by Amanda DelaCruz
As we walked into the convention area...I had people in my periphery talking and pointing excitedly. Before a minute passed I had convention goers asking for a picture with the Queen. I've never had so many pictures of me taken in one day. I actually started to feel like royalty.
by Amanda DelaCruz
The frame of your experiences and outlook on life are what will dictate what you take away from the wonderful textures and nuances of Doors Without Keys. No written placard could do that for you.
by Sheba Arifullah
It was a great way to get out of my comfort zone and to try something I had never done. It was my little adventure, and nice to see the kinds of guys that were out there. I guess we're all just trying to find that one person who helps make us a better person than we were yesterday.
by Garnet Nagato
Now that the dénouement of the Blue Jays season is past us, we – the fan base – have received another kick in the crotch in the form of Alex Anthopolous departing from the team.
by Sheba Arifullah
Amongst all of the recent hullabaloo in Toronto (bat flips, Trudeau, Drake), the Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens trailer was released. So many questions...
by Sheba Arifullah
...Now, being a woman (in case you did not get that), I thought that perhaps I would not fit in, or would feel uncomfortable being at an expo catered to men...
by Sheba Arifullah
/ I quickly learned that it is not possible to dangle over the side like a rag doll, but that did not stop my imagination from convincing me otherwise.
by Phil Reiter
Growth is marketing, Philip La explains, but it’s “more about process” than the direct sell. And, Philip, as the User Growth Manager at figure1 – effectively Facebook or Instagram for healthcare professionals –, knows more than a thing or two about Growth.
by Culture Toronto Team
If you could look at this event with respect to the other big anime/cosplay events in TO, Atomic Lollipop is a lot like the rebellious little sibling in the family; slightly less popular with less experience, yet more willing to do crazy things, make mistakes and potentially die in a glorious James Dean-esque explosion.
by Amanda DelaCruz
I devour books, but this is a novel that made me read slowly. I tried to savour every paragraph and take in every moment, and when I finished, I read it again.
By Phil Reiter
With Uber's launch of their car pooling service this week amidst Pan Am insanity, the company's never had so much attention. Bitmaker Labs invites Culture Toronto to meet Uber's senior marketer at their home base.
with Sherif Badr and the creators of Velour Lashes
The Velour Lashes story is one about team work, a dream, the hustle to travel the world to push a product and wielding the power of social media. #BeyonceUsesIt
by Darren Bachan
A stunning photo journal of one of Game of Thrones' most beautiful shooting locations accompanied by insider knowledge and lore. Step into the mind of GOT directors with a true fan!
by Sherif Badr
Anime North was flooded this year with epic League Of Legends cosplays. We saw some outstanding megamen, Attack on Titan ferrets, one Diva Plavalaguna (5th element) that you just couldn't miss, and a Rick Grimes that made our day.
by Garnet Nagato
At E3, a spectacle of new electronic things, it was the recruitment of the old that drew the most attention. After much fan harassment Square Enix has announced the remake of Final Fantasy VII, a seminal piece in the canon of video game history (Like Doom, which was also announced).
by Jasmine Williams
The controversy is an example of an archetypal debate. Which offensive acts qualify as freedom of expression, and which fall under the category of hate speech?
With Amanda DelaCruz
"The idea with Animal Kingdom was to create a beautiful book which people would enjoy colouring as much as I enjoyed putting together. Something people would love to look at and want to show others and which once finished they would want to keep afterwards." - Millie
With Sherif Badr
This is a movie about coincidence where two men with the same name will make you question your beliefs.
By Amanda DelaCruz
What makes up the identity of a person? What traits are at the core of our being? What is unchanging and constant within you when all other variables are not? These questions are at the center of Claudia Gray's latest novel A Thousand Pieces of You.