Ramiya Sureshhkumar

Features

Professor Liza Blake discusses the A-spectrum and academia
Liza Blake hosts discussion regarding asexuality and aromanticism as both queer identities and fields of academic study.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

On January 30, Professor Liza Blake held a talk about “asexuality and aromanticism as queer identities and as areas of…

Arts

“The Walls Must Come Down”: Theatre Erindale’s glorious ca-caw-phony
Theatre Erindale’s production of Yvette Nolan’s The Birds blends the carnivalesque with the contemplative in a profoundly poignant exploration of Indigenous sovereignty and ethical land use.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

A smooth-talking populist leader rises to power under false pretenses and insists on building a wall. Though an apt description…

Arts

Lumon propaganda got a lot more immersive: Grand Central Station’s Severance Pop-Up
Apple TV’s latest innovative promotional stunt “severs” the connection between viewers and the narrative world, taking advantage of the liminal space that is NYC’s Grand Central Station to promote Severance Season 2.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

On January 14, commuters passing through Grand Central Station’s Vanderbilt Hall were met with a striking sight: a glass cube,…

Arts

Scenic ‘Sauga and its absent art
Destination-free leisurely walking revealed that Mississauga is ample in aesthetic potential, but scant in creative expression.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar September 16, 2024September 16, 2024

Walking around the city brings you to many sites of aesthetic potential. The everyday architecture of Mississauga’s urban landscape can…

Arts

The good, the bad, and the ugly of queer representation in media
Queer communities have been misrepresented for years, and some films and TV shows are changing the discourse.

Ramiya Sureshhkumar November 27, 2023February 21, 2025

Representation is of particular importance to the queer community, especially considering Hollywood’s history of censoring its depiction. During the 1960s,…

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