
Ballers: Is It Worth The Binge?
There was recently a rather large kerfuffle involving the NFL and certains acts of free speech, and I think that regardless of your (surely…
Read MoreThere was recently a rather large kerfuffle involving the NFL and certains acts of free speech, and I think that regardless of your (surely…
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Read MoreSam Roberts, of Sam Roberts Band, has been a steady player in the Canadian music scene for well over a decade. From the scrappy…
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Read MoreThere are any number of stories out there featuring the macabre, the complex, and the sordid that are, let’s say, tempered and purified for…
Read MoreLouis C.K. is the everyman of comedy. He exists in an easily recognizable space, as far as comics go: he appears, at surface value,…
Read MoreJust because a story features children, or tells a tale from the viewpoint of a child, or even has a conventionally happy ending, doesn’t…
Read MoreLate last year, the world lost an immeasurably talented and influential man when musician, poet, and all around beloved artist Leonard Cohen passed away. Cohen…
Read MoreMarilyn Monroe: one of the most beautiful, fascinating stars to have graced our screens, and one whose untimely passing has served, in a sense,…
Read MoreIt’s back. HBO’s much lauded, much loved Game Of Thrones will go down in history as one of the most expensive television shows of…
Read MoreThe power of successful filmmaking rests in its ability to tell you compelling stories, regardless of whether you may be unfamiliar with them. The…
Read MoreStanding at a staggering six-foot-three, Lucky Blue Smith, a nineteen-year-old bleached blond Mormon from Utah, has been making waves in the male modeling industry….
Read MoreIt’s a fairly regular occurrence that networks and studios simply recycle and repurpose stories we’ve already seen on screen. In a world of sequels,…
Read MoreErin McGean is an artist for a new era — the digital era, that is. Based in Ontario, Canada, the artist produces nature-inspired collage…
Read MoreIn times of crisis, when there is only darkness, heroes will rise. When facts don’t matter, when shame is non-existent, and when the ignorant…
Read MoreChef Claudio Aprile is a storyteller. We arrange to speak over the phone about the upcoming launch of his new Toronto restaurant, Copetín, and…
Read MoreThe latest superhero series on Netflix, Iron Fist, is the latest story under attack for whitewashing. Aloha was condemned a couple of years ago, and last year it was Gods…
Read MoreNathan Wyburn, a twenty-five year old Welsh Fine Art graduate, has made an early name for himself in the art world. Both his practice…
Read MoreNearly a year has passed since The Amazing Race Canada’s Steph and Kristen stepped onto the victory mat in the season four finale. This…
Read MoreAaron Scamihorn, the founder of RONLEWHORN Industries, is a designer, illustrator, and print artist. Working from his studio in Plainfield, IN, Scamihorn is creating cultural posters…
Read MoreArtur Bordalo II is a Lisbon-based artist whose works have been exhibited at solo and collective shows, as well as festivals, since 2011. His…
Read MoreWe recently chatted with Gaëtane Verna, the Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto. In the midst of preparations for Power Ball XIX (presented…
Read MoreOf the many pop culture phrases we throw around in careless abundance, ‘guilty pleasure’ might be among the most popular, especially when we have so much…
Read MoreTOMS isn’t just an apparel brand; it’s a company that gives. By the numbers, the company boasts an impressive track record: to date, it has donated over…
Read MoreYesterday we published the first installment of our two-part exploration on the art of the new barber. Today we bring our story close to…
Read MoreHistorically, the barbershop is no stranger to multi-tasking. The profession celebrates a long and storied past; barbers were highly respected in ancient Egyptian culture,…
Read MoreOne of the most popular annual music festivals exists in a curious space: it’s both widely defined and ill defined. Massive, varied, and all consuming by those who attend, it…
Read MoreThe one thing most television viewers can agree on is that if you’re going to watch Game of Thrones, you need to make sure you…
Read MoreYoung stars have enjoyed a healthy love affair with grey hair in the last year. Celebrities too young for silver strands of their own…
Read MoreWhile attending the College of Creative Studies in Detroit in 2010, Veronica Scott was challenged to create a product that filled an actual need…
Read MoreOne of the more admirable qualities of most well-adjusted human beings is the capability, or at least potential, to reflect fondly on the past, regardless of…
Read MoreOver the last five years or so, our collective consumption of pop culture can be summed up in one word: binge. From the advent…
Read MoreI grew up listening to the sound of legendary broadcaster, music historian, and writer Alan Cross on what was once CFNY in the mid…
Read MorePowered by its undying love to celebrate itself and honour every film that makes Hollywood (and filmmaking) look wonderful, the Academy sometimes swings and…
Read More“I don’t read cosmo for politics. You’re not the nytimes.” — @MercedezGossard “Cosmo covering US politics?! Definitely is entertainment now…” — @AnitaSharma “Cosmo, stick…
Read MoreValentine’s Day has come and gone, but here at KHACHILIFE, we believe in spreading the love year-round. So, keeping that in mind, we’ve compiled…
Read MoreBe it drama or comedy, or whatever exists in between, most television series have a crutch they can’t help but lean on: creating endless scenarios and…
Read MoreChalk it up to Pinterest or perhaps Instagram, but there has certainly been a rising interest in paper art over the past couple of…
Read MoreBe it a former criminal who dons a suit that makes him an ant, a pure-hearted patriot given super strength and super handsomeness, or…
Read MoreIt’s an inevitable part of the calendar, whether we like it or not (almost certainly not), and regardless of how optimistic we are (it’s false…
Read More2016 is drawing to a close, and we here at KHACHILIFE are using this time to reflect on our literary adventures this past year….
Read MoreHarrods — London, England This uppercrust shopping destination, located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, has wowed visiters for over 160 years and is the biggest department store…
Read MoreThis just in: no one drank eggnog at the Nativity. Shocked? No? Of course you’re not. There has been an increasingly blurred line between…
Read MoreThe slow, reluctant death of cable is entering its final stages; the end is inevitable, and it will be the sports that finally cut…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving to all our American readers! It’s a special time of year, bookended by important holidays. And while it’s a time for eating,…
Read MoreJann Arden, once resident it-girl-meets-wild-child of Canada’a music scene, is anything but idle these days. She’ll be performing in the upcoming “It’s Always Something”…
Read MoreErin Rothstein’s artwork will probably make you hungry — and that’s the point. FEAST, a temporary exhibition of Rothstein’s work, was held last week…
Read MoreWhat a great time it is to be an adult child! Not only have millennials and their ilk given legitimacy to careers such as…
Read MoreInexplicably, a beloved 80s movie was remade for modern audiences with the gender roles reversed, and neither did the world come to an end…
Read MoreThe seasons and months have changed, and the start of October presents a curious time on the calendar. It’s almost an unofficial New Year’s:…
Read MoreA couple hundred films and 10 days later, the Toronto International Film Festival came to an exhaustive and exhausting ending. Only 340 more days until…
Read MoreInstagram can sometimes feel like a treasure hunt: the search for that beautiful landscape photo or well curated #interiorinspiration post can be made difficult…
Read MoreLast night’s debate was, amongst many other things, a sign that we are nearing the final stretch of what has been (regardless of which…
Read MoreYou don’t have to venture too far out into the world to encounter people who aren’t particularly self-aware. Whether that involves those with heads…
Read More“We were living in this beautiful country where anything was possible, and dreams really could come true if you worked hard enough,” says Jeanne…
Read MoreThe massive, ever-moving mechanism that is the National Football League knows no limits as it continues its quest for world domination. America’s most popular…
Read MoreIt can be at once overwhelming and exhilarating, a mélange of anticipated movies, lavish parties, celebrity, beauty, and excess. It’s the start of September…
Read MoreIt’s one of the most exciting times of year if you’re a movie fan. It’s one of the most stressful times if you’re a…
Read MoreWhere there is more Bloodline, there is also Stranger Things. Another season of Orange Is The New Black comes with announcements of Bojack Horseman….
Read MoreA celebration of athletics, competition, camaraderie, and in more than a few instances, costumes, the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Games have come and gone….
Read MoreIt was inevitable that after becoming a record-setting, critically and publically praised, Tony Award-winning revelation of a musical, Hamilton was eventually going to be adapted…
Read MoreThis summer, like every summer, movie theatres are crowded with sequels, remakes, revisions, re-imaginings, and all other euphemistically described films that are glorified recycled…
Read MoreWe are well past the time when online dating was seen as something rare, strange, especially dangerous, and exceedingly ostracizing. While the narrow-minded among…
Read MoreTo hear Margie Gillis speak about art is not unlike watching beauty unfold upon a stage. Her gentle voice is underscored with a kind…
Read MoreDue to general laziness and a narrow scope of vision, major studio films tend to rely on the same cinematic tropes and genre conveniences…
Read MoreIt’s not that you can’t enjoy both The Big Bang Theory and Arrested Development, but it’s hard to believe that you could love them…
Read MoreRan Goel has come a long way from Wall Street. The former investment lawyer greets me in his North York, Toronto office, the home base…
Read MoreThere exist a lot of moving parts that go into telling a story on film, and from the script to the screen, plenty can…
Read MoreOne of the biggest documentary festivals in the world is underway, and through no fault of its own, Hot Docs can be kind of…
Read MoreI imagine at one point or another, most of us have been perusing Amazon or walking into some media store, noticed a sale for…
Read MoreLocation – it may not be everything, but it surely counts for something when it comes to film. Location is key, especially when the setting of a…
Read MoreSomewhere along the way – maybe around the time when fans began to get really excited for the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future – the general public was trying hard to convince itself that hoverboards…
Read More‘Timeless’ is often an adjective thrown around too often when it comes to praising films. There are indeed iconic movies that transcend the period…
Read MoreJacques Cartier, Marco Polo, Jacques Cousteau – the names of famous explorers are peppered through history, the profession itself a thing that has long…
Read MoreSeeking refuge from excess stimuli, we as a group of engaged citizens-of-the-world have collectively tried a lot of different things. We’ve embraced yoga and…
Read MoreSomewhere in the dark and ominous woods, under a bleary grey sky, lives the titular figure in Robert Egger’s terrifying new horror film The…
Read MoreThe single life can be a bit of a challenge for people who insist on finding love the good old-fashioned way. But when you…
Read MoreIf you’re reading this, congratulations – you survived what is likely the most divisive day of the year. There are those holidays and celebrations that some…
Read MoreIn his new, exceedingly optimistic documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore travels around Europe, adopting progressive and beneficial ideas to bring back to…
Read MoreThe Oscars are an event and an institution, a particular lens through which to evaluate and embrace something that we already enjoy. They’re great…
Read MoreWith New Year’s resolution follow-through already starting to dwindle, it’s time to find new and exciting ways to spice up 2016. For those of…
Read MoreWhen you were a child, what did you dream of becoming when you grew up? Were you encouraged to reach for that dream or…
Read MoreWe’re reaching critical mass. The Oscar nominations just came out and, as usual, a lot of people are upset about plenty of films and…
Read MoreAlan Rickman, award-winning actor whose formidable body of work spanned over forty years, has passed away at the age of sixty-nine. According to a…
Read More“As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I’ve…
Read MoreSelf Improvement It’s the end of the first full week of January, that curious part of the calendar where lofty New Year’s resolutions come…
Read MoreDepending on how much time you spend in coffee shops and retail stores, or with your family, the spirit of Christmas is eventually inescapable….
Read MoreWith the holidays upon us we find ourselves rushing around from store to store in a mad dash for gift buying and party prepping….
Read MoreFor the first time in their illustrious careers, two of Canada’s greatest living legends, “Rompin’ Ronnie” Hawkins and Gordon Lightfoot, have come together on…
Read MoreWith the month of December come festivity and revelry, lights and music, reflection and optimism. But for some, it may be a little too…
Read More‘Tis the season to do a little decorating and while you might think that you can’t step out of the red, gold, and green…
Read MoreThe bleachers of Maple Leaf Gardens were filled. In a sight reminiscent of the days when Toronto’s historic stadium was in its prime, roughly three…
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