A Ukraine Adoption
Christine Hawryluk Contributor Sitting at home, pen and notebook in hand, I go into my parents’ bedroom and sit down next to my father. He sits on the bed flicking stations on the television. Wearing black knee-length shorts and a grey Toronto Maple Leafs t-shirt, I turn to him and say, “Tato, tell me about...
Flipboard App Review
Chris Eyles Contributor There are all kinds of Apps in this digital world, all of which provide a good experience to the user. Flipboard wanted to make a social magazine app that housed all social networks and news feeds in one place. They have succeeded with the Flipboard App available for Android, iPad, iPhone, Kindle...
Why Homophobia Has No Right To Exist
Brock Sutherland Contributor Homophobia is absurd form of hate. There are seven uncontrollable results of birth: of whom we are born, why we are born, when we are born, where we are born, what we are born, who we are born, and how we are born. And we can be born gay as randomly as...
Coping with Anorexia: A Personal Interview
Beth Dirmeitis Contributor For me, it was never healthy from the beginning. My whole basis was on a comparison to my sister because she was always so thin. I remember when I was in Grade Nine, she stepped on the scale and it was a lot lower than me. At that point I was like,...
Treachery of Reality-TV
Ahmed Mohamoud Contributor The fate of ‘heroes’ is in jeopardy. The ‘heroes’ that I’m referring to are the protagonists of modern narratives; they are our new age role models. What’s troubling is that Reality-TV has become the biggest purveyor of ‘heroes’ in recent years. The shock value of the content, coupled with our Schadenfreude brings...
Keep Calm and…Enjoy the British Invasion
Annahita Esmaeili Staff Writer From British actors to British singers, it is safe to say that the Brits have taken over. The need for British “things” has become so popular that we do not need to live stream the Brit Awards on our computers anymore we can watch it on our flat screens. This...
Not the Average Joe? Director JON M. CHU on Turning the Figure to Film
Susan Sejeong Kim Editor-in-Chief G.I. Joe – swords, guns, secret government plots, and the all All-American hero. It’s Difficult to believe all this stemmed from a 1960’s 11.5-inch plastic action figure made by the Hassenfeld Brothers, former school-supply-producer, now called Hasbro. “It’s actually not about the laser guns. It’s not about the hovercraft of the...
Letter from the Editor
photo credit Google Images Susan Sejeong Kim Editor-in-Chief Hello to our readers, Happy March! The snowy weather did a number on me and I recently came down with a bad cold. I’m sure we’ve all had that happen to us at least once. In most cases, the one or two days is all it...
International Women’s Day
photo credit Google Images Deanna Presutti Staff Writer As a modern society working towards equal rights for everyone, International Women’s Day on March 8th should be celebrated by us all. By acknowledging our progress towards gender equality we are celebrating the history we have made over the past century. Originally, International Women’s Day...
Will 2013 be Dubbed Another “Year of the Gun”?
photo credit Google Images Salem Tesfai Contributor Youth all over the city have been affected by violence in the wake of recent shootings that has been on the rise in Toronto. There is a trend amongst the most recent targets of gun violence – they were all young men and young boys. The first...
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