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The Globe and Mail •

Opinion: Once a Mormon, always a Mormon

Greg Hudson is a journalist and author based in Toronto.

When I recently unveiled the cover of my book, The Missionary: A Memoir of Superheroes, Sin and Saving Souls for the Mormon Church on social media, I received a text from my older brother asking me if it was too late to change the name. I wasn’t surprised by the question. After all, I had included a bit of a slur that applied to him in the subtitle. I told him that unfortunately it wasn’t my decision. Besides, I was pretty sure that the g...
Literary Review of Canada •

Doing Nothing Right | A review of “The Leisure Ethic” by David Edward Tabachnick | Literary Review of Canada

In high school, my friend (and sometimes rival) was a big Bertrand Russell fan. One might think more red-blooded sixteen-year-old boys would be down with a spunky moral philosopher who died in 1970, but no. I think he was the only one. Despite his best efforts to share Russell’s work with me, I never got into him — probably because my friend (and sometimes rival) was mostly enthusiastic about Russell’s atheism and, in those days, I was the opposite of an atheist.


Had my friend led with Russel...

In the Shadow of the Moon’s Cleopatra Coleman Talks Sci-Fi, Biracial Identity and Finding Her Zen

While talking to actress Cleopatra Coleman, I learn a shocking truth: There are dead zones that can extend across whole communities in Los Angeles and that are impervious to whatever magic it is that makes cellphones work. And Coleman seems to be living in one of those dead zones now.

If this were the set-up to a sci-fi movie, it would probably be right up Coleman’s alley, but it’s just a case of poor reception. I’m listening about as hard as a person can, but I might as well be talking to a ghost calling from a subway pay phone circa 1983. I’m both talking to her and not.

PinkCherry has fun with the joy of sex

Sex may sell, but that doesn’t mean selling sex toys isn’t complicated. And when it’s three giant billboards doing the selling, it’s easier to sell happiness instead.

That’s idea behind online adult store PinkChery’s latest OOH campaign, created by Toronto agency The Local Collective. Comprised of playful, suggestive statements, it is about helping people start the year off with some positivity and intrigue, while helping to solidify a consistent visual identity for a brand many Canadians still have low awareness of.
GQ •

How to Wear a Sweater Vest: 7 Stylish Ways to Pull Off the Endlessly Versatile Knit

The humble sweater vest has had one hell of a decade. In the early 2010s, the knitwear staple was all but left for dead, the sort of fuddy-duddy sartorial relic only your grandpa could love. And then a funny thing happened: Dressing like your grandpa became the coolest thing in menswear. Suddenly those sleeveless castaways were back at the center of the conversation, popping up on the backs of inventive dressers like Tyler, the Creator and in the collections of vibey labels like Supreme and Our...
GQ •

I Tried Seasonal Color Analysis, the '80s Fashion Trend Taking Over TikTok

This Saturday, I’m getting married in my backyard. I’ve spent the last few months trying to find the perfect suit. That hasn’t, as you might expect, involved consulting with a cadre of aged Italian tailors or delving deep into the darkest corners of r/MaleFashionAdvice. Instead, it’s led me on a journey to discover my color season. In 1973, Carole Jackson published Color Me Beautiful, her seminal work on the subject of seasonal color analysis. The book—which has sold more than 13 million copies...
Glory Media •

What Can Drag Superstar Priyanka Teach Us About Entrepreneurship?

As any disciple of RuPaul’s Drag Race will tell you, nothing is ever guaranteed. RuPaul, the entertainment scion and drag queen widely credited for ushering drag culture into the mainstream, likes to keep her queens on their toes. The show, which is now in its 13th season and has launched a growing list of international franchises, is the ultimate test of a drag queen’s performance abilities. It is a gauntlet that ultimately crowns an individual each season for having the most—as RuPaul puts it—...
FASHION Magazine •

Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Privilege, the Fear of Unemployment & the Ethics of Acting - FASHION Magazine

By the time I arrive at the restaurant on the 44th floor of a downtown-Toronto hotel, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is already waiting at the table, looking like a friend you haven’t seen since high school—familiar and welcoming but not entirely without mystery. She’s dressed casually but professionally—a cardigan may or may not be involved—and her hair is pulled back.Actually, you know what it is? She looks like a Hollywood casting director’s version of a friend you haven’t seen since high school, which is t...
FASHION Magazine •

Beanie Feldstein of 'Booksmart' and 'How to Build a Girl' on Being "Built Happy," Musicals and (of Course) Llamas - FASHION Magazine

We’re on the patio at one of Beanie Feldstein’s favourite brunch spots. It feels transplanted from Los Angeles—which is to say there is a shocking dearth of deep-fried dishes. But the mechanical roar and shudder from a nearby construction crew, the buildings and the presence of Beanie* herself place us very clearly in New York. Chelsea, to be exact. And when in Chelsea with an impossibly charming actress well on her way to attaining her dream career, you talk about llamas.* Author’s note: It’s j...
Sharp Magazine •

Chris Evans Is Tired of Feeling Inauthentic

Chris Evans has a lot on his mind.The Oscars are in less than a week, and he’ll need to look so good on the red carpet that people don’t notice how uncomfortable that whole situation makes him. He just got back from a fitting with his stylist. The tux he’ll end up wearing, a royal blue take on a classic, works nicely. Now he’s looking at a night filled with some much-needed house cleaning, because as he puts it, “it’s getting pretty gross.” But, mostly, he’s thinking about America.“Lately all I’...