How to choose the right sunglasses (hint: look beyond just style)
Open this photo in gallery: This summer, mid- and oversized sunglasses are back in fashion. In recent runway shows for Balmain, Elie Saab and Thom Browne, bigger was better when it came to shades. Marisa Mangafas, a product manager at BonLook, a Montreal-based eyewear company, says she’s noticed “a mix of retro and futuristic” sunglasses […]
So your vacation is going off the rails. Here’s how to fix it, fast
Open this photo in gallery: When you travel, it’s only a matter of time before something goes wrong, such as flight delays.Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail Travel, like life, can be full of (sometimes unpleasant) surprises. But there’s no need to make a tragedy out of a crisis. After all, if a bad meal or […]
How to do a pull up: Try this 10-week exercise program to improve posture and grip strength
Open this photo in gallery: Alyssa Ages performs a pull-up exercise at MOVE fitness club in Toronto.Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail They’re a cool party trick, a hallmark of any action-movie training montage and a requirement for entering the armed forces. But if none of those are part of your daily life or goals, do […]
I no longer knew how to find God, so nature became my church
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Open this photo in gallery: Illustration by Sarah Farquhar The cardinal comes first, scarlet as stained glass. Then a blue jay, brash and loud as any preacher I’ve known. I didn’t realize, when I bought […]
How to throw a little luck into your career
Interested in more careers-related content? Check out our new weekly Work Life newsletter. Sent every Monday afternoon. Who wouldn’t want a little luck thrown their way for their career and life? What if you could create some of your own luck? I believe you can. There’s a quote I’ve always loved and have made it […]
Opinion: How to crack Canada’s military recruitment and retention problem
Blake C. Goldring is the executive chairman of AGF Management, vice-chair on the C.D. Howe Institute’s board of directors and the founder of Canada Company: Many Ways to Serve. Our country’s largest airbase, CFB Trenton, has lead in its water. This sprawling base, on the shores of Ontario’s Bay of Quinte between the communities of […]
How a Vatican art restorer taught me how to approach and appreciate my age
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. The irony of being in Rome, the eternal city, on the eve of my 70th birthday, did not escape me. Open this photo in gallery: Illustration by Marley Allen-Ash I’d been here before. But the […]
How to spot the difference between muscle soreness and injury
Open this photo in gallery: If you’re not sure whether your discomfort is a minor ache or a major injury, take a break from training and make an appointment with a medical professional.FreshSplash/Getty Images Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a high-level athlete, you have likely experienced muscle soreness after a tough workout. You may […]
At 70, I learned how to travel solo again
Open this photo in gallery: Town Hall square in Vilnius. Marsha Barber took five walking tours during her time in the Lithuanian capital.Leonid Andronov/Getty Images It was supposed to be a trip for two to Lithuania and Poland for my husband, Stephen, and me. Over the decades we’d travelled, between us, to nearly 50 countries. […]
Opinion: Motherhood is joy, but also grief. Cancer taught me how to live with both
Open this photo in gallery: Farrah Khan and Kristyn Wong-Tam have a son, now 4, thanks to in vitro fertilization. A frozen supply of embryos could have given him a sibling, but a cancer diagnosis threw a wrench in those plans.Eden Graham Farrah Khan, executive director at Action Canada, is currently on medical leave. “Do […]