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Cool Thing We Want #357: Leather iPhone Satchel From Chinatown’s Erin Templeton

You know those times when you’re going for a walk on the seawall, but you don’t want to take a purse and you don’t have pockets so you make the call to leave your iPhone at home and then something amazing happens, like a parakeet lands on your head or Lady Gaga and Owen Wilson walk by you holding hands and you’re totally pissed that you don’t have your iPhone for its camera function? Problem solved, and in a fashionable way: Vancouver designer Erin Templeton has just shelved her Fall 2012 iPhone leather carry cases, just in time for the arrival of the 5. Pick yours up for $32 at her eponymous shop at 511 Carrall Street, just east of the Millennium Gate in Chinatown.

EVERY COOL THING WE WANT

Sign Us Up for ‘Bad Summer Camp’, June 14-16th!

The Bad Academy has brainstormed up their ideal adult summer camp scenario that factors in everything from bonfires, crafting, hiking, paddleboarding and lake dips, to morning sound bathing and yoga sessions, a cedar weaving workshop, and even a visit to Shady Hazel Farm.

The St. Patrick’s Day Collab Between The Irish Heather + Mello Has Our Name on It

If you're the sort to write off St. Patrick's Day celebrations due to stereotypical associations with the messy, rowdy, green-beer-binge-drinking brand of partying - not so fast!

We Can’t Get Enough of Nata’s Food-Inspired Candles

London-based makers of food-shaped candles, Nata, are dropping their new collection this week, on February 27th (tomorrow!) and they're even more decadent than ever...

Surrender to a Snow Day with This Big Bowl of Goodness

Hungry for in-doors activities to keep you amused during the coldest days of the winter season? This Tonkotsu Ramen 'little puzzle thing' seems like an apropos place to start.