The Anti-Social App

Coffee as Viagra, car crushing, Tokyo in high-def and more in our weekly look at the web

Smartphone technology has allowed people to connect and share their lives in unprecedented levels. While this is often considered a positive feature of modern life, sometimes you just want to keep a low profile. The recently launched Hell is Other People app is crafty way to avoid people you know. Using social network check-ins, the app creates safe zones a reasonable distance away from hot …

LungA Festival 2013

Creativity takes center stage at Iceland's fascinating festival

by Maj Hartov A celebration of art and creative practices, the LungA festival on the east coast of Iceland invites attendees to partake in a full week of activities during July each year. Set in a small town called Seydisfjördur, at the end of a long fjord between snow-capped mountains, the festival is in the middle of a spectacular surrounding landscape. The brutality of the …

Interview: Scott Meleskie of Clark Street Mercantile

The humble start to a versatile lifestyle shop focused on Montreal's discerning creative community

Opening just over a month ago, Clark Street Mercantile is a modest boutique in Montreal aimed at the discerning gentleman. Clothing, footwear, apothecary, pens and paper, magazines, accessories, artwork, bags, blankets, tonic and grenadine, razorsthe inventory is a panoply of products from brands thateither have a respected history, or are in the process of writing one. The quality of goods is always tried and tested, …