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Mario sport games have always had a certain charm that’s kept them fun, even if you don’t care for the sport being played. However, Mario Tennis Open falls flat on delivering a fun and whimsical take on tennis. Unlike its predecessors on consoles, this version lacks all of the thrills the previous games enjoyed.Special shots […]

Mo Handahu turns heads when she walks into the room. A symphony of colours, clashing patterns, bright red lipstick and a demure grin, Handahu’s bold personal style belies her quiet nature. At times it’s hard to hear her in the bustling cafe where we talk about her plans for the future, her style philosophy and […]

Mitchell Stuart Gilroy is a reluctant designer. His first love was architecture, something he attributes to a childhood love of Lego. “Once I actually began studying architecture, I quickly realized it wasn’t for me,” Gilroy says. “The philosophy behind the building was too far-fetched for me. I appreciated the utilitarian side of design.” From a […]

For some, a t-shirt could be considered a symbol of purity. Hanging on the line, made of crisp cotton, it’s an iconic symbol of the working commoner. BJ “Roses” Fougere and Keith “Relic” McLeod, designers at Estate Family Guilds, don’t entirely shatter this theory, but they do re-imagine it. Instead of the bone-weary-but-with-a-heart-of-gold working stiff […]

Mo Handahu designer at Clutch Culture and blogger at Curvy Geekery (curvygeekery.blogspot.ca) since 2010 TREND ALERT: Bright colors, denim that tells stories, statement jewelry, quirky prints, bright lips. LOCAL LOVES: designer Sebastian Blagdon, street style blog Fashion East, shops Dress in Time and 50 Hats, Biscuit General Store and J&R Grimsmo Danna Storey, blogger at […]

Eversion is described by the developer as “a cute platformer with a dark secret,” which I would call an understatement. This is the sort of game your friend sends you a link for, and you immediately know that it’s a trap of some sort. It starts out like a very Mario-esque platform game, the only […]

Like a virus, The Walking Dead‘s popularity has spread like crazy. Now the zombie madness has made the leap to video games and it’s actually a great experience, despite the stumbles. Focusing on story and emotion, The Walking Dead grabs you right away. You control Lee Everett, a new character in the series, during the […]

Dear sci-fi fans: All your dreams are coming true. Your best friends are coming to town: Captain Kirk, Darth Vader, Batman and Robin. They’re all going to be at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History…sorry, they won’t be. But their clothes will. Opening this Friday and running until August 26, The Museum of Natural […]

The curiously named Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a freeware roguelike game, a type of RPG where the difficulty is sky high, and the loss of your character means starting a new game. A bit masochistic, but the fun comes from the randomly generated dungeon you find yourself plummeting into. Your goal is to descend […]

 Some of the most innovative and breathtaking games have come from online platforms (PSN, Xbox Live Arcade). Journey is the latest masterpiece to continue this trend. You start out as a robed figure in a vast desert, with no real sense of who your character is, or what the goal might be. You see a […]