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K. Flay Gets Loud with New EP Inside Voices

K. Flay‘s latest EP Inside Voices just might be the mix of anger, energy, and release we all need after over a year spent in lockdown. It’s a get-up-and-dance, throw-things-around-your-room collection of tracks that invites listeners into the corners of…

Take a voyage to Spain (in a bottle) this Verdejo Day

While some parts of the world may be returning to their pre-pandemic travel patterns, not all of us are ready to jump on a plane, myself included.  Despite my hesitation, I do dearly miss traveling, and one way I’ve been…

TESTED: Flourish Pancakes

If you’re anything like me, you aren’t interested in eating the same breakfast or bunch day in and day out. So, you try to switch it up, but inevitably if I make waffles, or pancakes I almost always regret it….

TIFF Celebrates Pride Month with Films that Reflect ‘Queer Becoming’

To celebrate 2021’s Pride Month, the Toronto International Film Festival’s digital streaming platform has curated a selection of Queer films with a slight twist. Entitled Queer Becoming, the month-long event aims to refocus the narrative trope of “coming out” –…

Go Local: Crafty Ramen

What is the neverending question we ask ourselves daily? What’s for dinner. While that can some days seem like an easy question, after more than a year at home, I must admit I’ve run through many of my ideas for…

Friends Forever? The Hold Up finds outs

This week, the hosts of the Hold Up Podcast examine one of the seminal series of modern television history: Friends. The Hold Up · Friends Forever? While it debuted in 1994, Friends has become evergreen content, thanks to syndication and…

TESTED: KOA Natural Foods

I’ve always been a snacker. From the time I was a child and even today, I Mark Munroe love to snack. What’s different today is that the snacks haven’t stayed the same. When I was a kid, my parents only…