Adult woman overinvested in song about a seventeen-year-old Disney Channel star getting her driver’s license
I got my driver’s license last week…
Volume 63 Issue 8
Living in the state of absurdity
A reflection on Albert Camus’ “La Peste”
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I’d like you to meet Miss Jackie Shane
I’ve waxed poetic about my Spotify Discover Weekly playlists before—but let me do it one more time. Every Sunday, at the stroke of midnight, my Spotify undergoes a baptism. The 30 songs from 30 artists that I have never heard before make their way into the playlist. I never have a clue as to what
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Chatting with Professor Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer
I sat down over Zoom with Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, a writer and professor of VIC275 (Creative Writing: Short Fiction) at Victoria College to talk about writing, creativity, and online learning. The Strand: What do you do outside of your work at UofT? Professor Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer: I write—that’s the main thing that I do. Of course, it
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Black futures
Dear readers, February is a month for celebration. It is Black Futures/History month, and we are so grateful to our Black contributors, readers, and creators for being part of our little community. In celebration of our Black creators, we invite you to take a look at some seminal writing we have published in The Strand,
Black History Month: celebration or performance?
The shortest month of 2021 (feat. allyship, microaggressions, and mere acknowledgements)
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Unpacking the privilege in anti-mask arrests
Comparing recent police response to lockdown protests vs Black Lives Matter protests
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