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Dec 1, 2020
2 min

Doggie Gingerbread Treats

Your kids can still do something nice for the animals who need it most by making dog treats for local animals in need.

Dec 1, 2020
4 min

Finding Art & Life in Waste

I believed in the false dilemma of choosing between a professional career and passion. I chose to lay my passion aside for my career.

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

Festive Christmas Stocking

A festive, easy sewing project to add some Christmas cheer at home.

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

If asked, whether you could tell the difference between “fake” and “true” news, how would you reply? Most are susceptible to disinformation.

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Dec 1, 2020
7 min

Why Theatre Matters (And What We Must Do To Save It)

I was determined that no plague, politics, or ignorance would ever allow the theatre to die, it simply has too much to give to too many.

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington

Mushroom Wellington. It makes a great vegetarian alternative for your Christmas feast that will even please the family carnivores.

Dec 1, 2020
7 min

Liberté, Egalité, Communauté

Activist, Leader, and Entrepreneur, Jessica Xie is a proponent of equality and inclusivity in her community and everywhere she goes.

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Dec 1, 2020
2 min

Reviving Cinema in Beijing

I was back in my hometown Dalian, China, on the day that COVID-19 became real, overhearing the waiters talk about a flu that has been going.

Dec 1, 2020
3 min

Restarting with Life Startup

COVID-19 ended up one of the best things that happened to me this year, despite all the plans to travel the world that got canceled. Why?

Dec 1, 2020
2 min

12 Facts of Christmas

12 facts of Christmas that will surprise you and change what you thought about the yuletide season.

Dec 1, 2020
8 min

How to Be A Mental Health Lived Experience Advocate in a Pandemic

When the pandemic hit and closed many resources, Katrina saw an opportunity to start her non-profit, Persons With Mental Illness (PWMI).

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Dec 1, 2020
4 min

Renewing Joy in Parenting

Being a parent is hard and in lockdown, even harder. This is where mom of 4 and Parent Coach, Cynthia can help.

Dec 1, 2020
4 min

Design & Sensibilities

From globetrotting consultant to Parisienne Interior Decorator and Artist, Shana Weisberg’s account, studio SENSIBILITÉ, is a visual ode to

Dec 1, 2020
4 min

Conversations with Outtakes

Outtakes is 'normalising those uncomfortable conversations' such as conversations about 'Allyship', 'Intersectionality', and 'Checking in.'

Dec 1, 2020
5 min

When Covid Closed Doors, a New Type of Zoom Opened

March 2020. The world hit the brakes and came to a screeching halt. I was home now, without a gym to teach my spin classes.

Dec 1, 2020
4 min

Coming "Awake"

If The Fray and Tim Burton had a jazzy love child... then you would get Von Banke. What does an artist do during a lockdown? Make music!

Dec 1, 2020
5 min

All the World's A Stage

A writer, director, radio host, and true gentleman, Jim speaks on the value of live theatre, notably in smaller or rural communities.

Dec 1, 2020
3 min

Tips for Keeping Christmas Cheer while in Lockdown

Although the holidays may be slightly different this year, it does not mean it has to be less jolly. Tips on how to keep the Christmas cheer

Dec 1, 2020
7 min

Cooking Through My Pandemic

The year 2018 was my pandemic, I was in a mental lockdown. Basically, I was on social welfare for almost 2 years. I couldn’t get a break.

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