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Off Duty is a series of lively conversations with influential people, from CEOs to celebrities, on life, work and the art of taking time off.

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Astrologer Chani Nicholas opens up about the power of the zodiac sign and how new motherhood changed her
Chani Nicholas

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Astrologer Chani Nicholas opens up about the power of the zodiac sign and how new motherhood changed her
Chani Nicholas
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Off Duty with Lyndon Cormack, co-founder of Herschel Supply Co.
Off Duty illustration for Lyndon Cormack, co-founder of Herschel Supply Co.
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Model and entrepreneur Lauren Chan is out and thriving
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Why wellness guru Wim Hof loves cold plunges
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Chef Antonio Park on his new Toronto restaurant, fatherhood and why you should know more about what you eat
Antonio Park
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Farrah Khan on reproductive justice, motherhood and the necessity of joy
Farrah Khan
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Alison Roman on unfussy food, her love of maple syrup and bouncing back after being ‘cancelled’
Alison Roman
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Alpine skier Jack Crawford talks big dreams and small moments
Jack Crawford
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David Hollander thinks basketball can save the world
David Hollander
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Jully Black on reinventing herself, restoring female friendships and TikTok
Canadian singer Jully Black singe Canada's National Anthem ahead of the NBA All-Star game between Team Giannis and Team LeBron at the Vivint arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Julien Lutz, best known as ‘Director X’, says meditation has changed his life
DIRECTOR X - 2 - Credit Lane Dorsey Name is actually Julian Christian Lutz, p.k.a (professionally known as) Director X
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Gloria Gaynor is still surviving, 45 years after her biggest hit
Gloria Gaynor
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Inside chef Patrick Kriss’s roller-coaster ride to Michelin
Patrick Kriss, chef and founder of Alo Group, prepares food.
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Drag icon Kevin Aviance is in comeback mode
Attached, please find a few pix of Kevin Aviance. Credit to Thomas Evans Photography
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For Snap Canada’s Matt McGowan, few things are as rewarding as what he calls ‘servant leadership’
Snapchat Matt3.jpg Off Duty With: Matt McGowan, GM of Snap
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Dragonette’s Martina Sorbara on navigating a divorce, parenting and her creative life as a solo act
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Nigella Lawson on good food politics, bad taste and blasphemous martinis
Nigella Lawson
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Deborah Cox on vineyard-hopping with Celine Dion, working with Whitney Houston, and why she loves Caledon, Ont.
Deborah Cox Photo credit: Keith Major
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Cancer biologist Dr. Juliet Daniel on Trevor Noah, Hallmark movies and daily meditations
Juliet Daniel, professor and cancer biologist at McMaster University, poses for a photo on the Hamilton campus, Tuesday, September 27, 2022. (Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)
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Nuit Blanche artistic director Julie Nagam on Jane Jacobs, snowboarding, and falling in love with fiction
Dr. Julie Nagam for Pursuits regular column
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield on writing fiction, Jason Isbell, and SpaceX
Chris Hadfield, "off duty" Q and A (Ivan story) Photo credit is Max Rosenstein
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Global Citizen’s Hugh Evans on surfing at 5 a.m., binge-watching Alone, and why he loves author Esther Perel
Global Citizen Hugh _PipCowley From surfing at dawn to binging on the reality show Alone, the Global Citizen founder takes time out to talk about his time off
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Off-duty with: Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (2) by Shak_hires[1] Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Canadian director of When Morning Comes