Infiniti Media Day

Sitting in the passenger seat of a 2011 Infiniti IPL G37 Coupe with Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel behind the wheel is an indescribable feeling. It quickly becomes clear that racing is less of a career and more of an infatuation for the 23-year-old pole leader. “I’m excited to start and to go racing,” says Vettel, while drifting around Montreal’s Circuit ICAR during Infiniti’s exclusive F1 media event that took place on June 8, Read more

The Great Dane Cook

Dane Cook is staring at cover art for his Greatest Hits album. He’s narrowed the title choices down from 15 to three and his deadline is today. The creative process has caused the sandy haired star comedian to take a scenic route down Memory Lane – long before his Forbes list fortune and arena-filling fame. He’s spent the last few weeks listening to grassroots routines and discovering edits of CDs that he didn’t even know existed. “It’s interesting – watching and listening to the evolution of myself. It’s very, very strange.” He pauses. In that brief silence you can hear the deafening authenticity behind Cook’s quiet confidence.

Ankle-deep in conversation, it becomes refreshingly apparent that one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People hasn’t let sold-out stadiums and Hollywood movie roles alongside Kevin Costner, Kate Hudson and Steve Carell Read more

Have Faith: Canada’s St. André Bessette

The Catholic Church has become a punchline. People hear ‘priest’ and they interpret ‘pedophile.’ Through scandals of corruption and an estimated worth of somewhere between one and two billion dollars, the Vatican is despised by many, including a lot of Catholics.

It is time to get creative and dig a little deeper for the truth that can supposedly set us free. Jesus said in John 8:31 and 32 that, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Is the Vatican really holding God’s teachings? Are the priests acting like true disciples? Maybe not, but there are still role models scattered throughout Catholicism that can teach us universal maxims that can help us discover true happiness. Read more

Fall for Montreal’s Own Nadya Toto

An established designer taking the fashion-forward cities of Toronto, Vancouver and New York by storm, Nadya Toto is a cool breath of fresh air for fall fashion.

Describing her line as “ultra feminine with an edge,” Toto puts a little piece of her personality into every one of her designs. “It’s like me as a woman,” she explains. “I’m very strong, and at the same time, I can be like a little girl sometimes.” This contrast in her personality is reflected in her clothing. Harmoniously combining her signature lace embroidery with deep, mysterious colours, this designer ensures that every piece hailing from her collection makes a bold statement. Read more

Chef Ricardo Larrivée: Recipes to living with gusto!

In this era of the chef as a celebrity, it is refreshing to come across someone like Ricardo Larrivée, host of the hit Food Network show Ricardo and Friends. Ricardo is a passionate man who believes that food and the sharing of food can result in positive changes in our society. And he is willing to put everything he has into pushing for those positive changes by opening his heart and his home to his viewers.

One of the first things that strikes you about Ricardo Larrivée is that he loves to talk, he loves to engage and converse in a robust and stimulating way. Ricardo is movie-star handsome. He is a friendly person who claims to have fallen into his current position as one of the hottest and talented cooking show hosts in the country by accident. He explains his success by saying that he has always had an innate knack and talent for cooking. Read more

Nadya Toto

Nadya Toto’s latest collection is all about being a desirable woman – and loving it!

This season, Nadya Toto celebrates women in all their joie de vivre. Inspired by the sweet coastal perfume, Nadya Toto’s cheerful but elegant collection is evocative of freedom, sometimes reminiscent of a young Sophia Loren basking in the sun of a Capri afternoon. You’ll be mesmerized by silk chiffons printed or embroidered with gold sequins, voluptuous taffetas and knitted jersey crochets, each revealing their fabulous glossy feel; soft to the touch and light as a warm spring breeze. Read more