Monthly Archives: July 2010

What Bonnie Brooks listens to in the car


July 30, 2010


For her weekend getaway drives to the country, the Bay’s president Bonnie Brooks says classic rock and sultry bossa nova tunes are in fashion. Who: Bonnie Brooks, 50s, president and CEO of the Bay, Canada’s oldest general merchandise store. Her … Read more

Westinghouse Solar Appoints Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Board of Advisors


July 30, 2010


LOS GATOS, Calif., Jul 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Westinghouse Solar (WEST 0.85, +0.03, +3.66%) , a leading installer and manufacturer of solar power systems, announced the appointment of renowned environmental advocate and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to … Read more

The uke will set you free


July 29, 2010


It looks like a guitar that someone accidentally washed at the wrong setting, and in untrained hands, sounds like a toddler’s jangly toy. But within the humble heart of the four-stringed wonder known as the ukulele — that’s "ook-eh-lay-lay" if … Read more

Hugh Hefner documentary reveals more than pretty faces


July 28, 2010


Hugh Hefner‘s life, as we all know, has been a sybaritic male fantasy, living like a pasha in his pajamas, surrounded by barely clad bosomy bombshells, sometimes cohabiting with up to seven (really) at a time. So it’s no wonder … Read more

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Kristina Groves discusses the power of uncertainty


July 27, 2010


Olympian Kristina Groves gives us her simple formula for getting to where you want to be in life.

Margaret Atwood coffee: coming soon to a café near you


July 27, 2010


Synergy is becoming something of a trend among Canadian writers. Douglas Coupland launched his clothing collection with Roots earlier this month, and now Balzac’s Coffee has partnered with Margaret Atwood to create the Atwood Blend: fair-trade and organic coffee at … Read more

Conrad Black: Let the vengeance begin


July 26, 2010


It has been a good summer for Conrad Black. He won a key victory at the U.S. Supreme Court that could help overturn his fraud convictions and, this week, managed to secure his release on bail from a Florida prison. … Read more

ideaCity10 Pre-Registraton Draw Winners Announced!


July 22, 2010


While ideaCity10 may have recently come to a close, we still have exciting announcements to make!  Eleven lucky winners have been selected in our pre-registration draw and giveaway, and accordingly, we have some congratulating to do. For those of you … Read more

Catching up with Alex Cuba


July 21, 2010


This year’s 33rd Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival had many great artists, one being Alex Cuba, who now lives in Smithers, B.C. Those who were lucky to catch one of his workshops or concerts during the three-day festival got a … Read more

Call for Submissions:


July 19, 2010


Transgendered Canadian performance artist Nina Arsenault has been characterized as cyborg, intellectual, and artist. After sixty plastic surgeries to feminize and beautify her originally male body, Arsenault has become an icon for a new queer generation. Her stage plays, electronic … Read more