ARTS
In/Future: a “transformative” art experience?
Ontario Place, located on the shore of Lake Ontario just south of Downtown Toronto, used to be a theme park. From 1971-2011, it was an entertainment complex operating mostly during the summer months. What remains now are the abandoned park grounds and eerie relics from what used to be one ...
The ROM unveils new exhibition
Art, Honour, and Ridicule: Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana On September 20th I had the pleasure of attending one of the Royal Ontario Museum’s newest exhibits, Art, Honour, and Ridicule: Asafo Flags from Southern Ghana, followed by a lecture from Professor Ato Quayson discussing Ghana’s history as well as ...
The Stigma of Solitude
Existing untethered between the fringe of blooming teenager and independent adult, high school graduate and first year university student, hatches a nervousness warranted by any period of transition. Particularly during my first days on campus, while adjusting to the frightening novelty of living away from home for the first time, ...
Casual September Soup and Salad
So school has started, which means it’s time to start eating like a student. But don’t feel pressured to conform to the instant noodle stereotype, because with a small investment of time and money, you could enjoy a home-cooked meal with a lot more substance. Here are recipes for butternut ...
Celebrity Sightings at TIFF: Exciting or Exasperating?
This year marks the forty-first annual Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF, one of the largest film festivals in the world, is internationally recognized as one of the most prestigious and high-profile celebrations of film and culture. So, it’s only natural that every year this event attracts several celebrated and outstanding ...
Social Media’s Newfound Freedom: The Rise of “Finstas”
I’m not sure to what extent my parents stalk my various social media accounts, but the one thing they keep telling me is: “Don’t put anything on the internet that you wouldn’t want everyone in the world to see.” This is a fear we all hold very close to our ...
Wayhome Daze
The Wayhome Arts & Music Festival has become a summer staple in Ontario, The Strand takes a look at the festival experience through the lens of a camera.
Four Albums Your Dad Likes That Are Actually Pretty Good
Piqued by the startling suggestion that our parents might have decent music taste, The Strand decided to riffle through their music collections and rehabilitate some of the albums that, despite time and imitation, have remained great pieces of art.
The Importance of Taste: Film & music as social capital and what that can do for you
Over the coming year, The Strand’s Film & Music section seeks to help the uninformed become informed by producing relevant content on today’s film and music scene—both on a local and worldly level.
BFF: Best Frosh Friends (Forever?)
Frosh Week is overwhelming, exciting, and it goes by quickly, so it’s important to make the most of it. Most importantly, it showed me how lucky I am to be here among some of the most welcoming, warm, and creative people I have ever met.