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Monday Music: Asian excellence to enjoy year-round
June 1, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer During isolation, many of us have been on the hunt for new tracks to add to our playlists. So why not check out the many talented Asian-American and Asian-Canadian artists who are making their mark on North America’s music scene? Asian Heritage Month may have just ended, but here are some artists that are carving their own sound that you can check out at anytime. Diverseddie 舵 [caption id="attachment_114510" align="alignnone" width="300"] Courtesy of Diverseddie.[/caption] Vancouver-based artist, Diverseddie 舵, is an R&B Chinese-Canadian artist. His music features effortless transitions between bilingual rap verses in Mandarin and…
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Never Have I Ever watched a show that depicts Indian representation this cleverly
May 30, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate As an Indian myself, I appreciated Never Have I Ever for what it provided for me. Broadly speaking (as there are a multitude of cultures in India), socially progressive Indian representation in Western television and…
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Good Things To Do offers a spark of hope in a time of fear
May 27, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Skeptical was the best word you could have used to describe my feelings prior to attending this performance. The description for Good Things to Do, presented by The Good Things Collective of Vancouver’s Rumble Theatre,…
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Five fiction books to satiate your traveling instincts this summer
May 27, 2020By: Anna Kazi, SFU Student It’s a no-brainer that many people are disappointed with how this summer has turned out. There are none of the usual perks of summer-living with traveling or enjoying worry-free beach hangs being out of the…
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Antwerp’s Mode Museum is highly regarded but translates poorly to 2D
May 25, 2020By: Rebeka Roga, SFU Student Growing up, I always dreamt of being a fashion designer or an artist, so for years I’d been wanting to visit the Mode Museum (MoMu), the fashion museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Out of many fashion…
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Songs to lay on the grass to
May 25, 2020All of the 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: Kim Regala, Peak Associate There’s nothing…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars finale gives fans the ending they’ve been waiting for
May 24, 2020By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate After 12 years, the final story arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TCW) has aired to critical acclaim, allowing fans, myself included, to get closure on how their favourite characters survive the deadliest conflicts…
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The Midnight Gospel visually and intellectually tests the bounds of reality
May 21, 2020By: Manisha Sharma, SFU Student The Midnight Gospel is the brainchild of actor and comedian, Duncan Trussell, and creator of Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward. Found on Netflix, The Midnight Gospel was created as a visual alternative to Trussell’s podcast, Duncan…
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Stardew Valley offers calming and accessible sim-gaming for isolation
May 20, 2020By: Molly Lorette, Peak Associate With tensions and stress running high in the midst of the current worldwide pandemic, many gamers have turned to low-stress gaming as a method of escapism. Given that Nintendo’s newest addition to the Animal Crossing…
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Monday Music: Wormholes to dive deep into
May 11, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Editor's note: All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester will now be available on The Peak's Spotify playlist so you can listen more easily! There’s a lot going on right now with…
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