Alysha Seriani
Toy Story
June 23, 2014Dildo. A word I heard for the first time on a tire swing in grade two. It was used as a personal insult by one schoolboy to another: “Dude, you’re such a dildo!” The word itself fascinated me because it was such an effective gibe — its built-in alliteration, minimal syllables, and ability to conjure images of both Dilbert and a do-do bird simultaneously. In my eyes, this playground bully was a comic genius just waiting to be discovered. It wasn’t until I started to use the word against my brother at daycare that it was explained to me…
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Young and Serious
May 20, 2014“No one’s serious at seventeen.” This line from Rimbaud’s 1870 poem “Novel,” which features in François Ozon’s Young & Beautiful, proves a passé perspective for the film’s protagonist. Isabelle, the young and beautiful woman in question, is followed through four…
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Scruff Enough
March 24, 2014The Peak met with Joel, president and founder of the SFU Beard Club. We follow Joel in his efforts to be recognized by the SFSS as an official club. Starring Joel Mackenzie Created by Brandon Hillier, Alysha Seriani and Brad…
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There will be blood
March 24, 2014One of the happiest days of my life was the day I realized I had gotten my period for the first time. To me, my menarche was like being initiated into a club that I had been admiring my entire…
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Avocado or Egg?
February 18, 2014I'm sure almost everyone has questioned the "egg/avocado" in the AQ courtyard. The Peak brings you some answers. Created by Brandon Hillier and Alysha Seriani Music by Chad Crouch - http://www.chadcrouch.com/wp/ Circus Marcus - http://www.circusmarcus.net/ Thanks to Eleanor Qu for…
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The Peak Goes to a Sex Show
February 3, 2014We sent a few of our staff to cover the annual "Taboo Naughty but Nice Sex Show" here at the Vancouver Convention Centre. We encountered a wide range of individuals, including one of our very own Peak alumni. Got your…
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Point/Counterpoint: The Compass Card
September 2, 2013The new Compass Card will take some getting used to. It will be launched into our transit system in late fall of this year and is aimed to be fully implemented by summer 2014. System changes such the the Compass…
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