Read below or listen now on Soundcloud Our editor, Kevin Bourne, recently interviewed Jessica Castro, one of the stars from Season Two of the reality show Married At First Sight. They talked about her experience on the show and what she’s been up to since. Kevin: So starting with the show. Just to give some listeners the background of the show, the show is Married at First Sight and in Season One (or throughout all the seasons), a team of experts would pair two individuals that they thought would make a good match and those two individuals would meet…
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Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne is the co-founder and editor of SHIFTER magazine. Born and raised in Toronto, Kevin currently resides in Ottawa with his wife Koliah and their three children. He's a big fan of hip-hop, pop culture, and urbanism and spends most of his time keeping up with the Kardashians.
Last weekend, the Canadian U18 team stood at centre court and reluctantly received their silver medals after falling to team USA in the gold medal game of the FIBA Under-18 Americas Tournament. Though the second place standing secured Canada a place in next Summer’s U19 World Championships, to many of us it felt like an unexpected loss to a team that seemed beatable. For those not who haven’t been paying attention to the numerous achievements of the program over the last several months, the outcome would look like another blow to Canada’s historically unfavourable reputation in international play. But for…
This past weekend NFL stars Marshawn Lynch, also known as Beastmode, Marcus Peters and Josh Johnson were in Ottawa to put on a free Break The Plane football camp for 10-18 year-old kids and youth in the region. Their visit to the capital started on Friday afternoon with meet and greet event at Ottawa’s premiere streetwear store, NRML. The event included a barber competition and a chance to play the NFLers in Madden 18. NRML also unveiled their NRML x Beastmode apparel collaboration, including hats and hoodies. They then moved on to the official afterparty at ppl. nightclub in the…
The 2018 World Cup kicks off on the 14th June in Russia. It’s a chance for new stars to be born, records to broken and overall an opportunity of a lifetime for all players and countries involved. There’s something about the event that makes us all drop what we’re doing and brings the world together more than any other international event, including the Olympics. If it’s been awhile since you’ve followed soccer (or football as we call it in Europe) or if you’re the casual sports fan that has no idea who the big names are this year, don’t worry,…
A few weeks ago, hip-hop saw one of the best beefs in years with Pusha T and Drake. In Pusha T’s The Story of Adidon we got the most personal diss track ever, but it also made some people ask, “How far is too far?” Apparently, hip-hop OG, J. Prince thought it went too far. He advised Drake not to release his response that he thought would’ve ended Pusha T’s career and led to some bad energy. Then two days ago Lakers guard Lonzo Ball released a diss track directed at teammate Kyle Kuzma. In one of his lyrics he said,…
Two weeks after Pusha T and Drake went at it in one of the most important (and personal) beefs in recent memory, the smell of prime rib is still lingering in the air. Lakers starting point guard and part-time reality show star and rapper, Lonzo Ball, released a diss track against fellow Laker and All-Rookie Team member Kyle Kuzma aptly titled “Kyle Kuzma”. Before basketball fans get themselves in a tizzy, this isn’t a serious beef, at least not yet. Ball and Kuzma are best friends on the team and have been trolling each other on social media for quite…
Young local starlet Trent Alexander Arnold stood over the free kick and my roommate laughed. “Trent’s taking it?” He queried. “Trent can hit them”, I fired back. As a red, the young players that make their way through the academy to wear the liver bird on their chest are held in very high regard, even if they’re only 18 years of age. I’ve followed Trent Alexander-Arnold for quite some time and knew he could take a set piece. Trent stepped forward and curved the ball into the corner of the goal and Liverpool’s Champions League campaign hit the ground running.…
Kevin Gentle is a digital marketing consultant, CEO and founder of Majesty Marketing Solutions. Kevin and I talked about his journey in the digital marketing world, the importance of disciplining yourself in order to succeed, networking, prioritizing your time more effectively, balancing home and family, as well as business, mentorship, investing in your business, knowing when to cut back in order for your business to thrive, and so much more. Ep. 41 – Kevin Gentle, Digital Marketing Consultant PODCAST: Spotify | Soundcloud | APPLE PODCAST | Google Play Music | STITCHER | CASTBOX Photos by Jodianne Beckford For more photos visit eproject.media KEVIN GENTLE SOCIAL MEDIA Website: MajestyMarketingSolutions Facebook: MajestyMarketingSolutions Instagram: TheKevinProject VIDEO…
This album was probably Kanye’s most anticipated project yet, and it isn’t because of the music. Over the last couple of years, Kanye West has been clearly fighting through some things. Even more so over the last few months, his opinions on racism, Donald trump, and black America have been…”entertaining” to say the least. However, for this album review, I’m going to be assessing the music strictly for its quality, regardless of who Kanye is today. Ye has reminded us why we first fell in love with his music. His growth as a producer, from his earlier albums filled with…
Hip-hop has a short attention span. Just the other day the masses were saying Pusha T’s career was over and he should never have went at Drake. People all over Toronto were probably saying, “Pusha’s a wasteman still. Duppy.” Then last night Pusha T dropped The Story of Adidon. Since last night a few people have hit me up in my DMs letting me know Pusha “violated” Drake. Now listen. I’m a bit of a Drake stan. I’m from Toronto and anyone that talks about finessing down Weston Road has my loyalty for life, but let’s look at this objectively.…
With the growth of social media, smartphones, and streaming services like YouTube and Soundcloud, it’s never been easier to become an “influencer” or even a celebrity. This is good in the sense that they’ve democratized creativity and taken power out of the hands of big industry players and made building a career in acting, music, media and writing accessible to so many people. It has also allowed talent to have a direct relationship with fans and has allowed fans to decide what’s hot and what’s not. But there’s also a downside. First, the bar has been lowered when it comes…
This past weekend marked the 2018 edition of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend and it was a record breaking affair. Ethiopian runner Gelete Burka broke Canadian and women’s records in the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon, finishing with a time of 2:22:17. Her fellow Ethiopian Yemane Tsegay dominated the men’s field with a time of 2:08:52. The top Canadians were Tristan Woodfine who won the men’s race with a time of 2:18:55 and Kait Toohey who won the women’s race with a time of 2:45:07. “This year’s field of elite women started fast and sustained an impressive pace through much of the race,” said Manny…
