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Den of Thieves delivers loud noise, awkward scenes, and nothing more
February 15, 2018By: Jonathan Pabico There are certain films you should steer clear of every year. Den of Thieves is one of those films. This recent heist movie was not as good as I thought it would be, even with its minor nuances. Its shortcomings were a reminder that your expectation of enthralling action story can easily fall away and never return. The main premise of the film was undermined by unanswered questions and irksome situations too convenient to believe. The film’s climactic heist had cliche twists similar to Fast Five, resulting in a lack of any surprising intricacies. Even…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
February 15, 2018By: Jennifer Russell Stuff we like: Call of Duty: WWII Prop Hunt Prop Hunt is a special game mode offered in Call of Duty: WWII that allows players to play hide-and-seek as mundane objects in their regular match maps. In each…
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Neck Deep discuss inspirations, North American tour, and future plans
February 13, 2018By: Eva Zhu Neck Deep is a pop-punk band hailing from Wrexham, Wales. They’ve been active since 2012 and are currently signed to Hopeless Records. Around that time, and before signing with Hopeless, the band released a pair of EPs:…
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Album Reviews
February 12, 2018By: Solomon Etuk and Neil MacAlister Culture II by Migos Atlanta rap trio Migos are an enigma. A three-piece trap act that translated a massively devoted street following into mainstream media and radio attention, evolving from a vital member of modern…
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Must-see events: Black History Month
February 12, 2018By: Alex Bloom Vancouver International Film Festival VIFF will be offering a Black History Month three-ticket pass for $30 that will allow you to see any combination of the following films: Black Cop, Brown Girl Begins, Quest, or Tell Them…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
February 10, 2018By: Alex Bloom We like: Taking consent seriously Consent is more than someone seeming into it at the time. It should be explicit, and it can be taken back at any time. “Maybe” is not consent, only “yes” is consent,…
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New Music Friday
February 9, 2018By: Edna Batengas, Lyz Boyd, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6xtTtKPhri4mbn4SKmlF7j?si=3w2V_BiFTIGhHg2lVaJn3w[/embed] “Pray for me” – Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd Edna Batengas: I was so excited to see these two artists on the same track. Like come on, how…
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Some of the best and worst examples of sex positivity in media
February 9, 2018By: Alex Bloom and Gabrielle McLaren Best: Pride (2014) In a way this movie is sex positive because it isn’t just about sex or sexuality. It’s about a group of gay and lesbian men and women who go to a…
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Best and worst albums to have sex to
February 8, 2018By: Danielle Davie and Hannah Davis Best album to have sex to: Built on Glass by Nick Murphy (formerly Chet Faker) Nick Murphy’s voice is so smooth, all you need to do is “Release Your Problems” as he put it, and…
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The Good, the Alright, and the Just Plain Bad of sex work in media
February 7, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka Sex work has been featured openly in the media since at least the 1950s, but we haven’t necessarily gotten better at portraying it in the last seventy or so years. Some shows and movies still feed into…
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