It’s the most wonderfully awkward time of the year! The time when those in nebulous relationships have to negotiate the minefield of holiday shopping. If you’ve only been dating that special someone for a couple months, holiday gift shopping will…
Tired of worrying about things like whether to text the person you’re dating? Why not read a text about dating instead! One of the best ways to educate ourselves on something is to read up on it. That’s why we’ve…
The holidays are approaching. And while Andy Williams would have you believe it’s “the most wonderful time of the year,” they can be a real pain in the ass for single people. Why’s that? It all comes down to single…
A Beautiful Day In the Neighbourhood is a movie that fits its title perfectly. A pleasant film that gives you the warm fuzzies, it’s gorgeously shot by director Marielle Heller and competently acted by all involved. It’ll make you cry…
This past weekend, I sat down to watch Apple TV’s new show, The Morning Show. It stars Steve Carell as the host of – you guessed it – a morning talk show, fired for sexual misconduct. As it turns out,…
It’s November, the month that signals the return of red cups at Starbucks, the release of countless Hallmark movies about female bakers who’ve turned their backs on love, and scary Black Friday shopping. But November also signals something more subtle,…
Last Christmas is the type of movie that can only be enjoyed at Christmas. Directed by Paul Feig, it stars the plucky Emilia Clarke as Catarina, an aspiring singer with a twee job (literally at a Christmas store). As the…
There’s a new documentary about Margaret Atwood, A Word After a Word After a Word. From directors Nancy Lang and Peter Raymont, the doc follows the life and times of Canada’s brightest literary star, from her childhood growing up in…
Directed by Shawney Cohen, Rat Park is a new documentary from Vice that explores what the so-called War On Drugs looks around the world. Cohen’s film is inspired by an experiment from the 1970s. Canadian psychologist Bruce Alexander discovered that…
Did you know 40% of American couples now meet through technology? And yet, we all know some anachronistic holdout who insists finding a partner online is “creepy.” Well, as someone who met her spouse on OkCupid (true story!), I’d like…
I once read an interview with Wendy Newman, where the romance guru confessed it took her 121 first dates to meet a long-term partner. At the time, I balked. How could dating be that hard? Weren’t people who took forever…
In search of something to binge on Netflix? We promise you can’t do better than The Politician… The Politician is Ryan Murphy’s newest series. Part satire, part musical, and part heartfelt drama, the show defies both expectations at almost every…