Paige France

Staff Writer (Volume 48 & 49) — Paige is in her third year at UTM, currently completing a double major in Biology for Health Sciences and Psychology. She previously worked as an Associate Editor for A&E in Volume 47 of The Medium, and as a Staff Writer in Volume 48. When she is not writing review articles for A&E, you can find her watching rom-coms, writing inappropriate Letterboxd reviews, playing basketball, cruising on her motorbike, and fangirling over the icon that is Taylor Alison Swift. You can connect with Paige through Instagram and Letterboxd.

Arts

What kept Nelly Furtado away from the limelight?
Seventeen years after the release of her chart-topping album Loose, pop fans and critics alike are welcoming back Furtado as she returns to the mainstream music world.

Paige France September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

Having sold over 40 million records, Nelly Furtado is one of the most successful Canadian recording artists of all time….

Arts

Hallmark Movies—What Makes Them Memorable?
Analyzing Hallmark’s cliché love stories that many seem to return to year-round.

Paige France January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

In 2014, the University of Michigan conducted a study that linked the media we consume on television to the information…

Arts

Taylor Swift’s insomnia leads to her biggest album debut of all time
Swift’s Midnights broke Spotify, the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and our hearts

Paige France November 14, 2022May 23, 2023

On October 21, Taylor Swift released her tenth original studio album Midnights, a thematic spin on her usual discography where…

Sports

Don’t let the guilt of a sugar-binge haunt you
Burn off creepy candy calories with this quick at-home workout.

Paige France October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

This time of the year is filled with tempting treats. For those with insatiable sweet tooths, Summer Azem, a U…

Arts

Blonde—a repulsive depiction of Marilyn Monroe’s legacy
Andrew Dominik’s latest biopic portrays one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars with disgrace.

Paige France October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

TW: Sexual assault.Spoiler warning: This article mentions scenes from Blonde. Blonde, directed by Andrew Dominik, gives poor insight to the…

Opinion

Neglecting neurodevelopmental research in the Canadian Indigenous community
Oppression on Indigenous communities extends in disparities within psychological healthcare systems.

Paige France September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

In recent years, there has been a push to promote more representative and distinct samples within research. A lack of…

Theatre Erindale

Mathematics meets performative theatre in award-winning play coming to Theatre Erindale
A live merging of arts and science hits the stage with the one-woman play Truth Values.

Paige France September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

Speaker, writer, performer, and singer, Gioia De Cari, will be taking center stage with her play Truth Values at the…

Features

A back-to-normal summer
Students share their exciting summer adventures.

Paige France September 5, 2022September 12, 2022

Cottage kind-of-summer Paige France The two of them topple out of my car, stretching after a two-hour drive filled with…

Magazine | Spotlight

Skin Against Our Fingertips

Paige France April 7, 2022September 4, 2022

A year without summer,A night without stars—the constellations aligned,Perched high above the sky’s radiant stunner,Life without connection is stumbling through…