Volume 68 Issue 2

The Bill 33 backlash and Ontario’s flawed post-secondary education policy

News, Volume 68, Volume 68 Issue 2 / By

Proposed increase in government oversight neglects underfunding concerns Ontario’s Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act, has faced widespread opposition by numerous student associations in recent months. The wide-ranging impacts of the Bill include amendments to four acts and the expansion of government control over educational institutions and organizations pertaining to children and youth.  […]

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What’s the deal with “what’s the deal”?

Editorial, Volume 68, Volume 68 Issue 2 / By

Upon picking a theme for this issue, the sitcom-lovers in the room won. I can’t say I’ve watched any Seinfeld, but that’s just fine—Jerry’s not the focus here. Longtime readers may remember the “Patchwork” issue from two years ago, an excuse to print whatever wherever. “What’s the deal with… [blank]?” serves a similar function, one

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What’s the deal with 2 a.m. waves of nostalgia?

Opinions, Volume 68, Volume 68 Issue 2 / By

Scatter-brained thoughts on our capacity to adore the mundane As someone who has always been pretty sentimental and defensive against change, intense feelings of nostalgia are well known to me. When transitioning into new stages of life, I tend to glance back forlornly at the seemingly perfect bygone things. Nostalgia is a powerful emotion: an

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What’s the deal with the romanticization of the 80s?

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Who gets a spot in the collective unconscious? /Content Warning: Discussions of racism and homophobia./  Thanks to a series of events involving a broken button maker and my coworker being late, I managed to score myself a free ticket to Vancouver’s outdoor Shakespeare festival, Bard on the Beach. As I settled into my seat for

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Is the new superman movie really pro-Palestine?

Features, Volume 68, Volume 68 Issue 2 / By

The illusion of subversion: how Hollywood packages “progressive” stories Recently, the new Superman film sparked significant discussion online about supposedly being an allegory for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Or maybe it was about Ukraine. Or Kashmir. Truthfully, it was hard to discern the film’s political messaging. Superman depicts a generic oppressed nation, without giving

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