Stuff we like and don’t like

By: Alex Bloom We like: Taking consent seriously Consent is more than someone seeming into it at the time. It should be explicit, and it can...

New Music Friday

By: Edna Batengas, Lyz Boyd, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6xtTtKPhri4mbn4SKmlF7j?si=3w2V_BiFTIGhHg2lVaJn3w “Pray for me” – Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd Edna Batengas: I was so excited...

Some of the best and worst examples of sex positivity in media

By: Alex Bloom and Gabrielle McLaren Best: Pride (2014) In a way this movie is sex positive because it isn’t just about sex or sexuality. It’s about...

Best and worst albums to have sex to

By: Danielle Davie and Hannah Davis Best album to have sex to: Built on Glass by Nick Murphy (formerly Chet Faker) Nick Murphy’s voice is so smooth, all...

The Good, the Alright, and the Just Plain Bad of sex work in media

By: Victoria Lopatka Sex work has been featured openly in the media since at least the 1950s, but we haven’t necessarily gotten better at portraying...

MiniDAYZ is not for the faint of heart

By: Alex Bloom This sandbox zombie survival game put out by Bohemia Interactive takes many of the elements you would associate with console games and...

Old Music Friday: love and heartbreak edition

By: Lyz Boyd, Courtney Miller, Danielle Davie, Elisha Summers, Natasha Tar https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/12epIbST1SPqtG1fh13M0P?si=sD0vOXCJTu6uOUbKPWC1Qw “Crazy In Love” – Beyoncé, Jay-Z Danielle Davie: To me this is not a love song, but a party...

History in the making: Dee Rees

By: Alex Bloom Looking at her filmography, it is no surprise that the first full-length movie Dee Rees directed was a documentary. Eventual Salvation (2008)...

Downsize your expectations if you want to see Downsizing

By: Jennifer Russell If you want to maximize your time and money, don’t see Downsizing. The movie had such a promising, original concept, but it fell...

Album Reviews

By: Danielle Davie and Neil MacAlister Apologies in Advance by Sylvan LaCue Apologies in Advance is one of the most beautifully personal albums I’ve heard in a...