By: C Icart, Humour Editor Aries: Like a true fire sign, you will burn if you do not forward this message to everyone on your contacts list. As in, you will get a sunburn with embarrassing tan lines because you will fall asleep on the beach with your book on your tummy. Taurus: Co-star says Tauri “just [want] to cuddle.” But if you don’t forward this message, all the cuddles you’ll give your Squishmallows will feel just a tiny bit off for the next 7 years. Gemini: You’re such a little social butterfly, aren’t you? Well, if you don’t forward…
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By: C Icart, Humour Editor Hey! Don’t look at me like that. Yeah, that’s right, I can feel you judging me like my ex judged me, and my previous ex, and my previous ex . . . damn, I’ve been…
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By: C Icart, Humour Editor News anchor: Breaking news — a local cisgender man who does gender-affirming things all the time is adamant when it comes to preventing trans individuals from doing the same. I, your local reporter, had the…
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By: C Icart, Humour Editor Somewhere in the world, tracked by ElonJet, a vocal free speech advocate takes time off from complying with authoritarian governments’ censorship requests to call his mommy. Mom, you don’t get it! It’s almost as embarrassing…
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By: C Icart, Staff Writer The Burnaby campus at Simon Fraser University is home to more than just asbestos, raccoons, and the avocado-egg. It’s also used as a movie set. But the true cultured people like me already knew that.…
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By: C Icart, Staff Writer Here at Netflix, we’re just like that mediocre show we cancelled after two seasons . . . Insatiable. We have successfully sneaked our way into homes worldwide and cemented ourselves into meme history books by…
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By: C Icart, Staff Writer Dear Peakie, I tossed Caesar salad for a “friend,” but I didn’t use Caesar sauce because I don’t believe in the concept of Julius Caesar after he stole all my work. I feel like the…
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By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of disordered eating. Last year, I published one of the most vulnerable pieces I’ve ever written. It was an article on recovering from what I called a “fitness obsession.” In that article,…
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By: C Icart, Staff Writer My first encounter with Vivek Shraya’s work was through her book, I’m Afraid of Men. Shraya’s powerful account of her relationship with masculinity in the context of homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny was unfortunately very relatable…
Continue readingBy: C Icart, Staff Writer Another Black History Month (BHM) and Black Futures Month have passed, so, I’m taking this opportunity to reflect on the mixed feelings that often come up for me this time of year. Even though I’m…
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