Hilton expands boutique hotel options into Canada, with Canopy now open, and Curio under development

posted Monday, March 20, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Travel

Canopy by Hilton Toronto Yorkville marks the brand’s boutique hotel Canadian debut, by delivering elevated experiences with a local flair in one of Toronto’s most prominent neighbourhoods. Thoughtful Design With design led by Studio Munge, the 184-room hotel celebrates the best of the neighbourhood through thoughtful and authentic design. Canopy Central, the hotel lobby, welcomes guests […]

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New Queer Reads for Outdoor Lounging

posted Monday, March 20, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Spring is in the air, which means it’s time to start looking at new books for the upcoming spring and summer outdoor reading season. See below for three that piqued our interest here at theBUZZ. Now That I See You In those first moments, that admission felt precious to me: it was something that I […]

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Call to Action: Join the Proclamation of Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day on March 20. 2023

posted Saturday, March 18, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism

The Two-Spirit Program at CBRC are calling upon our relations, government officials, policy makers, and hereditary leaders across Turtle Island in the proclamation and celebration of Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day – taking place this year on Monday, March 20, 2023 – in alignment with the spring equinox. This Day was advocated by members […]

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“365 Gays of the Year” – LGBTQ+ History One Day at a Time, Told By the People Who Made It

posted Saturday, March 18, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Carefully curated and thoughtfully researched, 365 Gays of the Year features people from across the globe, throughout history, and from every letter of LGBTQIA+ rainbow alphabet, assigning a person or persons of note to each day of the year to form a fascinating LGBTQ+ hall of fame and enabling readers to learn something new, on a daily basis. Legendary queer […]

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Kentucky Owl The Wiseman Straight Bourbon Whiskey – sip neat or savour straight

posted Thursday, March 16, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Hospitality (Food & Beverage)

Kentucky Owl Bourbon is the real deal! Originally founded by Charles Mortimer Dedman in 1879, it continued operations until prohibition became law in 1916. At this point, the government seized some 250,00 gallons of Kentucky Owl, taking it away for safekeeping. Yeah right! A hundred years later, the great, great-grandson of C.M Dedman revived the […]

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Camellia Sinensis introduces new natural organic syrup and tincture remedies to help strengthen your immune system

posted Wednesday, March 15, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Health & Beauty

Montreal’s Camellia Sinensis has been selling their healing teas and remedies since 1997, and they have now introduced two new herbal products that support the respiratory system. Discover these powerful botanicals and help strengthen your body’s natural immune response. These are both to be used more as a remedy when you start feeling unwell, not as […]

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Twist: An American Girl – musician Adele Bertei’s memoir details her troubled and triumphant early years in Cleveland’s underground counter-culture scene

posted Tuesday, March 14, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Adele Bertei has sang backup vocals for Culture Club, Whitney Houston, Sandra Bernhard, and Matthew Sweet among others. She’s also released records as a solo artist, and has had international dance and pop hits with Thomas Dolby (“Hyperactive!”) and Jellybean (“Just a Mirage”), along with writing songs for artists as diverse as Sheena Easton, Arthur Baker, Lydia Lunch, and […]

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Firebird: The Story of Roman – republished memoir of Russian gay actor and soldier, Sergey Fetisov

posted Tuesday, March 14, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Firebird: The Story of Roman, tells the story of Sergey Fetisov ,a  prominent theatre and film actor in Russia, who never shied away from challenging roles. But it was acts of courage and service that he is most remembered for. From turning down major roles to care for his ailing mother to falling in love with […]

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Eight Strings – female masquerades as a male to perform in a male only puppet theatre

posted Tuesday, March 14, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Eight Strings tells the story a young woman in late 19th-century Venice who becomes a man to join the male-dominated world of the theater as a puppeteer—in the vein of Sarah Waters. Ever since her grandfather introduced her to eight-string marionettes, Francesca has dreamed of performing from the rafters of Venice’s popular Minerva Theater. There’s […]

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Endpapers – genderqueer book conservator discovers a hidden love letter that leads to their own inner discovery

posted Monday, March 13, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Endpapers is a character-driven story set in 2003 New York City about a genderqueer book conservator who feels trapped by her gender presentation, her ill-fitting relationship, and her artistic block, as she discovers a decades-old hidden queer love letter and becomes obsessed with tracking down its author. Bookbinder Dawn Levit works in conservation at the […]

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