Reimagining the 9-to-5
The 9-to-5 workday is a relic. For decades, people hailed the 9-to-5 as an ideal—satisfied to work 40-hour weeks with…
2022
The Open Casket
Seated on a taupe couch, I search the room for imperfections. I find none—not even a crack in the off-white…
Fallen Leaves
It’s that dreaded time again—summer cleaning. I sit at my desk and slide open the top drawer, exposing its faux-velvet-lined…
Brushstrokes of the Past
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), once Erindale College, began its history in the early 1960s when a timid building,…
Searching for Awe in a Digital World
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”– W.B. Yeats Antoine Hennepin was…
Back in Style
When I was three years old, my parents bought me a Fisher Price cassette tape player. This was their first…
Between an Atom and a Star
I lost my grandfather on July 19, 2022. For the first time, “I’m sorry for your loss” took on a…
Tangible Keepsakes of the Past
Tangible keepsakes. Pictures, letters, and old mediums, no longer in use. It is an unaltered repetition of history to leave…
Plasticity
I never knew the hands that made me. They pour hot liquified plastic into my metal mould. I am one…
Welcome to “Out with the Old” – Editor’s Note
All throughout our unique, individual journeys, we seek ever-lasting familiarity—a special person, a long-lived passion, weekly Sunday brunches with the…