“Smell of jasmine, pool of blue jacaranda”: A personification of Los Angeles
I’ve never been to Los Angeles. Everything I think I know about L.A. stems from music about its warm romance…
Arts
A space to dream out loud
Mississauga exhibition provides a space for residents to bridge the gaps between their house and their home.
Dreamland was an exhibition open to all Mississauga residents to fulfill their need for discovery. From February 6 to February…
Art is not a commodity; “Art is for everybody”
How Keith Haring’s famous quote promotes the accessibility of art in our everyday lives.
It can seem impossible to maintain creativity in a culture that views the pursuit of and engagement with art as…
Valentine’s Flash Fiction/Non-fiction
A Valentine’s dreamJada D’Sa It’s the night of February 13 and I’m awake cutting paper hearts in 20 different colours….
Goodness Gracious: a theatrical performance that showcases what it means to be good
Learning what it means to be good through a great performance.
Welcomed by the sounds of laughter, acoustic piano riffs, and the beginning scenes of an introductory improv session, I took…
Art without an audience
Is there a purpose in creating art without an audience to appreciate it?
The act of creating art is a universal behaviour attributed to humans, with its origins dating back to prehistoric times….
Between trends and tales: decoding “BookTok’s” impact on reading culture
How a TikTok subculture is both helping and harming the book industry.
TikTok, a popular platform for creating short content, was reaching its peak during the height of the pandemic. At the…
Get in loser, we’re reviewing Mean Girls
The return of Mean Girls after the 2017 musical and the original 2004 movie release seemed as likely to happen as “fetch,” yet the high school drama made its theatrical release once again.
The 2024 Mean Girls movie follows the plot and cast from the original movie but includes several mentions of current…
The Stanley cup trend is out of control
TikTok has made numerous products famous overnight, creating a cycle of over-consumption.
The Stanley cup trend is not about the hockey trophy but simply about a reusable steel water bottle. This social…
Black History in Ontario: The Bradley Museum
Curated by the Mississauga Heritage Foundation, The Bradley Museum presents a fully guided tour exploring the history of Black Experience in Upper Canada.
The Bradley Museum, founded by the Mississauga Heritage Foundation, consists of multiple buildings dating back to the 1820s. The museum…
The Color Purple: 38 years later and still relevant
How the film The Color Purple sheds light on the issues confronting Black women.
(Trigger warning: Mentions of violence and sexual assault) “I’m poor, Black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m…
The music of Rema
A dive into the life of the rising Nigerian rapper, Rema.
Rema—an artist whose work I like—is a Nigerian rapper born on May 1st, 2000. His real name is Divine Ikubor….
Poetry Corner
The one leaf on the floorDemilade Akinleye The orange tinted leaf lies lifelessOn the floor that birthed itStem since detached,…
What’s up with antiques?
How antique shopping helps us make mindful purchases while preserving a piece of history.
In today’s age of constant consumerism, merely logging on to social media results in being bombarded with aggressive advertising for…
10 must-see concerts in Toronto in 2024
Enjoy your pick of some of the biggest names in the music industry all year long.
No matter what kind of music you are interested in, there are several concerts taking place in Toronto—named the most…