On April 8, 2024, North America was captivated by the first total solar eclipse since 2017, a celestial event that turned eyes skyward. While the world marvelled at this astronomical » Read More
Articles by Cora Li
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July 21, 2024
This is not the season for Shakespearean purists at Bard on the Beach. Every play has been re-written, ranging from mildly to wildly successful. The last offering for the 2024 season, » Read More
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July 20, 2024
Bard on the Beach’s third summer offering is a hilarious staging of The Comedy of Errors. As if one set of shipwrecked twins (in Twelfth Night) wasn’t enough, get ready » Read More
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July 6, 2024
The headline gives it all away: Bard on the Beach’s 35th season production of Hamlet – directed, adapted, and updated by the inventive mind of Stephen Drover – lets audiences » Read More
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June 29, 2024
Bard on the Beach opened its 35th season with Shakespeare’s gender mix-up tale Twelfth Night or What You Will. This romp is a comedic staple, with only A Midsummer Night’s » Read More
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May 1, 2024
Global warming and climate change are growing topics of concern. Over the years I have been making steady changes in my beauty routine towards brands that have sustainability and simplicity » Read More
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April 27, 2024
Ever since celebrities like Khloe Kardashian and Madison Beer revealed that they covet the PanOxyl Foaming Face Wash as their secret weapon against acne, the brand has amassed a cult » Read More
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March 18, 2020
Canada may not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking about luxury skincare, so I was surprised to learn that Reversa products are not only home-grown but » Read More
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February 18, 2020
The Arts Club production of Cipher is in partnership with Calgary’s Vertigo Theatre, who commissioned this grand prize-winning play from the 2018 Alberta Playwriting Competition. The playwrights themselves, Ellen Close » Read More
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February 5, 2020
Ah, to be a fly on the wall in the theatre! That’s what playwright Michael Frayn gives audiences in his 1982 play, Noises Off. Under the calculated and rigorous direction » Read More
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January 27, 2020
A few seasons ago, I was introduced to Skinceuticals, an innovative cosmeceutical brand. They lead the way when it comes to bridging the gap between prescription-based pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter cosmetics and » Read More
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December 2, 2019
I was inspired by the holiday rituals I know best, which are the movies so many of us watch—particularly A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life. It struck me » Read More
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October 17, 2019
I hadn’t known about skincare brand AlumierMD until I was recently invited to receive a beauty facial at Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel. The event was one of the more unusual » Read More
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August 29, 2019
Coriolanus, Bard on the Beach’s final play of its 30th anniversary season, opened to a standing ovation over the weekend. Coriolanus is a difficult, controversial and lesser-known Shakespearean work, yet » Read More
