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A Year Later and I’m Still Disappointed with Avengers: Endgame
As a dedicated Marvel fan, I feel the franchise deserved a better ending than Avengers: Endgame.

Yes, It is Illegal, But It is Art
Is it possible to appreciate graffiti art without taking away its authenticity?

What happens when you give a gun to a kid?
Are we more free when we’re an adult or when we’re a child?

Coco Crisp’s Last Game
If you love someone, let them go. If you love something, why the heck would you ever let it go?

Authenticity, A Marketing Conspiracy?
Hey there consumer, call me paranoid, but I think authenticity is a trap.

Artist Spotlight: From Tech to Painting; A Decolonization of Art
Catherine had found meaning through painting and she decided to redirect herself to pursue what she was always interested in. Through arts, she was able to reconnect with her culture and heritage, which were reflected through her spiritual painting.

Addictions: A Conversation with My Ex
Substance use was one of the big reasons that we broke up. Now it’s the time for a conversation.

The Digital Age and The Citizen Lab
They’re our digital guardian angels, but do we really know who they are?

Black Lives Matter: Why is it Still a Debate?
In 2020, should such debates still exist? Are points made by the opposing side even valid? Is there hope for change?

The Limitless Restrictions of Poetry
The era of Instagram poetry begs the question of whether the art form is losing its complexity.

Are Liberals Becoming more Illiberal?
Are we causing more harm in the process of spreading awareness for what we think is right?

The Most Vulnerable Primate
Why chimpanzees would probably be better at adapting to covid-19 than me.

Re-Thinking Feminism in 2020
To the chronic mansplainers in my life, this one's for you.

Delving into the Unknown of the Archive: A White-Washing of History
What happens when residential schools become the unknown? As the Alberta government proposes to remove any mention of residential schools from primary curriculum, they are implicitly advocating for the erasure of Indigeneity from the archive.

Ringette an Unknown Sport, Void of Colour: exploring Racism in sport in Canada
Being the only racialized player on a sports team is as overwhelming as watching Biden and Trump’s first debate. But hey, we do it anyway.

Think of the Children! Cereal, the Gay Agenda, and Transphobia of Today
Looking through the homophobic and transphobic hysteria of the past and present … and how it all connects to cereal.

A Brief History of The University of Toronto’s Worst and Worst-Kept Secret
Episkopon is just a rip-off of The Cephalopod Lodge from Spongebob smh.

And the Lie-Detector Determined...It is Pseudoscience!
Though portrayed in movies and TV shows as infallible, the polygraph is not as reliable a machine as you may think.

Motivation and Anxiety, the Two Sides of the Unknown
The potentials of unknown places are not only made up of opportunities, fortune, and a better life, but also danger, anxiety, and loneliness.

Conspiracy Theories as a Means to Cope with the Unexplainable
Conspiracy theories may be rooted in fact, but are they necessarily fiction?

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