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Monday Music: The Top Pop Albums of 2020 (so far)
July 6, 2020By: Ahad Ghani, SFU Student It’s been a strong year for music, and we’re only halfway there. We’ve received comeback albums from Lady Gaga and The Weeknd, a posthumous album from Mac Miller, a debut solo album from Paramore’s lead vocalist Hayley Williams, Charli XCX’s album recorded entirely in social isolation, and much more. However, some stood out more than others and deserve your immediate attention. Here are the best albums released this year, so far. Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa [caption id="attachment_114980" align="alignnone" width="300"] Courtesy of Dua Lipa[/caption] On her second studio album, the 2019 Grammy recipient for…
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Lights’ How To Sleep When You’re On Fire is a vibey, instrumental space jam
July 3, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Canadian electro-pop artist, Lights, recently released the album, How To Sleep When You’re On Fire. Starting out in the 2006 MySpace scene, the artist has evolved her sound throughout the years. Clean and electronified earlier…
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BeetBox’s vegetarian and vegan fare offer an upbeat experience for your mouth
June 30, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate Food has always been political in nature. Take a moment to reflect on how “traditional” the California sushi roll is or how American farm-to-table restaurants are well-recognized, whereas ethnic restaurants constantly remain in the shadows.…
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Monday Music: My coming-of-age movie soundtrack
June 29, 2020All Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more easily! By: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief With social distancing still being a thing,…
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Dora Kamau is creating empowerment-focused spaces for women to heal
June 25, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Dora Kamau is a Vancouver-based meditation teacher and mindfulness artist who hosts meditation classes and conversations for women to emotionally heal from stress, trauma, and self-doubt. Previously the founder of Bliss Your Heart, “an online…
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Takao Tanabe workshop provides new abstract styles for artists to apply in their work
June 25, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer The Vancouver Art Gallery’s Christina Jones hosted a one-hour Zoom workshop on Takao Tanabe’s work, inspiration, and styles as part of their Art at Home Live workshops. Tanabe is a Canadian painter who studied internationally…
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Luminous Territories glows with beautiful and insightful Indigenous storytelling
June 24, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer I didn’t know so much could be said in such little time, but Luminous Territories tells it all. Presented by The Cinematheque in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery, Luminous Territories is a collection of…
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Cooking up a conversation with co-founder of Dashi Eats, Nneoma Chiakwelu
June 22, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Second-year Beedie School of Business student, Nneoma Chiakwelu, along with her business partners Ashia Jaji (Capilano University) and Doyin Agbaje (Douglas College) launched Dashi Eats, a Vancouver-based Nigerian meal service at the beginning of this…
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Monday Music: Black with a capital “B”
June 22, 2020All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now be available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more easily! By: Manisha Sharma, Peak Associate As most of…
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Tonye Aganaba’s resilience as a Black queer-identifying musician is apparent on Something Comfortable
June 18, 2020By: Kim Regala, Peak Associate It was in early 2015 when Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist and musician Tonye Aganaba first noticed symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). That same year, they were diagnosed with MS, a chronic condition that targets your central…
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