FLARE Faves: Our Top Buys From December
Back when the FLARE team shared an IRL office space (RIP to my abandoned aloe plant…), my mornings looked a little something like this: rush to get up the elevators in time for…
We Need More Black Women in Law—Here’s Why
I graduated from law school in 2016 and I was called to the bar in Alberta in July, 2020. The only Black female judge in Alberta, Queen’s Bench Justice Gaylene Kendell, was going…
10 Pairs of Fancy PJs Perfect For Ringing in NYE at Home
Plus, our editors pick their favourite sets! You know that superstition about however you spend NYE will set the tone for the year ahead? Well, reader, I regret to inform you that last…
Sharleen Joynt on The Bachelorette Finale
The former Bach contestant, podcast host and FLARE columnist shares her insider’s POV on the dramatic final episode of Tayshia’s season Presented by SkipTheDishes Is it possible to feel supremely satisfied and unsatisfied…
Here’s How We Should Be Talking About Margaret Qualley and Shia LaBeouf
Margaret Qualley, what are you doing?! That’s the question many people were asking themselves after photos emerged of the actor kissing Shia LaBeouf. The issue? ICYMI, LaBeouf is in the middle of a…
This Is How Sex Workers Are Using Streaming Services During the Pandemic
Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, it’s safe to say every industry across the board has been affected, with many pivoting to adapt their revenue streams to our new…
Sharleen Joynt on Episode 12 of The Bachelorette
Presented by SkipTheDishes Ahh, Fantasy Suite week. The week where, if a contestant has been waffling about uttering any iteration of “love” or “falling in love,” they’d better start. I didn’t think it…
Wilmer Valderrama and His Fiancée Are Expecting!
It’s basically a known fact that there’s nothing in this world cuter than a newborn babe. (Except maybe Timothée Chalamet with a moustache. Precious!) Which is why we get so extremely stoked when…
A Guide to the Remaining Men on Tayshia Adams’s Season of The Bachelorette
Who do you think will get the final rose? Well Bachelor Nation, we’re finally here. After months of speculation (and some serious spoilers from Reality Steve), on November 10, Tayshia Adams officially became…
Tessa Virtue On Her Second Act and Finding Balance In the New Normal
In partnership with Nivea The last 10 months have been *insert another word for unprecedented* for everyone, even for five-time Olympic medalist Tessa Virtue. In some ways, they’ve been uniquely challenging for someone…
How Can We Have a New Beginning if 2021 Is Going to Be the Same?
With most of Canada—and the world—in various stages of lockdown, the concept of New Year’s resolutions sure hits different this year There is rarely a bad year that stays confined to the perimeters…
Arie and Lauren Luyendyk Are Expecting Twins!
The ‘Bachelor’ couple just announced they’re pregnant with baby number two…and three! Not every couple that shacks up in Bachelor Nation gets hitched (or even always stays together for very long once the cameras…
Zac Efron Has A Mullet!
When FLARE predicted the top hair trends of 2020, there was no way we could have foreseen this time of quarantine—and the risks celebs were going to take with their hair while isolating…
Margaret Qualley Is Dating Shia LaBeouf
The news comes on the heels of allegations of abuse from two of LaBeouf’s former girlfriends We may be in the middle of a pandemic, but love is *still* in the air, and…
The Best Winter Coats You Have to Buy
Because the only piece of clothing people will see this year is your coat Winter is officially here, and you know what that means: you need to get a coat. But not just…