I was in Shoppers Drug Mart a couple days ago. I glanced over the magazine display as I typically do. And then: I stopped dead in my tracks.…
My one regret: I didn’t interview Maya Angelou when I had the chance. When I look at this picture of myself, my eyes, what I see emanating from…
If there was ever a time for the demand of content, this was it. As I scanned the cable channels and streaming platforms, it became glaringly obvious – after watching a few shows and movies and clicking them off within 10 minutes of the start – that there wasn’t much that resonated with me. Where were the shows for the 50 plus year old woman, or the 50 plus woman of colour?
It’s that time of year again, film festival season in Toronto. This will mark the 15th year for the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival. That’s 15 years of…
The last four months have been crazy; crazy doesn’t even adequately describe all that has been happening. COVID-19 has forced us to be home, sit still, or binge…
What real hair extensions have over synthetic hair extensions is the flexibility to style without any limitations. Heat – Style real hair with a hair dryer, blow dryer,…
More women in executive positions means more profits for companies. What? Do you need me to say it again? More women in leadership roles translate to higher profits;…
Summer is just around the corner – longer days of sunshine, flowers are blooming, city sidewalks are filled with an eclectic mix of people, lunchtime and after-work happy-hours…
Is feta cheese made from cow’s milk or sheep and goat’s milk? The answer may not be as obvious as you think. I recently had a chat with…
Fall 1992. Detroit. I was in my 3rd. year at the University of Windsor (after taking a year off) located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; the border city…
So, I had a frightening experience the other day. I was sitting in a small boardroom, gray walls, no windows except for a dark glass (two-way mirror)…
Traveling is one of my favourite things to do. It is one of the best forms of education – you learn first hand about other cultures, foods, politics,…