“Addiction shaming” on the Internet badly backfires

Vancouver is in the middle of a drug crisis. We’ve known this for a while. But you might be surprised to hear that there’s...

Let’s stop the angry black woman narrative

Ever since I first got published at The Peak, I’ve received constant encouragement and feedback for what I write. Yet I always seem to...

COLUMN | LIST BITCH: Six ways to not be an asshole this Halloween

This goes out to those of you who wish to avoid being a fucking dick this Halloween. We are swiftly approaching the time of...

Halloween is the best holiday, and you can’t tell me otherwise

When you were a kid, odds are you said Halloween was your favourite holiday. If you're smart like me, it's still your first choice...

Don’t restrict me to “scary” Halloween costumes

Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved from what it once was, barely holding onto its past roots. Once the night for everyone to...

Stop guilt-tripping me over my trick-or-treating haul

Anyone who’s ever accompanied me for a dinner date knows my sugar addiction inside and out. If modern science could just harness my pure...

Halloween is not an excuse to be a jackass

"Since 1983, at Spirit Halloween, we have offered a wide and balanced range of Halloween costumes that are inspired by, celebrate, and appreciate numerous...

Costumes can express important social messages

This year has been a delight for political junkies (which seems to be everyone, nowadays) and late-night comedians. Our southern neighbours have done an...

Take your participation marks and stuff them

I hate participation marks. There, I said it. I hate them, and they don’t just waste my time; they waste everyone else’s, too. They’re quite...

SFU Clan should pick a new name

As one of Canada’s most prominent universities, you might expect that Simon Fraser University would strive towards a standard of diversity and acceptance that...