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Endless Pathways
Discovering the nonlinear future through humbling experiences.
Technology and Space: Will Robots Really Take Over the World?
In a world where technology has become crucial to human life, will robot intelligence supersede our mere mortal minds? The history and evolution of space technology provides us an insight on the role of humans in making positive uses of advancing technology.
Searching for the “Right” Passion
The experience of being an ever-changing person in an ever-changing environment.
A TIFF-erent Perspective: How a Summer of Films Transformed Me
Movies move me. Perhaps a bit too easily.
Throwing Plastic Discs: My Ultimate Frisbee Journey
From catching flyballs in Indonesia to tossing plastic discs at dawn; here’s how ultimate frisbee changed me.
Woolly Lines
As the leaves change and fall, the protagonist of this story considers how the thread of time and the thread between seasons fray.
Arachne, Five Different Ways
The myth of Arachne has been told and retold for ages, but what if the spider girl was in university? What kind of monster would she become?
Growing Pains of the Superhuman Teenager
Are you there God? It’s me, your friendly neighbourhood superhero.
Turning Trash into “Black Gold”–Vermicomposting
Explaining how earthworms are saving the world, one crop at a time.
17 Going On 20
Reflecting on personal growth and transformation through Fall experiences.
Divine Faces of the Self: Gender and Hinduism
A review of the concept of gender identity as explained by society and Hinduism, the consistencies with one another, and their noticeable conflicts.
A New Campus: Has UTSC changed for better or for worse?
A review of what life at UTSC was like two years ago, how it is now, and what I hope will never change.
Gen Z and their Inexplicable Political Activism
An overview of the youth’s political participation from the perspective of a younger generation.
A Monster of Our Times: How the Zombie Apocalypse Has Evolved to Mirror Societal Fears
From dark magic to office culture, the undead offer a biting commentary on what ails our society.
How Coming of Age Stories are Lying to You
Youth, Interrupted: What Wartime Literature Says About Disillusionment Amidst Global Catastrophe
The First World War transformed the just-begun lives of a generation of adolescents. Over a century later, the art they created resonates with another group of young people facing extraordinary loss and uncertainty.
How We’re Destroying the “Desired” Standard of Beauty
Even though the root of beauty has been based on problematic ideals, there has been a great deal of progress on challenging the standards that define it. This is something worth celebrating.
Pretty Privilege: How Aesthetics Influence Which Endangered Species We Save
Because apparently, beauty standards for humans weren’t enough.
Following the Heroine: Harmful Representation in Shoujo Anime
Figuring out the dating world by yourself is hard enough, so why does anime make it even harder?
A Cluster of Claustrophobic Girlbosses: Shiva Baby (2020) and Representing the Modern Woman
What happens when you mix bisexuals, ex-girlfriends, cheaters, sugar babies, and real babies, with a shiva?
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