Poetry Corner
Hero Among the TulipsPaige France Our love began when the tulips sprouted,Back when your glimmery eyes competed with the dew…
Arts
Joan Jett—the Blackheart of rock and roll history
Without a care for her “Bad Reputation,” the singer became the face of the genre in the ’80s.
“I Love Rock ‘N Roll” “Bad Reputation” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You” are all popular songs that have…
A mosaic of womanhood in Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties
The English and Drama Student Society’s cast pours their hearts into their characters to show the beauty of change.
Betty is mad, Betty is confused, Betty is inspired, Betty is hurt, and Betty is everything. On March 11 and…
The best and worst book-to-film adaptations
While The Great Gatsby was iconic in both book and film, The Mortal Instruments failed to translate on the big screen.
Best Adaptation—The Great Gatsby (2013)Serena Uribe “A little party never killed nobody,” sings Fergie in a song from one of…
A sneak peek of Maschere Duemondi’s Le Vedove Scaltre
Celebrating the upcoming play and Italian culture with cast members Elisa Schembre and Jennifer Hughes.
Within the Department of Language Studies at UTM, the Italian programs stand out for their artful approaches to Italian language…
Hayden’s March Mix
For different moods throughout the month, this playlist comes with a bit of everything.
My music tastes changed as I grew up, which I did not really notice until I was selecting music for…
Holding on to youth through television classics
Saying hello to adulthood without saying goodbye to childhood.
As many students are leaving school and thinking about the future, we may find ourselves reverting to fixations from our…
Richard Greene’s alternative perspective in The Unquiet Englishman: A life of Graham Greene
The emphasis on Graham’s impact in the twentieth century makes this celebrated book stand out among other biographies.
On the evening of March 3, I sat down with University of Toronto English Professor Richard Greene to discuss his…
The Batman’s dark world brings a bright future
With his image of Gotham’s caped crusader, Matt Reeves may be the superhero that the DC Universe needs.
Matt Reeves’s The Batman takes another stride in the right direction for DC Comics and hopefully means that we are…
The struggle with the Strong Female Character
The need for more accurate representations of women arises with the trope’s controversial setbacks.
“Look, I appreciate your spirit,” says Steve Trevor, a British Intelligence Agent played by Chris Pine in Patty Jenkins’s 2017…
Guerillas in gorilla: the feminist art activists
This anonymous group is painting the world with change as they push for equal representation in art.
They are bold. They are unconventional. They are feminists. And they are dressed as gorillas. In an international art scene where male…
Flourishing female music artists
Discover five women on the fast track to fame for their hit songs.
As the music industry becomes more diverse, we find ourselves exposed to new music. With the emergence of social media…
Women in war: POL305Y’s performance of Trojan Women
The students’ show highlights the problems of the past and present.
“How wretched I am in this heavy fate which makes me lie here as I do, my limbs spread low,…
The love of bell hooks
Remembering the iconic author and feminist who poured her heart on her pages.
In December 2021, the world lost one of its most incredible minds, someone who knew love and wanted to share…
Poetry Corner
the girls go to carnaval—1927Ciera Couto Borrowed shoes for the night, smooth leather on my heelsMy sister and I, arm…