Tag: COVID-19

Rethinking my relationship with makeup in 2020

*written by Sarah Wright.  Sarah is a heavily-caffeinated web designer and content creator who helps transform businesses into brands through her company Yes And Studio. In this piece, she turns the artistic lens on herself as she explores art-inspired makeup looks…

20 Stylish Canadian Designer Masks That Give Back

*Written by fashion maven and PR powerhouse Gail McInnes.  Gail is the founder and principle of fashion publicity relations agency Magnet Creative Managment, co-founder of Stylist Box and guru of all things Canadian fashion. She’s worked with some of the best…

It took a global pandemic for us to give a sh*t about our elderly

Heartbreak. That’s the only word to describe the scene outside of Canada’s long-term care homes. Teary-eyed relatives mouth “I love you” through windows to their elderly parents or grandparents on the other side. Ambulance visits are a regular occurrence, as…

Quarantune: Brandy’s back with “Baby Mama”

R&B and pop lovers of a certain age, this quarantune is for you.  Brandy is back with a song that will have you dancing your isolation blues away and we are here for it. Brandy, who literally has not aged…

A Greener World is Helping Farmers feed Families through COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis continues with no discernible end date.  With the resulting surge in unemployment, school nutrition program closures and increased dependence on support networks, demand for food assistance has skyrocketed. *photo from Pigeon River Farm At the same time,…

We Still Need Weekends During Social Distancing

If you’re on the internet, you’ve certainly seen memes and tweets declaring the obsolescence of weekends. No doubt you, your friends and family – even your dog – are espousing the sentiment that Saturday and Sunday no longer matter! The…