Kimberly Johnson
Contributions
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Singin’ in the Rain is the classic musical that brought you Gene Kelly’s infamous tap dancing routine on a sound stage and that really...
A literary canon for our generation
What is a classic?
When presented with this question, I thought of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the works of Shakespeare, Homer’s The Odyssey, and Charles...
How I briefly gave up the Internet
I have a problem—a problem severe enough I might even call it an addiction. I use the Internet for everything: school, entertainment, because I’m...
No fear for first-years
A lot is new at UTM this year: new buildings, new bus shelter, new pathway, and new students—and for those new students, a new...
A wicked return to Ed Mirvish Theatre
Wicked, the Tony-nominated musical originally from Broadway, made its stupendous return to the Toronto stage on Wednesday, September 3 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
Wicked...
Alternative voices
The Casserole, a newly launched free online magazine of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, rants, and blurbs, published its inaugural issue on January 31.
In short,...
EDSS launches new student webseries
The English and Drama Students’ Society has launched a new web channel that displays content made by students for students. The web channel will...
Doctor Who celebrates 50 years
Much to the delight of Doctor Who devotees everywhere, the 50th-anniversary special of Doctor Who was simultaneously broadcast around the world last Saturday at...
Thor: The Dark World ups the ante
Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston make a triumphant return as Thor and Loki in Thor: The Dark World, the latest movie from Marvel Studios.
The...
Sought-after friends in university
If there’s anything I’ve learned from university, it’s that the endeavour is not carried out in isolation. When I first started at UTM, an...
Debunking university myths
I’ve heard the “university experience” described as “cold, expensive, and isolating”. So that’s what I expected when I came to UTM. People were right...
More than a coffee break
I’m just going to state the obvious. I have an undeniable hatred for exams. Every year I am flabbergasted by the ability of a...
Bringing childhood nostalgia to the 21st century
Most people today are familiar with Dorothy’s adventure in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. The film became so famous that it immortalized...
Mississauga’s secret study spaces
Reviewed by Kimberly Johnson
Panera Bread
Once upon a time there was a young, incredibly stressed university student. His kingdom was overpopulated, his chambers loud, and...
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
Singin’ in the Rain is the classic musical that brought you Gene Kelly’s infamous tap dancing routine on a sound stage and that really...
A literary canon for our generation
What is a classic?
When presented with this question, I thought of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the works of Shakespeare, Homer’s The Odyssey, and Charles...
How I briefly gave up the Internet
I have a problem—a problem severe enough I might even call it an addiction. I use the Internet for everything: school, entertainment, because I’m...
No fear for first-years
A lot is new at UTM this year: new buildings, new bus shelter, new pathway, and new students—and for those new students, a new...
A wicked return to Ed Mirvish Theatre
Wicked, the Tony-nominated musical originally from Broadway, made its stupendous return to the Toronto stage on Wednesday, September 3 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
Wicked...
Alternative voices
The Casserole, a newly launched free online magazine of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, rants, and blurbs, published its inaugural issue on January 31.
In short,...
EDSS launches new student webseries
The English and Drama Students’ Society has launched a new web channel that displays content made by students for students. The web channel will...
Doctor Who celebrates 50 years
Much to the delight of Doctor Who devotees everywhere, the 50th-anniversary special of Doctor Who was simultaneously broadcast around the world last Saturday at...
Thor: The Dark World ups the ante
Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston make a triumphant return as Thor and Loki in Thor: The Dark World, the latest movie from Marvel Studios.
The...
Sought-after friends in university
If there’s anything I’ve learned from university, it’s that the endeavour is not carried out in isolation. When I first started at UTM, an...
Debunking university myths
I’ve heard the “university experience” described as “cold, expensive, and isolating”. So that’s what I expected when I came to UTM. People were right...
More than a coffee break
I’m just going to state the obvious. I have an undeniable hatred for exams. Every year I am flabbergasted by the ability of a...
Bringing childhood nostalgia to the 21st century
Most people today are familiar with Dorothy’s adventure in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. The film became so famous that it immortalized...
Mississauga’s secret study spaces
Reviewed by Kimberly Johnson
Panera Bread
Once upon a time there was a young, incredibly stressed university student. His kingdom was overpopulated, his chambers loud, and...