Toys R Us breaks bad news to children
On October 21, Toys R Us effectively pulled a series of Breaking Bad inspired action figures off their shelves after a petition conducted by a collective of mothers from Florida.
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Canada: the ‘true north’ stays strong and forever free
On the morning of October 22, my phone got awfully busy with Twitter notifications: alerts from news networks. Everything seemed to be abuzz, and the peace that was 7 a.m. in Vancouver was halted with the headline: Terrorist strikes Parliament Hill.
It doesn’t matter what your name is
A large portion of my job involves networking, performing cold calls, attending events, and introducing myself to strangers.
Target Canada’s troubling charity policy
When you live in a small community, like I do, seeing charity collection outside of major department stores and mall entrances is a common thing. In fact, up until it closed, Zellers used to play host to many charity events year-round.
Celebrity over community and style over substance
On October 22, about 18,000 students from schools across BC participated in We Day at Rogers Arena. The event featured many celebrities, advocates, and other inspirational speakers empowering youth to create social change locally and globally.
Halloween libations
What’s spookier than a creaking, haunted, dust-filled Southern mansion in a stormy October? Nothing, that’s what.
Listed: 10 awesome things about Adult Halloween
I was never a huge Halloween fan as a kid. A born procrastinator born to procrastinators, I would have lofty ideas for a costume but no good follow-through, causing me to spend the spooky October holiday alternating between a witch and a princess.
No time to reapply? No problem!
Make-up has become a ritual of war paint for most women (and some men) these days. We don it and feel invincible on our quest to tackle the world at large, and if it’s a night out, to find a date.
Not your mother’s pastels
New York Fashion Week, which took place September 4 to 11, is a colourful event—a fertile breeding ground for fashion trend-maker Pantone Colour Institute to come up with its yearly Fashion Colour Report.
YouTube Beauty Tutorial Classics: last minute Halloween
So Halloween is here and you don’t have a costume. There are many routes to go in the land of last-minute costumes, including lazy classics like a sheet-clad ghost, or a cheesy pun costume that usually only takes a good idea and a T-shirt.