The boxing ring and the nail salon collide in Souvankham Thammavongsa’s first novel

There’s a depth of power to the Giller-nominated Pick a Colour, built precisely out of the choices and conceits Thammavongsa ...

How do you make a game feel scary? Here's how these three artists pull it off

The creative talents behind The Crooked Moon, Psychroma and Dead by Daylight share the ways they use character design, detailed texture and music to create a hair-raising experience.

The Ottawa exhibition asking Canadians how they’d like to die

At OAG, The Art of a Good Death brings palliative-care research into the public realm through painting, film and an ...

Want to be more persuasive? Talk with your hands, study finds

Words matter — but your hands might matter more, according to a new UBC study which found that purposeful hand gestures can ...
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The Clever Painters Tape Hack For Perfectly Aligned Edges Every Time

Quick and finesse-free, this painter's tape and sandpaper hack creates perfectly taped edges to keep even the slightest ...

Made in Canada: Five toques to keep your head toasty warm this winter

Roots Canada Intarsia Toque $38 This patriotic pop of red has Canadian winter written all over it. With its bold hue and fair ...

Tattoo artist draws on deep connections to ancient Nigerian art forms

Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in ...