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Artist Spotlight: Mark Isaiah
September 24, 2017By: Tiffany Chang Now that the school year has officially started for students, a lot of us turn to music as a stress reliever. If you are looking for new music to listen to, take a break from your studies and check out a new, emerging artist named Mark Isaiah. The 20-year-old was formerly a contestant on season 12 of The Voice. He chose “Mercy” by Shawn Mendes to sing for his blind audition, impressing coaches Gwen Stefani and Adam Levine with his smooth vocals, and prompting them to turn their chairs. Alicia Keys also liked his performance,…
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The Poke Guy brings the delicious culinary innovation of Hawaii to SFU’s doorstep
September 23, 2017By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales Ah, lunch. What a dilemma. What to get? I have $16 in my bank account, so that’s more than enough. Pizza? No, I’ve had pizza twice this week. Maybe something healthy would be better .…
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New Music Friday
September 22, 2017By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Jenna Beetstra, and Neil MacAlister [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/27xCfQvBbsU9LMAj7QWtFm[/embed] “Turn Me Good” – Wyclef Jean Ana Maria Mejia Morales: This song is a sexy song. It makes me think “Oh snap! Things are gonna go down!” It’s a…
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Album Reviews
September 22, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Courtney Miller Saturation II by Brockhampton There’s always a fear that when an artist (or, in this case, a collective) drops too much music too quickly, that they’re diluting quality in favour of quantity. Brockhampton —…
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Book of the Week: You Can’t Touch My Hair is a funny and compelling read
September 21, 2017By: Grace Rose At its heart, You Can’t Touch My Hair (fully titled You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have To Explain) is a collection of personal essays and reflections that tells the story of a…
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The Dirty Nil achieves maximum rock and roll in 2017
September 20, 2017By: Andrea Renney Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, the Dirty Nil is three guys and a guitar, a bass, and a drumset. Call them a rock ‘n’ roll band, call them a punk band, call them a jazz band — they…
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It floats to the top of the box office — and for good reason
September 19, 2017By: Andrea Renney There’s been a lot of buzz about It, the recent adaptation of Stephen King’s well-known horror novel of the same name that may well have sparked coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) in the hearts of people everywhere…
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Album Reviews
September 11, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Sam Mumford The Autobiography by Vic Mensa Grammy-nominated Vic Mensa dropped his newest album just last month. This is Mensa’s first official album, only having a few singles and EPs previously. His most recent EP was…
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Dunkirk: the genius of Christopher Nolan
September 11, 2017By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales I usually don’t like action movies. Forgive my taste, but I truly believe that cinema, the seventh art, should be used for more than loud explosions, stunt men, and fragile masculinity. I usually apply this…
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Book of the Week: André Alexis’ Fifteen Dogs is a beautiful exercise in the theory of consciousness
September 11, 2017By: Aaron Richardson Even with the plot of a movie we’ve all seen and hated, Fifteen Dogs is more than worth the read. The book follows a group of dogs who have been given the gift of intelligence by the gods…
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