“No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.” ~Alice Walker When I was a child and in my early teenage years, I was a free bird. I laughed easily, loved life, never worried, and dreamed big. I thought the best of others, the glass was always full. I
Avril Lavigne has built an entire career out of singing angsty breakup tunes, but she’s not really keen on being ‘Complicated’ with her exes. It’s safe to say that the Canadian singer hasn’t had the best luck with love in recent years. She’d been married and divorced not once but twice in her twenties. She
Addison Rae Easterling is a notable white TikToker with nearly 80 million followers, which has built her platform by participating in dance challenges and sharing short lip-sync videos, many of which include choreography created by Black TikTokers. Over the past year, there have been calls of frustration from Black content creators, who say their work
Stressed out girls are always running around, trying to get shit done. They have a million things on their plate because they hate saying no to an opportunity, no to a friend in need, no to the chance to have some fun. Stressed out girls are trying their hardest to balance their social lives and
“I’d go back to my younger self and, ‘Lighten up. Take it easy. Relax. Don’t be so anxious about everything. Try not to have today stolen from you by anxiety about yesterday or tomorrow.’” ~Bill Nighy I believe there is great power in looking back at our past to learn from our experiences, mistakes, and
America has had nearly 200 mass shootings in 2021 so far, including one on May 6 at a school in Idaho that had a powerful conclusion thanks to a courageous and compassionate teacher. There was shooting in the hallway Krista Gneiting was preparing her students at Rigby middle school for their final exams when she
This upcoming long weekend, as COVID-19 case numbers continue to decline in Canada (for the most part), experts are advising us to do the thing we’ve been recommended to do for the past year and a half: hang out in your backyard. If you’re looking for some family fun, lifestyle expert Susie Wall recently joined
Today, it’s okay to be broken. It’s okay to be hurt or discouraged, and you don’t have to make yourself be ‘okay’. No, not today. Today, it’s okay to feel lonely. Maybe things had been tough. Maybe he fell out of love and you just felt out of place. And that’s okay. Today, cry as
The letter contained a cryptic and foreboding message. Madonna and Tupac are two of the biggest names in the music industry, but contemporary audiences might not know that they had briefly pursued a romance in the nineties. NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 01: (L-R) Raquel Welch, Madonna and Tupac Shakur at the Interview Magazine party
As a second summer with COVID-19 restrictions approaches, many Canadians have been on the hunt for available outdoor bookings — from camping in national parks to alternative trips like glamping. Back in February, Ontario Parks stated reservations for its campsites have nearly doubled since 2020, with bookings made between Jan. 1 and Feb. 5 increasing