Dr. Laffa has just recently opened on the corner of Church and Gerrard. It’s a kosher, Middle Eastern style takeout place, and once you get past the extremely unsettling logo design, it’s a pleasant little restaurant with a fairly extensive menu. Prices range from $8 to as much as $25 for their plates, and the
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Tiff Next Wave Film Festival 2020 In Review
2020 marks the eighth annual TIFF Next Wave Film Festival. The festival, which always falls on a winter weekend, ran from February 14-16 this year. The TIFF Next Wave Film Festival is special—the selections are made by a committee of 12 students ranging in age from 15 to 18. Each committee member has diverse tastes,
Continue readingNintendo’s New Horizons Switch and the Dreaded 1 Island Rule
(image credit @ Eurogamer) (image credit @ Animal Crossing World) Animal Crossing fans have been freaking out this week since Nintendo announced the New Horizons special edition Switch for the game! Sporting an updated paint job and adorable Animal Crossing graphics, the new console is as cute as it gets and is already a contender
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It’s hard for me to describe how excited I am about Ari Lennox. On the heels of her first LP, Ari is an RnB/Soul craftswoman and is quickly becoming a force in the genre. The Washington D.C. raised singer wrote her first songs under her Grandma’s porch at the age of 4, began performing at
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Were you a fan of bands like Green Day, Alexisonfire, and Rage Against the Machine growing up? Did you make it your mission to go to Vans Warped Tour every year even though you were probably way too young to be there? Did you ever go through a punk phase in high school and try
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If you’re anything like me, you struggle to come up with healthy breakfast ideas, or any breakfast ideas at all. We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and sometimes while we’re in school, under stress, and really busy, we forget to make time for ourselves and our health. I
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Grab your skates and head outdoors! Although it’s already February and we’re all waiting for winter to be over, that doesn’t mean we should live in track pants and hoodies and stay on our couches until the trees start to bloom. Let’s face it. We live in Canada. It’s winter. It’s cold. But let’s embrace
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Another year of film has come and gone. The biggest night is almost here, the night that other film award shows has been leading up to: The Oscars. Every year, once the nominations come out, there will be complaints and accusations of snubs towards certain films and actors/actresses. Films like The Farewell, Uncut Gems, Us,
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Let’s warm up with delicious Taiwanese Hot Pots in this cold winter! Mabu Generation 578 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z3 Mabu Generation is a newly opened Taiwanese Restaurant that is right across the street from Wellesley TTC station! They have over 7 different sets of Mini Hot Pot flavours with different combination of meat,
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Snow boots and puffy jackets? Pfft. Forget about that, spring is coming and flowers will be blooming! From various fashion events coming from Paris and New York, here are some of the upcoming fashion trends that we’ll be seeing everywhere this spring! Disco Collars They provide the classic chic look you’re going for without being
Continue readingEscape Rooms Worth a Visit
With the weather outside far from pleasant, it’s good to have some indoor adventures to fall back upon. Escape rooms can be a great way of tackling boredom while bonding with friends and challenging your mind, making them a very fun winter activity. Located at Yonge and Gould, Roundabout Canada is a very convenient spot
Continue readingMy Initial Thoughts About MacMiller’s Circles
This month’s release of the late Mac Miller’s final album, Circles, is an emotional, brilliantly handled posthumous project that gives many fans the right closure they need after the artist’s tragic death in September 2018. Circles was initially intended to be a companion album to Mac’s 2018 album Swimming; a dark, distressing album that mirrored
Continue readingThe Beauty and Pain of Growing Up – A Review of Little Women (2019)
Credit: IMDb When first announced, Little Women (2019) was something I wondered if we even needed. Written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, the story of four sisters living in Massachusetts and trying to make their way in the world struck a chord with people of the past as well as today. Already a cultural
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