Cultural Affairs
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Supplied Year of the Top Dawg: How Kendrick Lamar and co. continued to shape hip-hop in 2016
When I was in the fifth grade, my homeroom teacher Mrs. Reimer told us to write a paper about what…
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Your doctor’s right: you’re too young to smoke weed
Doctors are right: you shouldn’t be smoking weed at 18. This past summer, the Canadian government ran a public consultation…
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The Watch-men Ep 60: Westworld Season 1 Finale
We have finally reached the centre of the maze — and it’s bittersweet. HBO’s Westworld wrapped this past Sunday with…
Read More » - Sam Podgurny
Top 5: Wholesome memes
In the days when nihilistic memes reigned, the internet was a dark place. A scroll through your newsfeed was a…
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Ad-dressing the future First Lady
The relationship between fashion and politics is rarely in the limelight. But, in the wake of Donald Trump winning the…
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‘Over 18’ points to the problems behind the pleasures of porn
The ability of young people to watch porn has a pair of Canadian filmmakers investigating porn addiction in their latest documentary,…
Read More » - Joshua Storie
Losing local status: Filthy Casual and the condition of Edmonton’s comic community
Walking through the packed halls of Edmonton’s Comic and Entertainment Expo, it’s easy to assume a strong sense of community…
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My quest to become Rory Gilmore
When I started watching Gilmore Girls I was 16 and Asian (I still am), and immediately I thought this meant…
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- Josh Greschner
Your boots are UGG-ly
“They’re so comfortable and easy, but they look so shitty,” says third-year Biological Science major MacKenzie Leland.* “Quality pillow sacks?…
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