Do not despair, Spring will eventually reach Montreal. Really, it has to. In the meantime, here are a few adorable items to remind you the warm weather is coming our way!

Lemonade Handmade Soap

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The 2010 winners of the World Press Photo contest were unveiled. This is the 54th edition of this international photo-journalism competition. The World Press Photo has crowned some of the most striking pictures of the last fifty years. Including the well-known photo of a naked girl sprayed with napalm during the Vietnam War and the one with a protester standing in front of tanks in Tiananmen Square.

General News: 1st Prize (Stories). Olivier Laban-Mattei, France, Agence France-Presse. Earthquake aftermath, Port-au-Prince.

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A new year always makes the music amateurs happy, for it brings us a brand new set of music records, all of them more exciting and more promiseful than the ones before. 2010 was a fantastic year for music, with monster releases from Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Black Keys, Kanye West, and so many more. Make sure to not miss it this year by checking out my top 10 of the albums I anticipate the most in 2011!

1. Cut Copy – Zonoscope (February)

2. The Streets – Computers and blues (February)

3. Bon Iver – Title TBA

4. Iron and Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean (January 25th)

5. The Dears – Degeneration Street

6. The Shins – Title TBA

7. Fleet Foxes – Title TBA

8. Neon Indian – Title TBA

9. Panda Bear - Tomboy (April 19th)

10. Radiohead – Title TBA

What about you? Any music you’re into recently? Enjoy!

Tiger

Last week, a delightful beer and cheese tasting was organized by the graduating class of l’École du Show-Business as their final exam. Their challenge? To organize a green-friendly event that promotes local products. The result? A lovely 5 à 10 where parents and friends were invited to get together to celebrate Quebec’s cheese and beer. The welcoming and modern HELM, a local micro-brewery located on Bernard, was the host of the event and offered its lucky guests a tasting of its most popular beers. The night was a big success; how can a social gathering where food and beer amateurs (meaning, mostly everyone!) are served fresh local products not be? This is exactly what we crave here at Onze: eco-friendly, young, local (even the playlist was 100% from Montreal!) and delicious events. No wonder why half of the staff was attending, and that Onze sponsored the event! So this is what you will find at Onze this season: more local flavors!

                                                                                     Photo Credits Philippe Mélilo

Tiger’s local hot picks:

For their tasty Honey Cream Ale, but also for their extraordinary BBQ chicken wings with Jack Daniel’s!

HELM, Brasseur Gourmand, 273 Bernard West, Montreal

For her new unbelievably classy and feminine fall collection, as well as for her daring to reinvent the ”black dress”… Careful, you could become addicted!

Fall-Winter 2010 Collection by Ève Gravel, available at Onze!

Twice a year, a trade show called Magic is held in Las Vegas.  We go there to discover new and creative designs whether it be clothing ,shoes,  jewelry or bags. With so many items to sift through, the long hours spent walking were well worth it. There were so many unique items that I literally could not see in front of me anymore, but honestly I loved the experience!  I felt like a kid in a candy store, not knowing which ones to buy.

Wish I had one of those wigs, don’t you

My favorite section of the show is called Pool.  Their theme says it best: Fashion Freedom Worldwide.   This is where all the small indie designers and artists are.  It feels less like business and more fun,  like this corner booth “Homage”, where the sales reps were real hustlers    Didn’t have a clue to what they were selling when first looking at there booth.   Here you can find people playing ping pong to unwind, tasting the latest  mango/green tea/citrus/apple promo drink and this is also where all the great graphic tees are.  The designers/artists are right there and it is very interesting to talk to them face à face.   Also found a great jewelry booth, were they are two sisters who started recycling jewelry from old NY warehouses and reintroducing them back to us, over 20 some years later.   The jewelry is hand made in the USA and is the real McCoy, can’t wait to show you what is coming in…guess you will all just have to wait and see!

Finally after the third day of the show, this was the only dress I was dreaming of …ahhh I slept like a baby on that final night