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Chocolate pairings to excite and delight
George Zicarelli
11-02-2008
Over three-quarters of Canadians make chocolate their Valentine’s Day gift of choice, ringing up an average of $144 million in confectionary sales around mid-February alone. We don’t recite these stats to show you how informed we are; we mention...
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It’s all in the hands: Winter health tips from Dr. Jennifer Malcolm
DRIVEN Staff
07-12-2007
Cold and flu viruses thrive in the cold dry conditions of winter, so much so that Health Canada reports that one in four Canadians contract the flu each year. To keep you on the healthy side of that ratio, Dr. Jennifer Malcolm, a family physician...
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Chocolate is chocolate, right? Not according to this global expert
George Zicarelli
20-11-2007
To look at Chloé Doutre-Roussel, you’d never know that she wakes up at six most mornings to taste chocolate. Far from a gluttonous sugar-freak, she’s thin, pretty, with shoulder-length blonde hair and a soothing French accent. She could easily play...
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Lise Gagné: The reigning queen of microstock photography
Jamie Hunter
09-10-2007
Sometimes receiving a pink slip is a blessing in disguise, which was certainly the case for Quebec City-based photographer Lise Gagné. When the web design company she worked for gave her the proverbial boot for spending too much time on...
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DRIVEN hits the driving range with Vijay Singh
Jamie Hunter
03-10-2007
Going into the interview, I was warned that Vijay Singh doesn’t like doing press. This was before, coincidentally, I happened to witness his less-than-enthusiastic demeanour with the sports media after the last hole of a pro-am tournament at the...
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Frank Warren can keep a secret
Jamie Hunter
04-09-2007
Frank Warren is the most trusted stranger in North America. Every day the mailbox at his Germantown, Maryland home fills with postcards – some home-made, others bought at souvenir shops – each one donning a creatively addressed secret that has...
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Demystifying allergies: Tips for the 10 million who suffer
George Zicarelli
11-06-2007
The sneezing fit hits you out on the golf course and your red, puffy eyes follow you into your afternoon meeting – seasonal allergies can be a cruel reward for enduring another lengthy winter. The results of a recent Canadian study, looking at five...
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Jean-Pierre Fournier fights his way to the top
Jamie Hunter
30-04-2007
Jean-Pierre Fournier might look more academic than ass-kicker, but one shouldn’t underestimate the pedagogic Albertan. There’s a good chance that the performance coordinator at Mount Royal College would have no problem turning you into a walking...
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Uma Thurman gives new Pirelli film shot in the arm
George Zicarelli
19-03-2007
Uma Thurman loves a good scrap. Years after the blood-splattered bride mercilessly disposed of a band of assassins in Kill Bill Vol. I and II, the flaxen-haired femme fatale is once again fighting for her life.
This time, Thurman’s...
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CBC breaks new ground with Dragon Boys
George Zicarelli
04-01-2007
Armed with one of Canada’s most accomplished directors guiding a star-laden cast, the CBC mini-series Dragon Boys (view trailer here) thrusts Asian gangs into the national spotlight.
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two-part, four-hour thriller gives viewers a rare...
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