How ratings have trumped quality With the emergence of Netflix and other streaming services, having cable in your household is becoming less and less necessary. Netflix gives the viewer an opportunity to watch a variety of movies, documentaries, and sitcoms—all you need is a good internet connection and nine dollars […]

A personal reflection on why narrative matters to me One of the most poignant lessons I learned came in a second-year English seminar. While we studied a few 18th and 19th century American authors, it was our class discussion on the narrative form of each text that stood out to […]

How technology has manipulated the genre Late-night television has dramatically changed over several decades largely to the integration of technology. From the early beginnings of late-night talk shows with Johnny Carson, to the contemporary social media banter of Jimmy Fallon, the popular subgenre has undergone a tremendous transformation. Many people […]

A historic and meaningful beverage Since my early high school years, I officially became a coffee drinker. At a young age, drinking coffee was a sort of escape – a way of travelling forward through adulthood. On my morning walks to school, I would be accompanied by my Wu-Tang and […]

Moving on from your comfort zone My time as Editor-in-Chief of The Ontarion is coming to an end, and I hope that my final editorial will shine some light on the excitement that comes from change and getting out of your comfort zone. Right now, thousands of people are in […]

An attempt to justify the importance of university essays Every essay is an opportunity. Whether you are given an essay topic, or whether you have too much freedom to choose your own topic, writing a paper can be an extremely rewarding experience. As you endeavour through your academic career, you […]

The one thing I wish I knew then So, you’ve got it all figured out, huh? I’ll admit, you’re damn convincing. Raking in the 90s in school, early acceptances to university (including that University of Guelph sitting number one on your list), working close to 30-hours a week, playing that […]

Finding the meaning in cynicism Last semester, a poem I submitted to the University of Guelph’s undergraduate literary and visual art magazine, Kaleidoscope, was accepted for publication. As part of the submission process, I was asked to write a little blurb about myself, so I wrote something really serious and […]

Whatever happened to the good old days? There’s a lot wrong with Hollywood and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences these days. Fresh ideas are noticeably absent, casual racism is startlingly rampant, casual sexism is the status quo, and the presence of studios impedes novelty at an alarming […]