Date

Some dates are so awful that they're literally forgettable. But that usually takes a few days, if not weeks. Apparently for Jimmy Fallon, it took only a matter of minutes for him to show zero regard for Nicole Kidman's existence in favour of playing video games

Getting that first date can be hard – but planning it can be even harder. Especially if you happen to run into that horrifying moment when your date says they don’t drink coffee. Don’t worry, though. We have the solution to all of this: just keep calm, carry on, and drink tea

In this week's column, Benjamin Mann tackles the false reasonings behind the expectation that women should wear makeup. From the literalness of the name 'makeup', to the one-sided gender assumptions, Notables to Self sticks it to the societal norm

Young professionals are always talking about confidence. Who has it, and who doesn't. And while we all talk about it with a lot of our own confidence, Benjamin Mann uses today's Notables to Self to explore whether or not we actually have any idea what we're really saying

Despite how much time we spend with our phones and everything they're capable of telling us, how someone chooses to text is still not an appropriate way to judge who they really are. IMHO.

Most of us have been trained to think that dinner – simply a meal most commonly eaten in the evening – is intrinsically ‘romantic’ or ‘intense’ relative to other ingestion-related dates like brunch, frozen yogurt or drinks. It’s a stupid result of passive conditioning and if we want to make the dating world a smoother, more sensible place, we need to drop it

Who doesn’t love a romantic date night that sees you indulging in a superb meal, strolling around town, maybe nabbing a few al fresco cocktails on some hidden patio. And what about factoring in some live theatre as the sun sets to up the ante? Well, look no further than Vancouver’s Theatre Under the Stars to deliver just that

Playa Hacienda is just a few doors down from the original patriarch of the family, Playa Cabana, located at Dupont and Davenport, neither showing trouble of filling tables any night a week. Just as family members share common roots but bring unique personalities, the same as true for the Playa Cabana clan. Meet Playa Cabana Hacienda: the retro glam sister, bridging fashion and food

Calgary is known for having tons of young professionals out and about, mixing and mingling, and, of course, dating. But where to take that date? We think it depends on which number date it is; here are our suggestions