Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
January 13th, 2010
JANUARY 13TH, 2010
Drag Show
Our
fashion resolution is to embolden our closet of basics with uncommon
accoutrements and we've found the funkiest little web shop to get us
started.
It's
called Bona Drag, after a Polari phrase popularized by Morrissey that
means “nice outfit,” and it's stocked with cool curios. We gravitated
towards goods like printed wool cloaks by Lindsay Thornbu ...
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Vitamin V
January 12th, 2010
JANUARY 12TH, 2010
Vamped and Amped
Historically,
the first month of the year marks a low note for new music releases,
which means our boom box plays like a broken record. But that was the
Noughties and we're in a new decade where good discs rush right out of
the starting gate.
The first is Vampire Weekend's Contra.
Out today, the shiny, happy album is the auditory equivalent to a ...
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January 12th, 2010
I just finished uploading this House for sale, 15089 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock, BC
Buena Vista and Foster, White Rock Proper. Walk to shops and services. Ocean view, south facing on all three levels. Top floor, Grand Granite designer kitchen, real hardwood floors, office and den, dining room and living room, with ocean views. Quality finishing top to bottom. 7 baths, 6 bedroom. ...
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January 12th, 2010
I just finished uploading this House for sale, 15089 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock, BC
Buena Vista and Foster, White Rock Proper. Walk to shops and services. Ocean view, south facing on all three levels. Top floor, Grand Granite designer kitchen, real hardwood floors, office and den, dining room and living room, with ocean views. Quality finishing top to bottom. 7 baths, 6 bedroom. ...
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January 11th, 2010
January 11, 2010
Mountain Hop
Velvet ropes are nice and being on the guest list is great, but exclusive use of a BC mountain? Now that's VIP.
The Great Mountain Giveaway is on now: simply click here
to win the most exclusive ski experience around. You and 19 friends can
have a BC mountain all to yourselves for skiing, snowboarding and maybe
even a snowball fight. No lineups, free lift p ...
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January 11th, 2010
JANUARY 11TH, 2010
Going for the Gold
With beauty products it's what's inside the package that counts, but it can't hurt if the outside is its own work of art.
As a tribute to Canada's female athletes, Lancôme called upon Vancouver-bred, New York-based photographer Raphael Mazzucco (the man behind more than a few Sports Illustrated
Swimsuit Issue covers) and his make-up artist spouse Li ...
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January 9th, 2010
JANUARY 9TH, 2010
Pied-a-Share
Sure
spring break used to mean cheap trips to Mexico with the girls, too
many tequila poppers and questionable hookups with frat boys from a
fly-over state.
For a more civilized spring break, book into The Modage,
a charming and spacious townhouse in Vancouver’s Kitsilano
neighbourhood. Made for a family-size entourage, the eclectic and
modern spac ...
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January 8th, 2010
JANUARY 8TH, 2010
Heat and Eat
We
can’t claim a lick of French-Canadian ancestry, but over the holidays
we got hooked on one of the East Coast’s tastiest traditions—tourtières.
Made
with pork or beef and seasoned with savoury spices and herbs, the
succulent pies are the perfect comfort food for these chilly winter
nights. For the ultimate no-fuss meal, whether at home or a weekend ...