The edges of round: a new monthly column
Ever since I can remember I’ve always been very sexual. It began as an innocent, natural state of being and then slowly evolved into a more mature craving and enjoyment. …
Life
Self care as radical resistance: a short guide
What is self-love? How do we quantify the steps we can take to achieve it? This is a complex question that also has to take into account various ways in …
Social media damages my self love
Like most students, I spend more of my day than I would like to admit browsing various social media sites. Facebook and Instagram are my main vices and if I …
Dancing my way through the short life: life with a little known syndrome
February happens to be the shortest month of the year, and conveniently Turner Syndrome Awareness Month. Turner Syndrome (TS) happens when a female is born missing an X chromosome, or …
Social media, self-love and mental illness
Co- written by Tyler Majer The Negative: Social media is an interactive medium that has grown at a speed quicker than anything that human beings have encountered in the past …
Awareness: a white privilege guide
White privilege: a topic that elicits a spectrum of emotions from confusion to utter denial of its existence. The term first appeared in a paper published in 1988, entitled “White …
A white person’s guide to Black Heritage Month
Disclosure: I am a white person. White people can be either racist, non-racist or anti-racist. If you believe the simple absence of racism in your attitude is enough, you are …
A book lovers guide to local shops
Starting on Water Street, specifically the store Books And Things, check out the window display for Chinese human rights and pro-democracy activist Wei Jingsheng’s book of memoirs, “The Courage To …
Artspace installation sheds new light on a dark issue
An exhibit currently in place at Artspace, curated by Sheena Hoszko, questions the validity of the immigration detention situation, and interrogates the ongoing apathy, lethargy and ineffective ideals that …
A word with Frank Warren: founder of PostSecret
“Secret. ‘sēkrit /adjective. 1. not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.” Everyone has one. Some have stores, while others may only keep a …