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10 Cool Ways to Celebrate the ROM’s 100th!

March 24, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday to the Royal Ontario Museum! It's not just any birthday but the ROM is celebrating it's 100th birthday and it's looking fabulous! This is going to be a spectacular year of non-stop special events and exhibits and it's already beckoned me a few times! The other day I was asked what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, The Arts Tagged With: Biodiversity, Canadian History, Centennial, culture, Museums, Natural History, ROM, ROM Recollects, ROM100, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

What I’m Reading: “After I’m Gone”

March 22, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

There are very few feelings better than getting a handful of pages into a new book and realizing that you love this writer, this genre, and these characters. Last week on the first day of my March Break staycation, I picked up Laura Lippman's "After I'm Gone", a book that had been recommended to me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club Tagged With: After I'm Gone, books, crime fiction, Laura Lippman, novel, thrillers

5 Tips to Help Stay Focused Behind The Wheel

March 21, 2014 by Sonya 2 Comments

As you might have heard on the news, fines for distracted driving have just gone up in Ontario. As of March 18, if you drive with a visible screen device (phone,tablet, computer, MP3 player), the fine is now $280. A big jump from $155. We know how hard it is to sometimes keep focused on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Technology Tagged With: Bluetooth, driving, Hands Free, safety tips, Telus

What to See: TIFF Kids International Film Festival (Toronto)

March 21, 2014 by Sonya 1 Comment

Grab your kids and your popcorn for the 17th annual TIFF KIDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL this coming April 8 to 21 in Toronto! If your kids love to watch movies then this is for you. A total of 112 films from 31 countries, including Australia, Germany, Israel, China, Poland, Russian and many more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies, The Arts Tagged With: bears, digiPlaySpace, Disneynature, Etsy, Etsy Creative Puppet Lab, Felix, Film festival, kids, Pink Panther, Reel Rascals, RIO 2, Sesame Street, shorts, The Contest, The House of Magic, TIFF, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Tiff Kids, Toronto

Colin and Justin chats about their rustic escape to cottage country!

March 19, 2014 by Sonya 1 Comment

You just gotta love these guys! They are sooooo much fun and together they are non-stop entertainment. I've already been inspired by them but now the design duo (and city slickers) are taking their big ideas to the great white north!  Finding their own cottage was an adventure in itself and it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design/Decor, Entertainment, TV Tagged With: Cabin Pressure, Colin & Justin, cottage, cottage life, decor, tv

50 Shades – The Original Parody! A Fun Night Out!

March 18, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

With sold out audiences in Chicago and New York screaming for more, and a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a 4-star review, 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL – THE ORIGINAL PARODY is premiering in Toronto this April! 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL opens with a ladies book club deciding to read “Fifty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment, Humour, The Arts Tagged With: 50 shades of grey, Bluma Appel Theatre, girls night out, parody, theatre, Toronto

APP of the Week: Squiggle Racer (move over Flappy Bird)

March 18, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

I was challenged the other day to a game of Squiggle Racer. It looked easy enough. Race the little car around the track. Conquer each level and unlock a new race track. But I hate it. I can't put it down. No...wait...I do put it down...and WALK AWAY. And then it LURES me back in. It BECKONS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Technology Tagged With: 8bit, app, Charles Schultze, Flappy Bird, Google Play, itunes, squiggle racer

Exploring the TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace!

March 13, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Technology is a bold world where most kids embrace jumping in with two feet. I'm always amazed how quickly kids adapt and move with the times. Even my little 3 year old nephew can challenge me at the best of games. Technology is exciting especially through the eyes of kids! The TIFF digiPlaySpace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Family, Technology Tagged With: 3D Image, digiPlaySpace, fun, halo, Sphero, SuperPong, tech, TIFF, Tiff Kids, Toronto, TVO

Top Chef’s Shereen Arazm Chats About Her Passion for Food and Being a Mom

March 13, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Shereen Arazm is Top Chef Canada's resident chef judge. She's also a busy mom of two and owns several top notch restaurants in LA including Terroni and Geisha House. She has also had success as owner of popular night time hotspots in LA including Concorde, El Centro, Shag, Central, and Wonderland. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment, Food, TV Tagged With: Food Network, Lisa Ray, Mark McEwan, Shereen Arazm, Terroni, Top Chef Canada

What I’m Reading: “Boy, Snow, Bird”

March 12, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Some books wash over you like a wave; they're read quite easily, bathe you as you're enjoying them and then recede, seldom to be remembered. Other books pull you down like a rip current; demanding your full attention and observation, leaving you almost breathless at the end. Those are the books you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment

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