Ottawa Indie Fest, a cultural, not-for-profit organization, is celebrating cinema by showcasing independent films and filmmakers from Canada. In February, Ottawa Indie … More
Author: Leviana Coccia
#CelebrateImagination: A fundraiser to change literacy rates in Ontario
Imagine not being able to read this sentence, while also being a young parent with a child to look after. … More
Photo Friday: A chocolate tale
A lot of stories you read this weekend and for the rest of this month will probably start something like … More
Meet Adam Groffman: Full-time traveller
Meet Adam Groffman: A Texas-born American living in Berlin who spent his childhood and college years in Boston before giving up his … More
Three body-positive stories you need to read, now!
Maybe it’s that everyone’s new year’s resolutions are seriously failing (as expected) or maybe there has been a serious improvement … More
How to jump-start your career as a writer: Start writing
Listening to Metro Morning, a CBC radio program on weekday mornings, a few months ago, I heard the host of … More
How to stand out as a Canadian tourist in Australia
On October 6, 2014, I hopped on a plane to embark on a 20-hour journey from Toronto to Sydney. This … More
My reaction to “The Nature of the Basic Bitch”
Hoodwinked Films, a comedy team from Vancouver has created a video called “The Nature of the Basic Bitch.” It’s funny … More
All she wants for Christmas is school
Jenny Benson is the president of The Aninga Project, an organization based in Halifax that helps girls in Uganda. Benson … More
The culture of butts
We are smack in the middle of a butt-loving society. Whether we’re Pinteresting “Make Your Butt Bigger” or doing YouTube … More
Giving Tuesday: Supporting the future of girls
Today, Tuesday, December 2, is Giving Tuesday, an international initiative that kickstarts the season of giving. It comes after Black … More
Joel Zola, homeless youth turned entrepreneur, on changing Toronto
In this city where many of us work, play and study with little to no thought about the strangers sharing … More