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When it comes to Going Green, driving an eco-friendly car is one of the best ways to minimize your carbon footprint and save some money. Most people flock towards cult favourites like the VolksWagen Beetle or BMW MINI (commonly called Mini Cooper), but what you gain in style you may lose at the pump. Here’s our breakdown of fuel-efficient cars you should consider.

(1) Hybrid Vehicles

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Have you made plans for this weekend?  If you’re in Montreal and have a hankering for great music and pasta, you are in luck.

Montreal’s Italian Week

Come to Little Italy through Sunday August 15 and engulf yourself in Italian culture with food and entertainment.  We wonder why this event is billed in French instead of, say, Italian but maybe that's troppo pazzo?

Admission: FREE

September is looming, and for those of you off to university it could mean a lot of shopping. We’ve put together a dorm makeover kit - 5 big changes for under $100!

Students love futons for their dual-purpose couch-to-bed feature, but they have to endure a lot of spills and crumbs. This Surefit fleece futon cover is only $25 and comes in a variety of basic colours.

Pair your neutral futon with...

MAC recently teamed up with New York fashion label Rodarte, for their 2010-11 Fall/Winter Collection. The line of make-up products was inspired by Rodarte’s fashion line inspired by the Mexican border town of Juarez.

The colours in the collection were meant to highlight the desert beauty of the town; however, the town is notorious for its high-level of rape and murder of young women and girls....

For the second year in a row, The Body Shop is taking part in the Stop Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People 2010 campaign.
They will be raising funds through the sale of the Soft Hands Kind Heart Cream. It retails for $7-10 (available in 2 sizes), and about $5 from each purchase will go to Beyond Borders to help change the lives of millions of young people.

A second initiative is their...

The September 2010 issue of Vogue Italia features a 24-page spread of model Kristen McMenamy in oil-soaked clothes posing as a dying animal.

The photographer, Steven Meisel, was clearly portraying the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but is this an appropriate way to draw attention to the disaster?


A featured fashion item in the shoot (not covered in oil) is the seaweed-style necklace...

The quickest and cheapest way to give your home a facelift is a fresh coat of paint. Paint colours on trend right now are ‘barely there’ pastels. Here are three looks that will work in almost any room in your house.

Lavender Romance

Lavender offers a serene feeling in a room and is best when accessorized with metallics and rich fabrics. The contrast of light lavender against dark wood creates a...

Chelsea Clinton walked down the aisle on her father's arm this weekend in a beautiful ivory, strapless gown. Chelsea was dressed by Vera Wang who also attended the wedding.

The dress featured a draped bodice accentuating her tiny waist with a swirling skirt and train. The skirt is gathered ivory silk organza, and the bodice had diagonal pleats of tulle. The finishing touch was the eye-catching...

Summer is the peak season for weddings, and that means many of you are probably scrambling to throw together bridal showers for your sister, cousin, or best friend.

It’s nice to give the shower a theme because it will be easier to narrow down ideas for games, party favours, and decorations. Here are some of our favourites:

“Stock the Pantry”
Mail out a blank recipe card with the invitation and...