It’s no secret that women are exploited by the media. With the hype surrounding the Federal Election, and the coverage of America’s next Presidential Election, I started thinking about the ways in which women in politics, in particular, are portrayed by the media. “First lady Michelle Obama serves as a […]
Author: Danielle Subject
In conversation with: Shyam Selvadurai
Shyam Selvadurai, a creative writing instructor and mentor at the University of Guelph, is also an award-winning novelist. His first novel, Funny Boy, won the WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award, as well as the U.S. Lambda Literary Award. Selvadurai has published three more novels since then, including Cinnamon […]
Trick or Flick: Best Halloween episodes
Halloween is quickly approaching, and this week’s Trick or Flick takes a slight detour away from cinema, and features four of my top picks for Halloween-themed television episodes. The Simpsons—“Halloween of Horror” Halloween usually means another segment of The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror,” however, on Oct. 18 The Simpsons aired […]
Changing the Subject: Speaking up about the wage gap
Image adapted from the photo by Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV via CC BY-SA 2.0. In the Oct. 13 edition of Lenny, a newsletter founded by Lena Dunham, Jennifer Lawrence spoke out on Hollywood’s pay inequality in her essay “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?” […]
Sweden opens male rape centre
On Oct. 13, 2015, Sweden opened a centre for male victims of sexual assault. This centre is the first of its kind in the world, and runs alongside an already-existing clinic for female victims. Located in Södersjukhuset, the emergency-care department is completely free, and is open all-day, all-year-round. The centre […]
It’s On Netflix: Wentworth
Welcome to It’s On Netflix! A new column that will look at television shows that are on Netflix, including and not limited to Netflix originals. If you’re not sure what to watch while you’re procrastinating during exam time, I hope this column at least helps a little bit. Coming into […]
Trick or Flick: Overlooked horror films
This week’s Trick or Flick features a collaboration of writers. We have suffered through so many truly terrible movies and so many wasted hours (just kidding, we loved every second) to bring you this list of our top 10 underappreciated horror movies. These films are a must see this Halloween […]
Tune In Guelph: Hello Harvard
Hello Harvard played a set in downtown Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern on Oct. 6. The show was part of Indie88’s Nu Music Nite, and the band opened the stage for two other performers, Rob Jankowski and Voodoo. Nu Music Nite was hosted by Indie88’s Dave Bookman, and was dedicated to celebrating […]
UN confirms Sustainable Development Goals
From Sept. 25 to Sept. 27, the United Nations ratified new global sustainability goals at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals, and their corresponding plans were first discussed back in September 2012 at the UN’s RIO+20 conference. Also […]
Trick or Flick
I’m a bit of a Halloween nut, mainly because I’m a huge fan of horror movies. So, to celebrate my favourite month of the year, I decided to start a horror movie column exclusively for the month of October. Each week until Halloween, I will pick a horror subgenre and […]
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