The subtle yet vital message in The Farewell
Telling a lie is often seen as a bad thing. But what about a lie with good intentions? This is the heavy burden in Lulu...
When Martin Scorsese talks about cinema, we should listen
In an interview with Empire in 2019, director Martin Scorsese stirred some controversy. When asked about his opinion on Marvel movies, the iconic American filmmaker deemed them as...
The M List: Most anticipated reads for summer 2021
The pandemic has led many people to adopt new skills and pick up new hobbies. A year ago, I spent my summer with weekly...
Finding hope through literature: Five feel-good books to read
With Covid-19, the state of American politics, and protests surrounding racial injustices, 2020 was a roller coaster of a year for everyone. For university...
Dan Aykroyd on believing in the paranormal, being woke, and embracing...
With tales of his great-grandfather, Samuel Augustus Aykroyd, and his connections with the afterlife having passed through familial interests, Canadian funnyman Dan Aykroyd’s penchant for the paranormal was...
Nostalgia for normalcy in Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails over the Country...
It’s been one year since we were told to stay home. One year since we could lounge at the park with our neighbours, and...
Tiny Pretty Things perpetuates ballet’s worst stereotypes
Tiny Pretty Things is one of the newest teen dramas from Netflix, and also one of the most problematic. The series—based on the young adult...
The Roaring Girl brings 60s rock and roll to Theatre Erindale
Before the curtains close this season, Theatre Erindale gets set to debut The Roaring Girl. The play—written in 1611 by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker—is given new life by...
How The Mindset Mentor can keep us motivated
Amid the ongoing pandemic, at some point, you’ve likely felt unmotivated. I know I have. Zoom fatigue has taken over our lives while procrastination...
The 2021 Grammy Awards were different, mostly in a good way
The 2021 Grammy Awards were bound to be different.
With no red carpet and minimal celebrities in attendance, people had low expectations. Arguably the Grammys’...
Not Really Radio: Solve lets you ask the questions
Solve isn’t your ordinary audio-drama. Produced by iHeartRadio, each episode tells a new fictionalized story based on a true crime and has the listener try...
The biggest Black artists of the past two decades
Since the end of the 1990s and the dawn of the new millennium, the music industry has welcomed a new wave of groundbreaking Black...