Ashima Shukla
AI is not a magic trick
January 27, 2026Content warning: brief mentions of death, suicide, torture, and sexual assault. Recently, Billie Eilish shared a post on Instagram about artificial intelligence that has haunted me ever since: “AI consumed more water this year than the global bottled water industry.” The post was based on a study that drew from the average metrics from global datacentres. Although these Big-Tech-sanctioned datacentres only provide vague estimates, we know the rate at which AI is depleting our environmental resources is massive, and growing. The post shook me because AI is so often normalized in the public consciousness. We are encouraged to experience it…
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Analyzing portrayals of adolescence in At Least I’m Trying
January 13, 2026Content warning: Brief mention of sex-trafficking Tara Hodgson’s At Least I’m Trying follows Reese, a high-achieving student-athlete whose identity is built on being exceptional. Academically, athletically, socially — her parents demand perfection, and Reese does her best to deliver. Until…
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Vancouver’s SkyTrain is now Bitcoin-powered
January 5, 2026In a move described by aides as “inevitable, visionary, and definitely not a parody of governance,” mayor Ken Sim announced Thursday that Vancouver’s SkyTrain system is soon to be powered entirely by Bitcoin. Not metaphorically. Not financially, even. The trains,…
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Carney’s budget triggers national outcry
December 20, 2025Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tabled its first federal budget on November 4. A few months ago, he remarked that Canada is facing a moment of “rupture” — seeing “the arrival of a ‘new age of economic nationalism and mercantilism’…
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On cannabis literacy and harm reduction
December 20, 2025We might know about weed only through its either glamorized or demonized representations in media. But what might a more mindful approach to cannabis look like? How might we hold conversations that don’t shame or police others? How might we…
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My body is not a project
December 18, 2025I’ve spent most of my life running from exercise — only figuratively, of course. When I was little, my mum tried to entice me with different sports: karate, skating, swimming, and even dance. But I always found an escape route.…
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50 years of unique idealism: UNIT/PITT’s story
December 18, 2025What does it mean for an artist-run centre to survive 50 years? For UNIT/PITT, the answer is a commitment to remaining porous, responsive, and unpretentious. The Peak interviewed their team to learn more. Founded in 1975, UNIT/PITT is a non-profit…
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The Luddite Land Assembly weaves together craft, land, and music
December 18, 2025In the age of instant everything, what if creativity could slow the world down? This is the ethos behind the Luddite Land Assembly, taking place from November 8 to 9 at The Roundhouse. This multidisciplinary slow art and music experience…
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Dear Peakie calls on Santa’s elves to unite against corporate greed
December 18, 2025Dear Peakie, Where have you been?? We haven’t seen you since, like, February? It seems as though you got replaced by a Beedie Bro advice column? How can I be as irrelevant as you are? Thanks, Not a Beedie Bro …
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We must acknowledge the Afro roots of Latin music
December 18, 2025I remember the first time João Gilberto’s voice filled my room. It was soft, unhurried, a secret being told in half-light. “Chega de Saudade” flowed as simply as breath. What I didn’t know yet was that this serene sound, often…
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