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Core deals from select brands

Exclusive offers on unique brands. Find gifts selected by the editor for special occasions, birthdays, anniversaries and holidays for that special someone; gamers, book lovers, athletes, health, skincare and nail art enthusiasts, adventure travellers, technology buffs, the fashion conscious — and art and culture lovers around the world. Updated monthly with current deals from select brands. See this monthโ€™s featured picks below.


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Musician Robbie Gennet on pursuing his passion and fatherhood

Releasing seven albums in a single year carries a sense of urgency. Seven years ago, a fire destroyed everything Robbie Gennet owned, and that loss appears to be the driving force behind the quickened pace of his creative output.

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Ksu Storm: Drawing on Scars

A close-up of a tattoo featuring a bear, surrounded by stylized clouds, inked on the upper arm of a person wearing a white tank top.

Once a healthcare professional, she now heals with ink, transforming scars into deeply personal stories etched in skin. Ksu Stormโ€™s art takes her across continents, teaching others to heal through tattooing, a journey that began after her clients were sent to the frontline.

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Golden Globes countdown kicks off with Toronto party at TIFF

Countdown to the Golden Globes โ€” the only major awards honouring both film and television โ€” begins with a Toronto party during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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My path to becoming a hospice volunteer

Helping individuals and families deal with loss

I was first a hospice volunteer prior to the COVID pandemic, and resumed volunteering in 2024. Something about the hospice drew me back there.

Sometimes people say, โ€œIโ€™m not sure I could do that. Why do you volunteer at a hospice?โ€

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What to do in LA – DCW dance film festival

Dance Camera West (DCW) recently announced that you can choose to pay what you can for screenings at the DCW2025 dance film festival.

This decision allows equal access to the arts for everyone, to some of the best dance films from international and local filmmakers from recognizable names like Wim Wenders and subjects such as modern dance pioneer Pina Bausch.

Despite the cancellation of the Roussรจve retrospective, the festival will take place starting January 29. Find out about other changes and select highlights at this yearโ€™s festival below.

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LA dance film festival forced to postpone David Roussรจve retrospective

Dance Camera West (DCW) contemplated whether to forge ahead with the popular dance film festival, deciding just days ago to postpone only the festival highlight in honour of dance icon and filmmaker David Roussรจve. Despite this change, as of this moment, the festival will go on.

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Renowned cellist Tommy Mesa returns to Manhattan music school as faculty member

Celebrated Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa will join the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) strings faculty where he was a student less than two years ago and is inspired to work alongside his former instructors at the prominent music school.

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Feuerman Foundation and Medici Museum call for artists for juried exhibition

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The Medici Museum of Art & The Carole Feuerman Foundation Present Zodiac: Mysterious Power of the Creative. Submissions due: April 31, 2025. VIP Panel & Reception: July 11, 2025. Image of a young girl with her upper body on a float, wearing a white swim cap with beads of water on her forearms.

ZODIAC: Mysterious Power of the Creative is an exciting opportunity for artists working in all styles and formats to showcase their work alongside emerging and established artists and personalities for an exhibition at a modern art museum in the United States.

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