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Influencers are Real

A guide to becoming like your favourite influencer
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This is real, this is The Strand Vol. 65

Mitchie Torres wishes she was this real
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“The whole place was dressed to the nines”: Is 2023 fashion’s ‘Red Era’?

From haute couture to viral streetwear, red has been at the centre of much of 2023’s fashion news cycle
Brynn Bonne, the star of Jackes and Jills, sits isolated in a spotlight on the stage of Hart House Theatre

Stories @Vic: interview with Brynn Bonne, creator of Jackes and Jills

VCDS takes UofT Drama Fest
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To experience Canadian culture, explore Ontario’s thriving scene of Francophone theatre

There are more things in heaven and Earth, than are dreamt of in your Anglophone dramaturgy
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‘Hot Girl Books’

How is twenty-first century femininity being re-defined by popular literature?
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Stories @ Vic: Secrets to self-love

Self-love has become an all-too-familiar word, but what do folks actually think about it? In response to this, I interviewed Victoria College students about their views on self-love and how they practise it. “I think self-love is beautiful,” says Mikaela Moore, a fifth-year student majoring in history and English (and ...
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Ranking TikTok’s dating trends

The Strand’s four best and worst dating trends on TikTok
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The power of queer BIPOC representation in cinema

Laundry and taxes, rocks with eyes, and everything bagels
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Love in other languages

Underrated foreign-language films to watch for Valentine’s Day