As every local Torontonian, we’ve been to the latest “hot spots,” the new nightclubs, the next trendy restaurant with rave reviews, but where’s the excitement? The spontaneity? If you’re sick of going out, “just cuz” it’s a Friday night and rather stay in watching Netflix and binge eating than fight off trolls at the club, this […]
R BLOG Editor-In-Cheif, Ruby Fay Wray, secretly releases debut single, Broken, on her 26th birthday on YouTube. With a psychedelic music video to boot, Broken, is an upbeat melancholic tune with a bluesy, R&B feel. An original tune by the upcoming artist who played bass guitar and vocals on the track. In addition she wrote the […]
Introducing R Vlog starting with the deep meaning behind R Blog’s cryptic name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEcjGvwvhz0 Video by, Ruby Wray
Like glistening rubies effortlessly catching the light of the runway glare, Narces debuts sparkle embedded gowns in red’s most enviable jewel tone. A refreshing addition to eveningwear at Toronto Fashion Week, the ruby colour palate combines the symbolic shade reminiscent of royalty and the red carpet, with flattering styles inspired by Chinese Qi Pao gowns. With strategic placing […]
You are what you eat, right? According to an article by Toronto Star, two-thirds of Canadian adults are overweight or obese and one-third of children are overweight. Canadians are currently facing an obesity epidemic because people stopped taking the time to listen to their bodies. As an old Jamaican saying goes, A man that doesn’t […]
Dog-owners face public backlash for using parks, but where are they supposed to go? Do we let protective parents run the parks while dogs can’t run at all? I’ve recently encountered multiple incidents where discrimination against animals is becoming an escalating issue in Toronto. It may be due to the ethnic diversity that Toronto brags […]
We know you’ve been sticking like glue to your new year’s goals, one of them being to get in shape. Shake up your workout routine by trying out a class, (or two) at the new Energia location at Pape and Danforth. Re-located from their space on Danforth, they are opening their doors today at 702 […]
The familiar clang of glasses being washed behind the bar is audible above the chill mood music. Water droplets hang loosely on upside down glass bongs that are being air dried along the counter. This isn’t your average bar and is certainly more reminiscent of an Amsterdam coffee house. Formally, Paradise Sports Bar and Billiards […]
Like a majestic beacon for natural skincare, Anthony Richards’ storefront, Tribal Eye, is not hard to find. Reggae music blasts from the open door in the heart of Kensington Market at 73 Kensington Ave. His store offers handmade natural skincare products, like rich Shea body butters, soap, coffee scrubs to target cellulite, dead sea mineral scrubs and […]
“Silver was the future, it was spacey . . . and silver was also the past–the Silver Screen–Hollywood actresses photographed in silver sets. And maybe more than anything, silver was narcissism–mirrors were backed with silver.” –Andy Warhol, POPism Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen exhibition at TIFF Bell Lightbox takes you back to the 1960’s when […]
