Netflix's 'The Chilling adventures of Sabrina' strikes the middle ground between teen drama and horror series

Netflix's The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is the second series following Riverdale which uses the characters and mythology from the Archie comics. Like Riverdale, which has recently taken on a very dark and very gritty True Detective meets Midnight Express turn, Sabrina Spellman's world, is similarly explicit in its exploration of horror themes.

The series, which debuted at midnight last night (Witching Hour, get it?) Is like Mean Girls with covens and demons instead of diabolical debutantes. Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) embodies the chaste yet defiant Sabrina Spellman, who upon turning 16, must sign her name to the dark forces and let go of all her mortal friends and connections.

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First impressions of the iPhone XR

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It might be easy to overlook Apple's third iPhone release for 2018, the colourful iPhone XR in the wake of the popular and luxurious iPhone XS and the large and lavish iPhone XS Max. The truth is that the iPhone XR is possibly the most interesting iPhone release in years and will appeal to the sensitivities and budgets for the most amount of users.

Apple doesn't do budget iPhones. In the past, it would simply leave the previous year's release at a lower price while it promoted the flagship devices. The iPhone 5C, was a bit of an outlier in that it offered the same iPhone experience but with cheaper materials and a range of loud and lovely colours that attracted a wide gamut of users.

The good news is that the colours are back for the iPhone Xr, which comes to stores tomorrow. Unlike the iPhone 5C the colours for iPhone XR are not a plastic polycarbonate case, but this time on a reinforced glass enclosure. iPhone XR comes in black, white, blue, yellow, coral and (PRODUCT)RED colours. The iPhone XR, with the largest LCD display Apple has ever done at 6.1-inches, is slightly larger then the iPhone XS but is still dwarfed by the statuesque iPhone XS Max.

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Peloton opens second Canadian retail showroom at Yorkdale Shopping Centre

Peloton is reinventing fitness by bringing live and on-demand boutique-style studio classes to the convenience and comfort of your own home. The company is now in Canada and offers Canadians an entirely new way to work out, without ever leaving their homes. The brand, which has quickly become the go to fitness regime of high profile celebrities, CEOs and busy parents who need a more convenient way to exercise, has created an entirely new category of fitness by bringing thousands of live and on-demand boutique studio classes to the convenience and comfort of the home environment.

On October 25, 2018, Peloton will open its second Canadian retail showroom at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, unveiling the ultimate cycling experience, where the public will get to test ride the Peloton Bike, get a personalized tutorial and learn more about the Peloton experience. 

Latest hyper-reality feature at The Void puts participants inside Star Wars

Imagine joining the Star Wars Rebel Alliance, infiltrating an Imperial ship and sneaking into a stronghold on the planet Mustafar only to engage Stormtroopers in battle. Because of the collaboration between ILMxLAB and The Void titled Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, coming to The Void at the Rec Room in downtown Toronto.

As one of the first to experience the immersive hyper reality feature, I was brought in The Void to get briefed on the mission, i placed on my 20 pound VR jacket and headset and the next thing I knew, me and my co-player were immersed in the Star Wars universe. Flying inside a shaking ship, trading blaster fire with Stormtroopers and sneaking around a very hot Imperial stronghold.

Initially disorienting, the experience engages participants on every level and can be intense. How intense? They make you sign a waiver before suiting up. 

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