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We’re all familiar with the depiction of smaller, commercial galleries in films or on television. Marnie’s character in Girls and Charlotte in Sex and the City perpetuate the trope of the unfriendly Gallerinas in Manolos, generally accompanied by an unpleasant man in a suit hushing visitors in his breathy British accent.

All Things are Temporary; Photography and Duality How are we meant to feel when confronting the photographs of others? So easily embedded in our culture through the means of Instagram, Facebook, camera phones and the internet; much of the initial theory surrounding photography is lost in the mainstream appropriation of this medium.

Toronto has a variety of renowned and stylish hotels, but The Hazelton offers classic taste, and contemporary ideals, that others simply can not match. Those visiting the city have taken note: Madonna, Elton John, and Torontonian Drake have all called this hotel home for a night, or even longer. The reason why such musicians flock to the rooms of The Hazelton are not simply based on the reputation or the design, but the comfort and relaxation one feels while entering the space; it’s a home, not a hotel.

Nestled just west of downtown Toronto finds a truly unique landmark of the city’s history and current artistic intentions. The Gladstone hotel presents itself with a character that is bold, while firmly identifying the heritage of the 1889 building. The restoration that the romanesque building received gave it a new life; luring the artistic and creative to stroll through its halls.