The future of climate action—commitment or collapse? On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump’s first day back in office, one of his many executive orders was titled ‘Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements,’ wherein he removed the United States of America from the Paris Agreement—just as he did at the end of his first presidency, […]
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With endless content available, why does it still feel like there’s nothing good on TV? Despite the amount of content spoonfed to us by streaming services, it sometimes seems like there’s nothing worth watching anymore. As streaming service companies harbour more than enough data to cater to viewers’ exact entertainment preferences, TV should be thriving.
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An exploration of pop, jazz, and the importance of diversity in music As an unapologetic fan of popular music, watching this year’s 67th Grammy Awards was a delight. The most anticipated awards of the night went to Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter for Album of the Year, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” for Song of the Year
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Your guide to the attention recession The ‘attention economy’ has been called into question in light of struggles with maintaining focus in today’s increasingly busy world. This way of thinking about attention goes beyond psychological focus, including the political and social aspects involved with attention. While every generation has had fears that technological advancement would
Is your attention span longer than a goldfish’s? Read More »
My traumatic experience at St. George and Bloor Look, we all know that living in Toronto can be dangerous. Muggers, bad drivers, falling into a snowbank twice your height— the dangers are pretty much endless. But I am here today to warn you about the single greatest danger any student at University of Toronto can
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Knitting a sweater for your partner? Don’t do it! Day 1 I bought a good skein of red yarn and I started knitting a sweater for my boyfriend today. It’s going very well! I think it’s going to come together pretty nicely. Day 6 I told my friend about my sweater project, and she said
We’ve all heard the love story that restored our faith in soulmates. The one that encourages hope about that one special, singular person waiting for you while the universe does everything in its power to bring the two of you together. In my experiences in love, friendship, and fate, the invisible string is an unbreakable
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The race-based data debate The history of using “science” and “data” to encourage violent crimes against the established Other is well-documented. Edward Said addresses the theory of the Other in Orientalism, discussing how Orientalism creates an “us versus them” dichotomy, portraying the East as a cultural and political “other” to the West, with irreconcilable differences
Navigating the Gray Area of Modern Dating ‘Situationship.’ The term sprung into popularity as of late to put an easy label on our confusing and often passionate connection with someone. Perhaps you are no stranger to the concept of a situationship, possibly even having experienced it yourself . How did that go for you? Situationships
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Love is sickening. If you’ve ever woken up next to your partner, or any other ambiguous term that you prefer (one night stand, what was their name again, omg this is terrifying why is there a sixty-year-old shirtless stranger next to me) with a hundred-degree fever, chills and tingles all over your body, and possibly
Love is in the air—Achoo! Read More »
