Hollywood exodus? Why small screen is our new realm of storytelling Mar05

Hollywood exodus? Why small screen is our new realm of storytelling...

As Hollywood caters to a younger, lower denominator, do screen talent and storytelling seem to be migrating to TV?

Looking for love (or ‘Likes’) on ‘Spotted at Carleton’ Mar05

Looking for love (or ‘Likes’) on ‘Spotted at Carleton’...

Carleton students are getting hooked by the thousands on this ego-boosting Facebook page. Is love one click away, or are students just fishing for compliments?

Wigging out: The rise of wig fashion Mar05

Wigging out: The rise of wig fashion...

There’s a new fashion accessory trending across Canada. But you may need a fine tooth comb to spot it…

Painting the town red: Ottawa’s graffiti scene Mar05

Painting the town red: Ottawa’s graffiti scene...

Will our bureaucratic capital city ever loosen up, in the age-old fight over graffiti art? Lately have come signs of progress.

New heights of suburban life Mar05

New heights of suburban life...

Ottawa’s condo boom has brought towers even to the suburbs — but who exactly will be filling all this vertical space?

Vinyl records still spinning Mar05

Vinyl records still spinning...

Refusing to die as once predicted, LPs—new pressings and old—thrive in revival. What’s their appeal?

Hearing voices: Designers gain feedback on Instagram Mar05

Hearing voices: Designers gain feedback on Instagram...

No longer just a tool to share selfies and ‘outfit of the day’ pictures, Instagram may be fuelling big changes to the fashion biz.

Death of a book salesman? Mar05

Death of a book salesman?...

News of the independent bookstore’s demise has been much exaggerated, say Ottawa’s indie sellers.

Death of the iPod? Mar05

Death of the iPod?

Online apps are where the future of music is headed, leaving the iPod going the way of VHS, the walkman and the dodo bird.

The Peak Performance Project: Lifting B.C. musicians to new heights Mar05

The Peak Performance Project: Lifting B.C. musicians to new heights...

The Peak Performance Project has moulded hopeful B.C. musicians into successful acts and even Juno winners. What is the contest doing right?

From daycare to drag: Moonlighting in the capital Mar05

From daycare to drag: Moonlighting in the capital...

Nobody at her day job seems to care that Shade Nyx performs as a burlesque fetish-queen by night. Has Ottawa town finally shed some of its uptight manners?

L’Oscar: Quebec filmmakers take Hollywood Mar05

L’Oscar: Quebec filmmakers take Hollywood...

Move over, David Cronenberg. Currently it’s Quebec’s directors and francophone cinema that are drawing the world’s eye. Quebec filmmakers are reaching global audiences, dominating festivals, getting Oscar nods—and leading the rest of Canada. Why suddenly now?

Getting ‘Down’: The rise of social sex apps Mar05

Getting ‘Down’: The rise of social sex apps...

More and more young adults are using social sex apps like Tinder and Down. These dynamic new media are changing how people form relationships.

This year’s vintage Mar05

This year’s vintage...

In wearing vintage clothes, how can you show individual style? Answer: The vintage mash-up outfit, the newest trend in what’s old.

Gluten-free bakeries satisfy capital cravings Mar05

Gluten-free bakeries satisfy capital cravings...

You’d be surprised how well Ottawa compares to other Canadian cities, in meeting the burgeoning demand for gluten-free.

Twenty- and thirty-somethings set to turn Ottawa into arts capital Apr19

Twenty- and thirty-somethings set to turn Ottawa into arts capital...

A new generation of 20- and 30-somethings is remaking Ottawa into an urban destination of arts and culture. With hip and innovative late-night restaurants, new festivals and publications, is Canada’s capital becoming cool?