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#ROGUESTORIES: MJ DeCoteau, Rethink Breast Cancer

It’s the week after Booby Ball when I enter the Rethink Breast Cancer office, downtown Toronto. Breast Cancer Awareness Month—October—may be over, but there’s still a flurry of activity. I’m welcomed by MJ DeCoteau, who introduces herself with ease and confidence, and has a relaxed nature about her. Make no mistake, she’s built an impressive […]

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COCKTAIL: Gingerbread Drury Lane

The 90’s are making a comeback, and it has something triggering in us that feels all kinds of fuzzy. All this blast-from-the-past got me thinking, what’s the nostalgic cocktail for our generation? What makes you feel warm with memories, just in time for the holidays (aka the most reminiscent time of year)? I propose that we take something comforting and […]

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Life at 29

Everyone is born and raised with some type of expectation – whether it’s driven internally or externally (I see you with your eager parents). For me, life was always driven by an insatiable need for success, growth, and to some degree, unhealthy perfection. Life’s not really what I expected or imagined it to be at my […]

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#ROGUESTORIES: Danielle Meder, Fashion Illustrator

Danielle Meder is one of the first people I admired in the blogging space, working under the name and blog of “Final Fashion”. She draws a beautiful honesty in her sketches, and embodies the perfect blend of deep intellect with unexpected humor. Catch her any day delivering universal truths with a hearty laugh and wisdom. […]

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COCKTAIL: Cuban Redhead, by Ketler Kitchen

 Original recipe from Ketler Kitchen – www.ketlerkitchen.com. Please check them out – a couple that cooks and mixes cocktails together, stays together Fall means a change of cocktail repertoire. Just like the seasons shift, menus and ingredients change based on temperamental tastebuds. I’m ready for something smoother, warmer, and generally…something that reminds me of hanging […]

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My Vegas Experience – #VegasYou with Expedia

Gorgeous photos by Jessie Wade Lee / @jessiewlee on Instagram A destination like Vegas ignites all types of emotions – excitement, uncertainty, eagerness…it’s a place of possibility (endless, at that). Instead of the typical #ROGUESTORIES post that we do on Mondays, I thought I would share my own makings of a story, in the form of […]

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COCKTAIL: The Bellus-Vedere, by Bartender Atlas

Recipe and images courtesy of  Chad Coombs / @coqtale for BARTENDER ATLAS The Bellus-Vedere is Latin for beautiful view. Inspired by the architecture and history of the Belevedere Palace in Poland, this drink combines the simplicity of a crisp apple, with the celebration of a splash of Prosecco. I began with muddled green apple paired with mint leafs, symbolizing […]

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#ROGUESTORIES: Brittney Banks, Hair Stylist

Everyone’s relationship with their own hair is unique. It fluctuates day to day, season by season; sometimes it’s the last thing you care about, and others it’s an impossibly objective measure of your self worth. When you need a fix, and the idea of strolling into a salon that feels like a daytime nightclub-slash-vanity hospital […]

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How to Travel More Often

Travel seems daunting. That’s because it can be. There’s the philosophical ritual of packing questions. (What is essential to my survival?) Checking off the governmental and medical must-do’s only feeds anxiety. Budgeting can get downright existential. That’s the hardest part: trying to anticipate and calculate the emotional gain of an experience that’s yet to happen. […]

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COCKTAIL: The Palmetto

Recipe and images courtesy of to Bartender Atlas Everyone loves to drink Martinis, right? Well here’s a variation that dates back to the 1930’s. The Palmetto was originally printed in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book. Like the Martini, the Palmetto is not for the faint of heart. There is no juice to soften the blow, only […]

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#ROGUESTORIES: Kat Stefankiewicz, Raptors Personality

High energy is something that is innate to someone like Kat Stefankiewicz, a former dancer and the current in-game host of the Toronto Raptors. Having seen humble beginnings for the Raptors franchise, to the now booming Jurassic Park and We The North movement, she’s no stranger to excitement and change. She narrates her experience with […]