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Ditch Soap, and WOSH

When was the last time you looked into the products you use on your body? Understanding the ingredients of your soap, its intentions for your body, and what your skin’s needs are the first steps towards really giving your body’s biggest organ the attention it deserves.  For centuries the ingredient

Essential works by black authors you should read right now

In Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, ‘Long Walk to Freedom’, the revolutionary South African civil rights leader writes, “No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can

Toronto will add 40km of super nice bike lanes this year

The big corona question: will any of this manifest meaningful change in our lives once the pandemic settles? The City of Toronto is banking on yes. Yesterday, City Council approved 40 kilometres of new on-street bike lanes around the city. The project is part of Toronto’s ActiveTO initiative, which seeks

New Zealand considers 4-day workweek to re-vivify economy

As the pandemic drags on, many are looking for silver linings. The dominant theory is that we will make profound changes to the poisonous ways in which we lived before coronavirus. Whether we experience an awakening or have misplaced our optimism remains to be seen. But New Zealand is already

Touchy Torontonians force mayor to consider “social distancing circles”

One nice day and y’all just couldn’t keep yourselves distant, could you? Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods park was pretty much a festival over the weekend despite the fact that social distancing is literally the only job many people have right now. I mean, look at this: That there is COVID’s wet