Plus, why a tech worker started a series of phone-free socials
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Despite the do-not-disturb settings, time-spent reminders and ritual purging of apps, we’re hopelessly addicted to our smartphones—and it’s melting our brains. In our August issue, we share dispatches from the digital minimalist movement, including a mom on a mission to keep kids smartphone-free, a psychologist on how to counter phone addiction and the most popular dumbphones on the market. |
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Burnt out from terminal scrolling, Nik Astashinsky co-founded Unplugged, a mini digital detox to promote phone-free socializing. “I was constantly distracted, tired, and mad at myself and my device,” he says. “When I started talking to friends about what I was going through, I found out I wasn’t alone.” |
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On Friday night, Asian Roots Collective (formerly the Chinese Canadian Youth Athletic Association) kicked off its annual Celebrity Classic event with a sushi-filled reception at Intuit HQ at the Well. The one-day festival, which features a celebrity basketball game as well as local food and market vendors, celebrates contemporary Asian culture and community. Here, a look at who was there and what went down. |
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Mayor Olivia Chow is jazzed about the new plan, which aims to reduce costs and speed up approval times. Housing advocates? Not as much. “Toronto is taking a really incremental approach to making it easier to build housing across the city, but we’re the epicentre of Canada’s housing crisis,” says Stephanie Bertolo, a board member with More Neighbours Toronto. |
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