Gord Downie was a lot of things for Canadians. He was our very own unofficial poet laureate, documenting the experiences of winters by the ice rink, summers in cottage country and life in the small towns of a big country as something mystical and alluring. He was our very own rock star, selling out arenas and
I wrote this poem while doing an exercise in which I was expected to write in the perspective of a villian. This is from the eyes of a man who leaves the woman carrying his child. The purpose of it is to give the reader another perspective in attempt to prove the intended point. What
Sitting at my desk in front of my window, I have the view of the eerie orange hue that has tinted my outer surroundings, and, evidently, many other places in the UK, as there have been warnings night and day of the commencing hurricane Ophelia. The BBC has reported that this “red sun” has been
There are few people that I have met in my life that share the same love for writing as me. In attempt at an enjoyable schedule my senior year of high school, I decided to take a journalism class. Through this, I met Minnah Arshad, a sixteen-year-old girl at Plymouth High School who plans to
“Insensitivity makes arrogance ugly; empathy is what makes humility beautiful.” – Renford Reese Insensitivity is defined as “lack of concern for others’ feelings.” Unfortunately, insensitivity is seen and heard all around us. Especially in the media. Just this week, Harvey Weinstein had several sexual misconduct allegations against him, and jokes have already been made about the situation.
The scandal involving prominent film producer Harvey Weinstein and the numerous women he sexually assaulted has been taking the media by storm, as more and more women, from Angelina Jolie to Cara Delevingne to model Zoe Brock among many, share their stories of aggressive or forced sexual interactions with Weinstein. Several other celebrities have reacted
When I was younger, I would walk around everywhere in a Cinderella dress and a knight’s helmet, thinking that I looked incredibly mature. My mom and I were going to the grocery store? So was the costume. Time to pick my sibling up at school? Costume time. I guess it’s no wonder that theatre is
The month of Halloween is upon us. Horror films, warm drinks, sweaters, and most importantly, spooky reads. Nothing goes better with a pumpkin-spiced latte than a book filled with mystery, thrills, and scares. Assembled here is a list of books that you should definitely try out, if you’ve got the guts, that is… via GIPHY
My mom once told me I was an accident. But later on, she told me that what she said was also an accident. We had gotten into a little argument about my piece of crap father, and let’s just say it didn’t end well. On the day my youngest sister was born he called me
Music is an intrinsic part of our culture. Be it the songs you hear while driving home, walking down the aisles of Walmart or the songs that blare over the crowds of a high school rally, there isn’t an escape from the popular music of our time. The beats and the words that come along with
Far beyond the periphery of an all-too-coveted Western purview, is the emergence of a cultural renaissance within South Africa. No, these visionaries aren’t ‘up-and-coming’ simply because you may not have heard of them. They’re also certainly not reproducing the sound or image of Europe and the Americas. Instead, these creatives are thriving within their own