Conspiracies and pseudoscience: how “crunchy” ideals can go hand-in-hand with right-wing politics The term ‘sheeple’ has become popular within many communities to denote groups who are seemingly “brainwashed” by any large institution. But who really are the “sheeple”? And what are they expected to believe when they “wake up”? According to psychoanalyst Manfred Kets de […]
The Power of Oral Tradition in Kenya’s Gikuyu Tribe This month’s issue had me reflect on the value of stories, lessons, and practices passed down within families and cultures, particularly through women’s conversations. These “wives’ tales” can transcend the passage of time and nurture a legacy of profound, and at times eccentric traditions, that generations
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How the Internet is lying to you about making your life better. Oftentimes, when misinformation enters the public conversation, it’s on a systemic or platformed scale, be it from the government, fake news sources, or fudged medical or academic resources. We see it in niche communities’ claims about vaccines and Tylenol singlehandedly causing autism or
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My Grandmother, or Why I write My grandmother is at once a beloved and mysterious figure in my life. She’s the sort of person who can keep a secret for a lifetime or share it at the right moment, to everyone’s surprise. Given that she is a Métis woman and was born in 1950, this
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Deviation from US stance still reinforces Western-centrism In late September, Canada joined a host of European and North American nations in announcing their decision to recognise Palestine as a sovereign nation. In an effort led by French President Emmanuel Macron, these countries reiterated their support for a two-state solution and underlined the need to take
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Eylul Guven in Blue Heron. Cr: TIFF Blue Herona film directed and written by Sophy Romvari, and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 4–14, 2025 Affeksjonsverdi [Sentimental Value]a film directed by Joachim Trier and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 4–14, 2025 After 11 long days, the Toronto International Film Festival
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Transforming public transit into private commerce Who among us hasn’t at one time found themselves in possession of some merchandise that they needed to offload? Whether it’s a lackluster Christmas present from a lesser aunt, a couch that must be sold before an approaching moving date, or an LCD television recently liberated from an electronics
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Blake Williams and any consistency which forms a set FELTa film directed by Blake Williams and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 4–14, 2025 Blake Williams’s recent filmography is composed using anaglyph colour filters—the 3D effect produced by a stereoscope of chromatic opposites. FELT is first and foremost 3D, and only really a
A review of David Freyne’s Eternity Eternitya film directed by David Freyne and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 4–14, 2025 Death is humanity’s great unknown: we are constantly faced with the vast uncertainty of what happens when our mortal, physical bodies cease functioning. Where do we go after we die? David Freyne
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Freaky freaky Cepheid variables In act III, scene I of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Caesar says, “I am constant as the northern star.” Well, Caesar is wrong: it turns out that the northern star isn’t as constant as he thinks it is. It belongs to the family of Cepheid variables—the type of stars that pulsate
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