Finding a language I can call my own

Ever since my family immigrated to Canada, I’ve been trying to find the perfect balance between Russian, the language of my family, and English, the language of my new home.  When I was young, I used to peruse the jokes section in the Chirp and Chickadee magazines. Each joke was like a riddle to …
February 4, 2022

Girlbossing too close to the sun

Since the eruption of the #girlboss era, I’ve seen the term emerge as a driving force for feminism and die as a meme making fun of a capitalist-propagated attempt for equality.  Sophia Amoruso, CEO…
February 4, 2022

As an older sister, ‘Encanto’ felt like a love letter

When I watched Disney’s Encanto, I felt like the movie was designed for me.  The film follows the Madrigal family, who live in their enchanted “casita” in a lush Colombian village. Every Madrigal c…
February 4, 2022

Breaking down my favourite Rihanna looks through the lens of expressionism

Whether you’re a fashion connoisseur or not, most of us are aware of Rihanna’s most iconic photoshoots and red-carpet looks. She is a fashion icon, after all. Rihanna consistently turns heads at ap…

How to take a good spicy pic

February 1, 2022
My first time sending a nude was in eighth grade. I was wearing a bright pink Nike full coverage sports bra. I held up my iPad and took a Snapchat of myself making a duck face. I sent scandalous pi…
When the first drops of water hit my bed, I was getting ready to leave for work. The sound of my housemate’s showering upstairs wasn’t the thrum of white noise it usually was. I squinted at my ceil…
No matter where I go, I see media reflecting a society that centers on whiteness, no matter how “inclusive” they claim to be. Growing up, I was filled with a silent frustration towards almost every…
There’s nothing worse than running into your fellow tutorial members while you navigate a brutal Hinge date. While bars like Ale House are the perfect breeding ground for running into friends and m…
Last year, with the vaccine roll-out in its early stages and Ontario slipping in and out of lockdown, I was prepared long in advance for online exams. This past December, however, the sudden transi…
In Euphoria, sex, violence, and drugs blur together in every intensely theatrical episode. The HBO series is pornographic and traumatizing, woven together by show creator Sam Levinson’s beautiful a…
Online school makes me contemplate becoming a self-made hermit—but I’ve genuinely come to enjoy the small things that keep my routine exciting. Sometimes, all it takes is scrapbooking with aestheti…
This article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. The Kingston Sexual Assault Centre’s 24-hour crisis and support phone line can be reached at 613-544-6424 / 1-800-544-6…
Deservedly or not, Don’t Look Up has earned a significant place in contemporary pop culture.  With a stacked, high-profile cast and comedic tone, the Netflix original depicts a reality where a deva…
The cover of The Weeknd’s newly released album, Dawn FM, provides the first hint about the themes within. The singer’s appearance resembles how most of us feel after going on three years of a globa…

Cryptocurrency for beginners

January 21, 2022
Everywhere, people seem to be talking about cryptocurrency. Money has transformed from physical coins and bills in a piggy bank to numbers in a database. Now, to make matters more complicated, the …
I’ll never forget my first band t-shirt. I was an awkward thirteen-year-old in seventh grade wearing an extra-large Led Zeppelin shirt from Aeropostale paired with a pair of jeggings and low-rise C…
This article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. The Kingston Sexual Assault Centre’s 24-hour crisis and support phone line can be reached at 613-544-6424 / 1-800-544-6…
This article discusses disordered eating and may be triggering for some readers. The Canadian Mental Health Association Crisis Line can be reached at 1-800-875-6213. The way I look was one of the o…
I used to go to this day camp in the summer. It had a tube slide, but I never slid down—I climbed up. I would climb and climb, pretending I was Spider-Man. When my mom came and picked me up at the …
I’ve grown accustomed to the performativity of Instagram. I’m used to seeing gorgeous, obviously posed pictures of my friends and celebrities on my feed—and I’ve normalized scrolling through my cam…
For as long as I can remember, during the week leading up to New Year’s Eve, I’ve written in my journal with renewed fervor. I record the highlights and difficulties of the past year and lay out my…
It’s been a dream of mine since high school to study abroad.   Now, I’m preparing to go on exchange at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. While this is a really exciting time for me an…
For the past few weeks, I’ve felt the existential dread of graduation creeping up my spine.    I’m an overachiever who has never not had a plan—and for the first time in my life, I feel completely …
In April of 2019, I moved back to Prince Edward County for the final time.    That summer, I settled into the spare bedroom of my aunt’s apartment, which was filled with nothing but a mattress on t…
A recent TikTok trend celebrates real-life men who are “written by a woman” and criticizes women who are “written by a man.”   This trend is inspired by fictional characters from books and films, c…
30 reminds me of why I fell in love with Adele in the first place.     On Nov. 19, Adele released her new album, 30, after a six-year hiatus. Following the 2015 release of her critically acclaimed …
This article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. The Kingston Sexual Assault Centre’s 24-hour crisis and support phone line can be reached at 613-544-6424 / 1-800-544-6…
In the year 9 CE, the Roman army fought an alliance of Germanic tribes in what would be known as the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Arminius, a member of the Cherusci tribe who had been closely allied…
On the first of November, social media feeds annually flood with posts and messages related to the start of Movember. We hear the movement discussed amongst peers and take note of the increase in m…
From a young age, I vowed to never lose myself in a relationship. My greatest fear was to have a romantic partner chip away at my dreams until I was a watered-down image of sacrifice and devotion. …

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