OPINIONS

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Capitalism, Ableism, and the Glamorization of Productivity

Content warning: mentions of the Nazi regime Obtaining an ADHD diagnosis was hard. The stigma surrounding cognitive disabilities and the endless hoops the medical system made me jump through certainly contributed, but the worst part was everyone around me insisting that I was faking it and that nothing was truly ...
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Politics in print

How (unchecked) campus newspapers are endangering UofT communities—a response to Trinity Times and the safety of Hong Kong students
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The Strand’s 2023 resolutions

Our hopes, dreams, and aspirations for this year
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Doug Ford’s populist vendetta strikes again

For a politician that claims to be “for the people,” suspending their rights seems off-brand
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The Order of Colonial Violence

Why did David McKay, the CEO of the country's dirtiest bank, RBC, receive the Order of Ontario?
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Let them buy concert tickets!

Concerts aren’t so fun when you're being suffocated by the unrelenting weight of capitalism
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Scream queens and movie screens

The tenuous relationship between horror films and The Academy
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Horror in a time of violence

The Gulf War was the ultimate slasher
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Don’t Worry Darling? No thanks, I’m pretty concerned

An exhaustive and curious dive into celebrity drama
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The dark side of the internet

Does our curiosity sometimes destroy us?