Eat a carpaccio of your choosing. This classic Italian dish named after a Venetian painter is a nice antipasto to eat on a summer day. Though traditionally made with raw beef, it’s versatile, and can just as easily be made with summer veggies or smoked salmon.
Read The Lobster Trap by Greg Mercer. We’ve written about the existential struggles facing Canadian lobster fishing before. If you found those stories interesting, then this is the book for you, as it takes a holistic view at that lucrative but embattled Canadian industry.
Watch Highest 2 Lowest, now in theatres. A reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 masterpiece is something we’d normally be skeptical of. But since it's helmed by Spike Lee, reunited with Denzel Washington for the first time in nearly two decades, we’re hyped.
Listen to Try Hard. This new podcast is a feel good listen. Each week, host Alex Sujong Laughlin (co-creator of the smash-hit pod Normal Gossip) helps her guests try something they’ve never done before — whether it's singing in public or taking a yoga class.—QH
