There’s a lot more you can do with gin than make a Churchill martini. What’s a Churchill martini, you ask? Essentially it’s a glass of cold gin, poured in the same room with a bottle of vermouth off to the…
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The Vivant’s Top Ten: What You Need for Outdoor Grilling
You have the grill, the meat and an ice bucket full of cold beer. But there are just a few other things you’ll need to transform your backyard grilling weekend from just another burger-and-beer blowout to something a lot more…
4 Fans to Keep You Cool for the Summer
These will help you to be a fan of the heat. If you’re stuck without air conditioning this summer or you just desperately want to keep cool, fans are great to have around the house, especially tower fans. Whether you’re…
Reading in a Pandemic: Escaping Reality
The last 6 months have been unpredictable, to say the least. For many people, the global stage on which they are used to existing has been shrunk down to the size of their own home. It’s only natural, therefore, that…
Book Review: Becoming, by Michelle Obama
Published in 2018, Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming has sold over 10 million copies. It is the story of a Black woman growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois; it is about her roots, her education, and how she…
Celebrate National Tequila Day!
Out of all the holidays of the year, National Tequila Day is my all-time favourite. But what with staying at home in isolation since February, I nearly forgot about it — that is, until my friends over at PATRÓN reminded…
6 Tips for Staying Comfy and Stylish While Staying Home
So many of us were used to the daily routine of getting out of bed at a specific time, putting on our makeup, getting dressed in business attire for the office, and heading out for an eight-hour day at the…
What will live entertainment look like now?
The very first concert I attended was America, and I sat with my high school sweetheart in a crowded theater in 1977, occasionally holding up my cigarette lighter as they sang “A Horse With No Name.” The audience stood shoulder…