Tom Ndekezi

Tom Ndekezi is the The Gateway’s 2020-21 Arts and Culture Editor and a fifth-year Biological Sciences student. When he’s not busy learning about the brutalities of selection, Tom can be found obsessing over hip-hop, watching soccer, cooking Crohn’s-friendly foods and coming to grips with being left-handed in a right-handed world.

Arts & CultureMegan Thee Stallion

Tom NdekeziJanuary 22, 2021

Album Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s “Good News”

The last two years have been a whirlwind for Megan Thee Stallion, fully complete with platinum singles, record-breaking music videos,…
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Arts & CultureBackxwash

Tom NdekeziJanuary 22, 2021

“Splices in time”: A Q&A with 2020 Polaris Music Prize winner Backxwash

What better way to make a statement that different is better than to take the 2020 Polaris Music Prize? On…
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Arts & CultureArthur Macagantay

Tom NdekeziMelissa SturzoiuJanelle HendersonArthur MacatangayJanuary 20, 2021

Pieces of the U of A: workspaces for online learning

The move to online schooling hasn’t just forced us to change how we work and learn, but it’s also made…
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Arts & CultureUniversal Pictures

Tom NdekeziDecember 31, 2020

12 Days of Holiday Movies: The Grinch

Welcome to day ten of The Gateway’s 12 Days of Holiday Movies! For 12 days over the winter break, we’ll…
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Arts & CultureDisney and Pixa

Tom NdekeziDecember 28, 2020

12 Days of Holiday Movies: Soul

Welcome to the final day of The Gateway’s 12 Days of Holiday Movies! For 12 days over the winter break,…
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Arts & CultureColumbia Pictures

Tom NdekeziDecember 21, 2020

12 Days of Holiday Movies: Bad Santa

Welcome to day five of The Gateway’s 12 Days of Holiday Movies! Every weekday from Dec. 14 to Dec. 29,…
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Arts & Culturelittle plant

Tom NdekeziDecember 15, 2020

Top 5: Songs that aren’t about Christmas but sound like they could be

There are a few topics you should always steer clear of if you want to remain in the realm of…
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Arts & CultureNetflix

Tom NdekeziDecember 14, 2020

12 Days of Holiday Movies: Jingle Jangle

Welcome to day one of The Gateway’s 12 Days of Holiday Movies! Every weekday from Dec. 14 to Dec. 29,…
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Arts & CultureSupplied

Tom NdekeziDecember 10, 2020

BFA Class of 2020 reimagines tragedy with Chrysothemis

“Relevant” usually isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think of 2,500 year old Greek tragedies, but…
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Arts & Culture@bukivisuals

Tom NdekeziNovember 27, 2020

BOM YEG spotlights Black businesses with e-marketplace

In a year that has seen renewed conversation around Black issues globally, Black-Owned Market YEG is highlighting Black businesses, creatives,…
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