Science World would make your hair stand on end permanently, switch up the indoor activities with this pair of children's storytelling sessions (ages 3 and up) at the Museum of Anthropology. As part of a special exhibit, the books are all on the topic of mud, glorious mud, so don your wellies and sink right in. Sunday January 13 and Sunday January 27 ...

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Top 5: Quirky DVD Rentals

January 5th, 2008

Our staff lets you in on the best DVDs to grace their players this year. Maria, Copy chief The Lookout This under-the-radar gem examines a fallen high school hockey star who, after suffering a devastating brain injury, tries to regain his life and is manipulated into becoming a bank heist "lookout." Sarah, Editor-in-chief The Lost Boys of Sudan is like a modern ...

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Top 5: Winter Reads

January 4th, 2008

Our stylishly bookish Toronto editor Athena Tsavliris offers up her hit list of good winter reads. The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono A touching and poignant fable about a selfless shepherd who devotes his life to planting acorns. $8.95 at www.amazon.ca Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel threads nine stories that span t ...

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Top 5: BEST SHOPPING SITES

January 3rd, 2008

We polled our staff for their favourite shopping sites. Click, then pick! Vitamin T Editor Athena spends her hard-earned pennies on 3.1 Phillip Lim patent totes and Luella white metal aviators at the très chic www.lagarconne.com Technical director Miho scores great deals (look for sales and free shipping offers) on her fave European designers, like her adorable ...

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TO THE MANOR BORN

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