Arts

Megadeth versus Metallica: who’s the better band?
These two iconic thrash metal bands have been pitted against each other for decades. Here’s why Megadeth should be more recognized within the heavy metal genre.

Karissa Harrypersad December 4, 2023February 27, 2024

As a metalhead, I like the “big four” thrash metal bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. There are numerous factors…

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Spotlighting the CBC Gem series How to Fail as a Popstar
A story of prevailing with failure, rather than fighting against it.

Hannah Grace Wang December 4, 2023December 4, 2023

“Wow, this seems like a great project. I’d love to book this,” was Adrian Pavone’s reaction to the CBC Gem…

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Mary-Rebekah Reyes upholds her love for art and family with Short Drop
The UTM graduate’s first short film is a collaboration project that delves into Caribbean folklore.

Alisa Samuel December 4, 2023January 22, 2024

On October 25, 2023, the Department of Visual Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) partnered with the Black…

Arts | Theatre Erindale

Through Gender, Space, and Time: Theatre Erindale’s Orlando might polarize
Execution of production may leave some audience members longing for greater emotional and intellectualize proximity to the performances set before them.

Avery McMillan November 27, 2023December 30, 2023

Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel Orlando brings modernist literary tropes on stage. Directed by Tanya Rintoul, Theatre…

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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, 2023November 26, 2023

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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Artist Feature

Charles Urgiles, Jing Han Yang and Abigail Kohut November 27, 2023December 10, 2023

Charles Urgiles (He/They) As a trans artist, I draw my inspiration from my personal experiences navigating identity and self-discovery. I…

Poetry Corner

Jada D’Sa, Madison Ireland and Maryam Uddin November 27, 2023November 26, 2023

The Notes of Your VoiceJada D’Sa Hit my skin as you speak to me With the youth in your timbreThe days…

Between the Lines

The queer narrative in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Valeria Ramirez Osorio November 27, 2023November 26, 2023

I remember the first time I read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe a few years ago….

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Professor Brian Price on World Picture
The online, open-access journal welcomes early-career and non-North American art and research to help people think about time and space in different ways.

Alisa Samuel November 20, 2023November 19, 2023

Brian Price, Cinema Studies Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), co-founded World Picture to create space for more…

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The status of the artist: “Ageism is the last discriminatory measure we have”
Cultural policy expert Garry Neil talks about the unstable professional lives of senior artists to help illustrate the overall conditions for creative work today.

Alisa Samuel November 20, 2023November 22, 2023

As a result of the Massey Commission, which sought to nurture culture and art in Canada after World War II,…

Poetry Corner

Vedika Awtani, Maryam Raheel and Joy Pius November 20, 2023November 25, 2023

you could have just said it to my face.Vedika Awtani i shall not award you the satisfaction of declaring you…

Between the Lines

Suffering with purpose: good and bad values

Jaros Valdes November 20, 2023December 10, 2023

Have you ever read a book from start to finish more than once? If so, what made you want to…

Arts | Theatre Erindale

Two casts, one Caeser: A review of Theatre Erindale’s Julius Caesar
Students from the theatre & drama studies program at the University of Toronto Mississauga bring Julius Caesar to campus with phenomenal performances.

Avery McMillan November 13, 2023December 30, 2023

To thwart Caesar’s ambition, the senators conspire against her in an iconic and bloody betrayal. But that is not the…

Arts

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben: A review
This book is a must-read for those seeking to deepen their connection with nature and to learn more about the environment that lives alongside us.

Zainab Khalil November 13, 2023November 15, 2023

Trees seem to be living beings just standing in one place and producing oxygen. What if I tell you that…

Arts

Mama: A hidden horror gem
The film offers audiences a meaningful yet unexpected takeaway on parental love.

Sabrina Garcia November 13, 2023November 15, 2023

Mama (2013), directed by Andy Muschietti, is a horror movie that, under the surface, speaks to parental love—specifically, its various…

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