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Five series to watch based on your favourite cult classics
June 5, 2023By: Payal R., SFU Student If you liked Abbott Elementary (2021), you may like Shelved (2023) Where to watch: CTV Number of seasons: 1 Genre: Comedy CTV’s Shelved is a single-camera workplace sitcom that follows a group of librarians in Parkdale, a working class neighbourhood in Toronto. The library is managed by Wendy Yarmouth (Lyndie Greenwood), an upbeat and overly sweet head librarian who searches for creative solutions to keep her underfunded branch afloat. Similar to Abbott Elementary’s Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), Wendy finds herself stuck in situations she’s dug herself into, albeit with good intentions. Whether it’s organizing a…
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Soak up spice n’ umami with this cold noodle salad
June 2, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor This cold noodle salad exists in the middle of a venn diagram of everything you might look for in the perfect recipe. There’s NO COOKING involved (except for boiling the noodles), it’s easy…
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SFU films to watch at the Vancouver Short Film Festival
June 1, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content Warning: mentions of pet death Cathy Huynh, Sean Brennan, and Anastasia Itkina were some of the SFU film graduates selected from over 250 submissions to be featured in the 13th annual Vancouver Short Film…
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Little-known library resources at your fingertips
May 31, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Books, articles, and study spaces are the things that come to mind when saying the word “library.” However, the libraries around us have many more resources that often get buried beneath the piles of books.…
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Summer fashion trends
May 26, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer While fashion trends and fads are manufactured by fast fashion corporations to keep us buying, it can still be fun to join in on nostalgia for past eras, find second-hand dupes of popular items, and…
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explorASIAN gallery hopping guide
May 23, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor One of the best ways to reignite your sense of wonder is by visiting an art exhibit — or three. And I’ve got your next field trip covered! Last week, we toured exhibits…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May–June
May 22, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Arts in the Garden Where: 13 garden spaces in the North Shore When: May 27 and May 28, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. What better way to spend a sunny day than at a community…
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The Book Nook: Five books to add to your summer reading list
May 16, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer [caption id="attachment_125240" align="alignnone" width="199"] PHOTO: Courtesy of Ecco[/caption] The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi Reading poetry in a shaded area with a cool drink in hand — what could…
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Manufacturing the Threat exposes how policing upholds power in Canada
May 15, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of Islamophobia, colonialism, and racism. Canada’s façade of tolerance and freedom is stripped away in a new documentary called Manufacturing the Threat. It’s the first feature-length documentary that explores the…
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New Music: Täbï Yösha teases debut EP with two sultry singles
May 15, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor As a trained singer and dancer, Täbï Yösha has long been a go-getter in Quebec’s music scene, collaborating with artists and dipping her toes in many genres. From jazz and classical to hip-hop…
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