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cinema salon

July 19th, 2006
Okay, so talking at the movies is definitely out. But talking after the movie, that’s allowed. And talking with smart people like Generation X’s Douglas Coupland after the movie, well that’s just plain cool. The recently built, non-profit Vancouver International Film Centre. hosts a monthly Cinema Salon, where it invites a high profile person to choose a film that influences them, t ...

strapped for time

July 18th, 2006
Are the fashion police on your trail? Are you convinced that you’re being video-stalked by the hosts of What Not To Wear? OK, bra strap bandit. We’ve got you covered.Those bra straps peeking out of your racer-back tank just aren’t doing you justice.Just when you were running out of safety pins (ouch!), in comes the smart young woman from local company Embrace.She’s invented a clear p ...

mineral magic

July 17th, 2006
We’re all looking for the miracle cream. But miracle make up? Now there’s an idea. What would you do for a magic powder that gives you a natural, sun kissed glow, protects you from cancer-causing rays, won’t clog pores, is water resistant, anti-aging, healing, anti-bacterial, hypo-allergenic and organic? Éminence’s ingenious Organic Sun Defense powder comes in a clear tube with ...

bardot on the beach

July 14th, 2006
You never know who might wander off the massive yachts moored on the Yaletown seawall. But if you grab a table at the sexy new wine bar Bardot directly opposite, you might be the first to know.Seat yourself on buttery white-leather at an aqua resin table with a view of the waterfall and see how long it takes before a handsome yachtsman sends you over a glass of bubbles from the lengthy l ...

new york nights

July 13th, 2006
Not that sleeping should be your top priority when visiting New York, but here’s a new boutique hotel where you might just want to park your LV luggage. Brand new from young international playboy/hotelier Vikram Chatwal, the Night Hotel was just completing its penthouse when our vv attaché checked in recently. Located in Midtown off Times Square, the décor is very film-noir (fitti ...

off to the races

July 12th, 2006
In your fantasy life, you own a racehorse and gather with your chic friends under the marquis on sunny afternoons to sip cold white wine and watch the thoroughbreds in all their glory. Stop dreaming girl, and make it a reality at Hastings Park Racecourse. Entry is free (until the PNE starts) and it’s a little known fact that the exclusive grassy, tented VIP area is open to the public ...

faux glow

July 10th, 2006
So you’re heading to a friend’s Gulf Island cabin and you’re dying to slip on that strapless Jacqueline Conoir number that shows off your yoga shoulders so well.Trouble is, same shoulders haven’t seen the light of day since last August.You’ve been working too hard—on everything but your tan.But wonder of the modern world, in a matter of 30 minutes you can look like a bronzed Ca ...

janey be good

July 10th, 2006
Good things happen to good people, we like to say, and we’ve never been proven wrong.So if you want to get a head start on a blessed life, consider locally made Karma Coaching Cards.The light-hearted decks propose a do-good action every day, which can be as simple as buying two lunches and giving one away, or as meaningful as donating blood. It’s the type of thing you’d love to do, i ...

picnics for princesses

July 7th, 2006
Eating inside is just so last month. So get some fresh air with your fresh food by packing an haute locally-produced picnic.Hoist the basket to the lovely Alice Lake near Squamish, dine on sunset patrol at Lighthouse Park, or catch noon rays on top of Cypress Beach, er, Mountain.Stock the basket with regional delicacies, such as the amazing organic loaves from European Breads bakery: just ...

free money, honey

July 6th, 2006
Summer has officially arrived. It's time to get out and experience all the reasons why your "character" 400-square-foot apartment costs a small fortune every month.  Free money is always good, so we’re all for the Four Seasons Resort Whistler's new “Stay Three Nights, Get $300” package where your three-day stay comes with a $300 credit to use as you please in the resort (and yes t ...
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