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Brazil-born, Toronto-based artist Diogo Snow, a.k.a. D-Snow, has an imagination as vivid as his colourful graffiti canvases. This month at Miami’s Art Basel, the Brazilian Canadian mounted an art installation that seemed all but guaranteed to go viral—an over-the-top live art show that saw him paint a Lamborghini Super Trofeo as it was suspended vertically in the […]
The pandemic is still here and supply chain issues have heavily impacted the apparel industry, but brands are still managing to present exciting product and engaging narratives. There are the expected brands that have become mainstays like Stussy, Supreme, and Louis Vuitton that continue to draw in consumers with its core pieces and collaborations. And […]
Lockdown after lockdown, the Internet continued to remind us that the plague brought Europe out of the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. Whether or not that turned out to be an applicable adage nearly 700 years later, it made sense that the imposed isolation and unprecedentedly clear Google Cals would have some creative payoff. […]
Based out of Canada’s capital city, Andy Akangah transforms rappers like The Weeknd and Drake into art ripped from a comic strip. With his brand AKARTS, he turns those pieces into product drops featuring tees, hoodies, bottoms and other accessories. His work’s so impressive it caught the eye of Timothée Chalamet, who wore the AKARTS Frank […]
Avan Jogia speaks like a man with range. Over the last few decades, the 29-year-old actor, writer, and newly minted director has appeared on TV as a shaggy-haired, much thirsted-after heartthrob (Nickelodeon’s tween sitcom Victorious), a cool-tempered 14th-century king (Spike TV’s Tut), and a sexually fluid actor turned stoner (Starz’s Now Apocalypse), among other parts. […]
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet expressed disappointment with the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict that came out on Friday, which found the 18-year-old not guilty on all charges after he shot and killed two people and wounded a third during a protests over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer in Kenosha, […]
Carsen Gray’s sound effortlessly takes you to a serene place. Signed to Nettwerk Music Group, the B.C.-based artist is set to release her latest EP Each Moment on Jan. 28th, 2022. Her soulful voice crosses the genres of R&B, Pop and Folk—she’s proven that she isn’t limiting herself into any specific box. Her musical talents are […]
‘Unlikely’ is a word that gets used a lot when people describe Fred VanVleet. Which tracks. After all, in five short years, the 27-year-old guard has gone from an undrafted, undersized kid from Rockford, Illinois to an NBA champion and the Toronto Raptors’ acting leader. He’s currently the highest-paid undrafted player in the league’s history, […]
Skip Waiters is putting himself out there. An experimental indie artist with a passion for music who wants to unpack years of trauma, the Toronto native sets himself apart by mining from personal pain to unearth universal truths. Allowing himself to be vulnerable, Skip opens up about past experiences with honesty and uses his platform to […]
On any given tunnel walk, you’re bound to find the Toronto Raptors’ homegrown rookie Dalano Banton rocking some drippy clothes with the words “In Your City” on them. That’s the name of a streetwear brand the Rexdale native and his childhood friends launched together a few years ago. It’s also something of a life philosophy they all live by. […]
