At the 2024 WineAlign National Wine Awards, the small Kelowna winery won big. The post British Columbia’s Spearhead Winery Named Winery of the Year appeared first on NUVO ..read more

We have listed a few must-have glow-y bronzers (to use with blush or on its own) to enhance your sun-kissed radiance this summer. The post 7 Bronzers for A Sun-kissed Glow appeared first on NUVO ..read more

Naturally Pacific opens its doors in Campbell River. The post Naturally Pacific Resort Opens the Door to Campbell River appeared first on NUVO ..read more

Sugar Kelp-Infused Peated Whisky is the latest release in The Peat Project, a limited-edition series of single malts he’s making at Macaloney’s Island Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery in Saanich on Vancouver Island. The post Seaweed and Smoke Make for a Whisky World First from a Vancouver Island Distillery appeared first on NUVO ..read more

These days, it feels like celebrity book clubs are as abundant as celebrity podcasts. There are the juggernauts: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and the Today show’s Jenna Bush Hager (Read With Jenna), who leverage their A-list celebrity status and multimillion film and TV audiences. Since the mid-2010s, Emma Watson (Our Shared Shelf) and Emma Roberts (Belletrist) have headed up smaller groups. More recently, there’s been another influx of book clubs from celebrities like Dua Lipa (Service95), Dakota Johnson (TeaTime Book Club), and Kaia Gerber (Library Science). Writer Sophie Vershbow spen ..read more

It feels like every week we read another headline about how caffeinated drinks are either good or bad for us. But what about caffeine in beauty products? Sure, it’s probably not going to hurt you, since it’s been used for eons, but what kind of benefits—if any—can it deliver? Caffeine is a naturally occurring substance that stimulates the central nervous system, hence its use as a “pick-me-up.” It’s typically found in three different types of beauty product: ones that promise to boost hair growth, under-eye depuffers, and cellulite treatments. How is it supposed to work? Dermatologist Dr. Sha ..read more

At the wheel of Auklet, a 10-person tender craft belonging to Cascadia, one of Maple Leaf Adventures‘ three marine tour vessels, it’s clear that Kevin Smith is in his element. Sporting a blue cap on his red hair and sunglasses to deflect the bright sunshine bouncing off Pacific Ocean waves, Smith deftly manoeuvres the boat into position a safe distance from the raft of sea otters we’ve come to observe in Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve on the western side of Vancouver Island. A hundred metres away, two humpback whales make their presence known with glimpses of spray and dorsal fins. This is ..read more

At the wheel of Auklet, a 10-person tender craft belonging to Cascadia, one of Maple Leaf Adventures‘ three marine tour vessels, it’s clear that Kevin Smith is in his element. Sporting a blue cap on his red hair and sunglasses to deflect the bright sunshine bouncing off Pacific Ocean waves, Smith deftly manoeuvres the boat into position a safe distance from the raft of sea otters we’ve come to observe in Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve on the western side of Vancouver Island. A hundred metres away, two humpback whales make their presence known with glimpses of spray and dorsal fins. This is ..read more

The career of Vivek Shraya, who is a multihyphenate in every sense, spans the genres of music, literature, visual art, theatre, and TV. She’s a three-time Canadian Screen Awards winner, a Polaris Music Prize nominee, and her nonfiction book I’m Afraid of Men has been heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel.” But there was a time in her life when she had a singular goal: to be a pop star. She detailed her journey to stardom, and subsequent fall back to earth, in CBC Gem’s limited comedy series How to Fail as a Pop Star—the autobiographical account’s third incarnation, following a thea ..read more

“Joyful” is the word that first comes to mind when stepping into the colourful Rixo flagship on London’s King’s Road. Multicolour-glass globes hang from the ceiling, bright striped wallpaper by Salvesen Graham adorns the interiors, and golden, blue, and maroon stone make up the terrazzo floors. It’s a place that is unapologetically loud and all the better for it, embracing maximalism for a retail experience that’s fun and energizing. Rixo is the cheerful incarnation of the creative musings of two twin sisters—who better to capture the whimsical and retro-yet-contemporary vibes of the womenswe ..read more