Posts by Desirée O
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Amy Sedgwick: Red Tent Sister
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the wonderful Amy Sedgwick… Amy Sedgwick has a passion for women’s health and wants them to be informed. With a goal “to provide a home, a safe space for women to develop a positive and healthy relationship to their bodies - a task that is … READ MORE
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Did *YOU* choose your path?
Growing up, my mom was always supportive of my career aspirations. When I showed an interest in writing, she bought me notebooks and special pens to encourage me. When I told her I wanted to act, she took me to the National Theatre School a province away to see if it interested me. When I felt visual art was part of my craft, she took me to galleries to show me what was possible. She … READ MORE
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Catherine Kustanczy: Arts, Culture, and Play Anon
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the awesome Catherine Kustanczy… Canadian arts and culture journalist, Catherine Kustanczy loves what she does. And what exactly is that? Let’s start with writing, producing, interviewing, and hosting for various established names like CIUT’s morning program, Take 5, Torontoist, blogTO, CBC Unlocked, and CBC Radio, … READ MORE
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Lilith Fair is back! Will you go?
After much talk through the Twitter grape-vine, Lilith Fair is indeed back with a new website and details starting to be released regarding the 2010 tour. No news yet on performers but the first round of cities has been announced: * Atlanta, GA * Boston, MA * Calgary, AB * Chicago, IL * Dallas, TX * Denver, CO * London, UK * Los Angeles, CA * Minneapolis, MN * Montreal, QC * New York, NY * Philadelphia, PA * Portland/OR * Seattle, WA * San Francisco, CA * Toronto, ON * Vancouver, … READ MORE
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Erin Karpluk: Being Erica & More
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the wonderful Erin Karpluk… Erin Karpluk knows how important life’s pivotal moments can be. As the lead in CBC’s incredibly popular Being Erica, Erin’s character has the chance to revisit key points in her life and change what she believes went wrong. A challenging role … READ MORE
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Call for Submissions: Write from the Hip 2010, Nightwood Theatre
Are you an Emerging Female Playwright? “Nightwood is a fertile breeding ground for new female talent.” - Michele Landsberg, Toronto Star Nightwood Theatre’s 11th annual emerging playwriting program, Write From the Hip is now accepting submissions from 18-29 year-old women looking for an opportunity to develop and write a play and advance their craft. Write from the Hip is a series of weekly workshops, mentoring and hands-on seminars in writing skills and professional play development specifically designed … READ MORE
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Erin Ross: Making Music in Nightwood
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the awesome Erin Ross… Erin Ross is responsible for half the singing, “guitaring” and songwriting in the Montreal band Nightwood. She also contributes regularly to the band’s art/style/music blog, where you can learn about their first full-length album coming out Oct. 1st on vinyl and … READ MORE
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Shameless Women: One Year Anniversary!
Next week is the one year anniversary of my Shameless Women column. Since I already have profiles scheduled for the next two installments, I thought I’d post quickly this week to say THANK YOU to all the Shameless Women we’ve met so far… I have interviewed so many kinds of women, from musicians and artists, to doulas and environmental activists, to cake-makers, radio DJs, burlesque performers, and more! I have learned so much from these women and … READ MORE
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Karley Tabak: She Sews Lovely
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the amazing Karley Tabak… Karley Tabak describes herself as “a fiancee, dachshund mommy, ESL teacher, perpetual student and Etsy shop owner.” Creating incredibly cute eco coffee sleeves and felt baby name books, she certainly doesn’t lie with the business name, she sews lovely. Karley gives … READ MORE
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How It All Vegan 10th Anniversary Edition: Even More Delicious!
It’s no secret that I adore Sarah Kramer and her amazing vegan cookbooks. I’ve profiled her pocket-sized Vegan A Go-Go and interviewed her for my Shameless Women column. Now the 10th Anniversary Edition of How It All Vegan has been released and it’s better than ever! Ten years after its first release HIAV is still one of the most popular vegan cookbooks around and a staple of any vegan cook’s kitchen. I had the chance to interview … READ MORE
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Karen Miranda Augustine: Ritualistic Pop Artist
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the wonderful Karen Miranda Augustine… Ritualistic Pop Artist, Writer, and Videomaker Karen Miranda Augustine uses the influences of African beliefs systems, outsider expressionism and counter-culture to create pieces that speak “to the place where earthly conditions converge with the metaphysical.” Her current solo exhibition AMERICAN EMPRESS: … READ MORE
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Pole Dancing Doll? For real?!!
After days of being swamped with work, I took a little time this morning to check out what’s been happening around the blogosphere. I really didn’t expect to come across this… The lovely ladies at BUST posted about the Pole Dancing Doll that has surfaced on the internet among huge controversy, and has a great discussion going on regarding this unbelievable toy. I could probably go on and on about the issues and implications concerning this doll, but … READ MORE
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AMERICAN EMPRESS: Credit for the Empire’s Troubled Royalty
If you’re in Toronto this month, you may want to head over to the North York Central Library to check out artist Karen Miranda Augustine’s new exhibition “AMERICAN EMPRESS: Credit for the Empire’s Troubled Royalty.” “From Tonya Harding to Lauryn Hill to Amy Fisher, AMERICAN EMPRESS: Credit for the Empire’s Troubled Royalty is a solo exhibition that explores adversity as a rite of passage. Presented as a series of mixed-media paintings, contemporary pop culture figures are … READ MORE
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Jordan-na Belle-Isle: Canadian Music Invasion
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the wonderful Jordan-na Belle-Isle… The unstoppable force behind Canadian Invasion, a music management, publicity and touring company, Jordan-na Belle-Isle is managing the music business her way. Driven by a “sheer love of Canadian music”, Jordan-na now handles a roster of varied musicians and bands while … READ MORE
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Amrita Chandra: Pushing Creative Boundaries
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the wonderful Amrita Chandra… If you already love contemporary art, you’ll adore tinku gallery. If it happens to be unfamiliar territory for you, Amrita Chandra will help you fall in love. A contemporary art gallery in Toronto, tinku gallery represents emerging and mid-career artists from … READ MORE
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1930s Futuristic Fashion Predictions
Take a look at this awesome video from the 1930s that shows what “some of the most famous fashion designers” predicted women (and a few men) would be wearing in the year 2000. Some highlights include: A designer that “goes so far as to believe that skirts will disappear entirely.” My goodness, could you imagine a woman who wears nothing but pants?!! She might if it’s paired with “an electric belt [that] will adapt the body to … READ MORE
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Sam Leeson: Pregnancy, Birth, and babyREADY
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the amazing Sam Leeson… Owner of babyREADY, Sam Leeson believes that women need to know their choices when it comes to pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, and their own bodies. A doula and educator, Sam has been involved with the births of over 200 babies, taught over … READ MORE
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Nightwood Theatre: accepting applications for apprenticeships
Are you a young woman interested in a career in the theatre? If so, then this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss! Nightwood Theatre, Canada’s National Women’s Theatre, is now accepting applications for apprenticeships in the 2009/2010 Season. Learn the intricacies of your craft from some of the best in the business, like Nightwood’s Artistic Director Kelly Thornton who I had the chance to interview for Shameless Women. Here is the info from Nightwood… Nightwood Theatre, Canada’s … READ MORE
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Kristin Peres: Cake or Death
Every other Thursday I profile a new incredible woman, each from a different walk of life. Different professions, causes, backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and anything/everything else! So without further delay, let me introduce the wonderful Kristin Peres… Custom cake creator Kristin Peres doesn’t make your ordinary cake. Want a Porsche cake? Sure, Kristin can make it. Want a Wii cake? Why not, Kristin can handle it. Want a cake shaped like a Storm-Trooper’s helmet? No problem. Actually, you … READ MORE
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Where Do You Draw The Line When It Comes To Where You Are Online?
“Are you online?” I was watching You’ve Got Mail the other night and smirked a little at this particular line. To these characters (from just 10 years ago), being online meant having an email account and apparently visiting chat rooms. That was it. Now, if you’re online, chances are, you’re more than one place online. Chances are, you’re plenty of places online. Myself, I have a website and a blog. I’m on Twitter, Facebook, and though I … READ MORE
