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The new American star of The Bachelor has nothing on the one-time hopeful Canadian reality dating show star who w..
Juice factor: 8/10
Well, the jury that is tabloid “hot or not?” lists and the social media peanut gallery it inspires didn’t take long to deliberate and deliver a verdict on new Bachelor Ben Higgins’ ability to bring sexy back to the series in its 20th season… Now, that doesn’t mean the show hasn’t infused the reality cookie cutter series with some of its favourite tricks like bringing back loser show ponies from last season with overnight reality TV veteran status, not to mention an actual war veteran to make it seem like the whole barrel of single ladies losing their shit over a coveted arranged marriage is just then modern way. Here is to hoping that this super sexy Canadian media industry man once considered for the starring role in the Canadian version reconsiders the offer. We’ve heard him in passing mentioning he might reconsider if only to show off his very liberal values that don’t seem to jive with the concept of the show.
Blind item: And the award for media power couple most likely to wed in 2016 is…
Juice factor: 10/10
If you’re part of this Canadaland couple’s social scene, you likely already have an idea that this sexy power couple is making it official very soon. And if you are in their inner circle you’ve likely seen the big, shiny, and impossibly stunning diamond ring that says more than any official announcement really could. You won’t see it on Instagram or hear about it in a Facebook post because they’re low-key in the way that seems to give beautiful influencers even more social power simply by declining the spotlight. That said, the inevitably Old Hollywood-worthy wedding that follows likely within the year will no doubt be the stuff of society page gold. There are already early rumours that no expense will be spared to make the nuptials special despite the duo’s disinterest in spectacle and their understated but refined taste. Early talk of guest list inclusions and notable exclusions has already sparked interest in its power to cement the next generation’s who’s who simply with a formal invite. It helps that budget isn’t an issue. That’s because one half of the newlywed couple-to-be comes from a fairly well-known and accomplished Canadian family with influence and high society friends in New York, London, Paris, and pretty much any city that doesn’t need to call itself world class. May the fight for plus one invites now begin!
Airbnbers have wild orgy in Montreal
Juice factor: Check the carpet. On second thought, don’t…
Montreal has definitely made a name for itself over the years as being Canada’s party city–the wildest metropolis of all our urban centres but with a European flare, a bustling mafia-controlled nightlife, and very few rules when it comes to touching strippers. You might not be able to get away with it at SeaWorld, but that doesn’t mean it’s off the menu at Chez Paree. Call it joie de vivre or just Tinder with a touching pond, but people from all over the world come to la belle province on the regular to behave badly. We just never expected this past weekend’s culprits to be from Ottawa, the cold city once home to the closeted but now clearly with a liberated swinger population and not the kind who just influence votes. They even traveled with modern digital era prowess, opting for an Airbnb rental. Unfortunately, the rental’s carpet suffered so much abuse from, um, party spillage that the owners had no choice but to remove it from premises like a swinger Swiffer pad. In true Canadian fashion, all participants in the Ottawa-does-Montreal orgy helped clean up the mess like it was merely the aftermath of Harper’s concession speech. Cue a”Part of Our Heritage” commercial…
A major magazine hit by digital age woes sinks but not before the editors jump ship…
Juice factor: 8/10
Publishing execs threw a lifeline to the most talented and online savvy editors after closing their once influential magazine with little warning but bringing them over to a magazine more suitable for the saving as print continues to collapse and lose influence I. The digital age. The problem is, editors who thought their position was secure have now received pink slips like consolation prices with seniority almost a detriment to a person’s survival than an asset in the digital age where online savvy is as key to a person’s publishing world success as their flexible starting salary. Happy New Year, fashion friends. Good thing gladiator shoes are still in style because things are about to get primal and not in an animal print kind of way like we’re used to.
Blind item: Under the radar editorial dream team leaves Toronto to go International…
Juice factor: 9/10
Well, one silver lining bonus to all crumbling empires of a once gloriously powerful paper publishing époque of decadence is that those of us with Canadian passports don’t have to pretend playing for the farm team versions of American and European publications is totally JUST as prestigious and glamorous. We’ve all clawed our way to just a sliver of international inner circle fabulousness like other Canadian fashion peeps, and it turns out this party scene is addictive as the things that make it still fun and exciting at 5am. That’s why this small but very financially-backed editorial team is making the move to declare themselves an international platform and make their ties to Canada a little less apparent than even Brad Goreski could manage to pull off with a fake tan and a reality TV contract. How will you know who and when? Oh you’ll know–if not already or soon then by early spring.
A very sobering New Year’s resolution to get clean for a diehard party animal
Juice factor: 10/10
There comes a time in every media person’s life when he or she has to own up to the fact that it’s not actually proper etiquette to black out to thank hosts of open bar events for their hospitality. There comes a time when piecing together the night before with slithers of piercing memories of table dancing with university freshmen and makeout sessions with something that whispered “you’re just too drunk” at Hemingway’s shouldn’t be a fun throwback Thursday to tweet about. This media personality is known for getting so out of control at random run of the mill parties that passing them off as mistakes in judgement or letting lose and enjoying a well-deserved blackout aren’t even fooling the media peeps who think cocktails before 11am are fine as long as you just add enough Veuve. When those people get their shit together enough to express concern for something they see trending without the help of a runway or hashtag. This party monster didn’t shock anyone by getting rightly shit-faced on New Year’s Eve, but shocked everyone by giving up booze on New Year’s Day and is still going strong. It might not be long to most, but this is the longest break in years for this media scene staple.
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