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Four library staff with pronounced facial expressions in a library office.
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Five series to watch based on your favourite cult classics

Peak Web June 5, 2023

By: Payal R., SFU Student If you liked Abbott Elementary (2021), you may like Shelved (2023) Where to watch: CTV  Number of seasons: 1 Genre: Comedy CTV’s Shelved is a single-camera workplace sitcom that follows a group of librarians in Parkdale, a working class neighbourhood in Toronto. The library is managed by Wendy Yarmouth (Lyndie Greenwood), an upbeat and overly sweet head librarian who searches for creative solutions to keep her underfunded branch afloat. Similar to Abbott Elementary’s Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), Wendy finds herself stuck in situations she’s dug herself into, albeit with good intentions. Whether it’s organizing a…

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A photo of Smokii illuminated by the sun in a field behind a blurred background of leafy trees. He is wearing a plaid Carhart button-up over a sweater with a white zipper. They are smiling calmly while looking into the camera.
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There Are Hierarchies of Grief honours lost loved ones

Peak Web May 8, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor There Are Hierarchies of Grief plunges into the way grief suddenly swallows you. The five-minute short film is part of the CBC Gem series, How to Lose Everything, which features five short films…

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Two girls smile at the camera behind a backdrop collage of IDs and the title “Fakes”
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Fakes brings Hollywood North home

Peak Web December 2, 2022

By: Clarence Ndabahwerize, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of gun violence As a city with a leading film production industry, Vancouver often stands-in for famous real and fictional locales south of the border, from San Francisco in Planet of the…

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