While he was holed up at McMaster, laying the groundwork for on a doctorate in sociology, Aaron Segaert was also making a name for himself in another community. That name, Flar, was a screen identity that hinted at how he spent his downtime. It’s short for “flash-augmented reality,” and it neatly summed up Segaert’s passion for photography, specifically targeted toward the urban landscape.

In case you hadn’t noticed, Hamilton’s city limits are bursting at the seams with arts and culture. Whether it’s dogged musicians sweating it out in a downtown rock club or sumptuous operatic productions staged with all the trimmings, our city’s arts offerings has something for everyone..

Whether it’s a function of a penny-pinching populace or a streetwise fashion sense, options for excellent vintage cool-hunting abound in Hamilton. Nowadays, even the moneyed are ducking into local consignment stores in an attempt to whittle away their mammoth Visa balances. But regardless of your tax bracket, mixing some good vintage into your wardrobe never goes out of style.

They're the questions that make parents seem no smarter than their kids, the riddles that cause bar fights and keep people up at night. What’s the difference between drapes and curtains? How do brown eggs differ from white ones? How can I tell a violin from a fiddle or a theory from a hypothesis? Why does swapping the terms Miss and Ms. inevitably seem to cause insult?