David Ly
Queer Little Nightmares reveals the humanity in monstrosity
November 15, 2022By: Tianne Jensen-DesJardins, SFU Student My first encounter with the monstrous was Frankenstein. In my first read, I appreciated Frankenstein for Shelley’s writing skill — the novel is a Russian nesting doll of stories within stories. It wasn’t until the fourth or fifth time interacting with this story that I came face-to-face with the monstrous. Frankenstein’s monster is monstrous in its very being, but I didn’t fully understand how monstrosity could be claimed, or reclaimed, until I read Susan Stryker’s article on Frankenstein and “Performing Transgender Rage.” In her critical speech-turned-article, Stryker reclaims terms such as “creature” and “monster” —…
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Deep dive into daydreams and diversions with David Ly
October 18, 2022By: Gem Yelin Lee, Copy Editor “There is nothing / more soothing / than returning / to the water / with only / our unyielding / imagination / of whatever / we want to be, / once we sense /…
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David Ly discusses inspirations, metaphors, and more in “Mythical Man”
February 7, 2021By: Michelle Young, News Editor In April 2020, Vancouver-based writer and SFU alumnus David Ly published his debut poetry collection, Mythical Man. During an email interview with The Peak, Ly shared his creative process. Reminiscing on his experience at SFU,…
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Bull$#!+: China treating Internet addiction ‘disorder’ at militant style facilities; eating
July 21, 2014China treating Internet addiction ‘disorder’ at militant style facilities By David Ly It’s been highly debated in the psychological associations, but Internet addiction disorder (IAD) isn’t officially classified as a mental disorder (seriously. Wiki it.). Though one can be addicted…
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Album Review: Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
July 14, 2014When Lana Del Rey sings “Being a mistress on the side / It might not appeal to fools like you / We been around on the side / Wanna be somethin’ you would do” on “Sad Girl” and “Guns and…
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Bull$#!+: Unspecific SFU diplomas and reality TV
June 30, 2014Unspecific SFU diplomas David Ly The end is near. After four years and 37 courses, convocation is just around the corner. Finally, I’ll get to walk the stage in recognition for the immense debt I put myself in. I’ll shake…
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Gay men: stop the hookup stigma
June 23, 2014I speak for all guys when I say we have sex on our minds a lot — like right now (guys, don’t deny it). Naturally, there’s an app for that. Many, in fact. But, like with many online interactions, people…
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The Concessions gets a Flying Start
June 12, 2014For 38 years, Touchstone Theatre has been quintessential in showcasing West Coast playwrights. Their Flying Start program has been giving voice to Canadians who have never been professionally produced since its launch in 2008. The program’s latest production is of…
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Long live the lizard
May 26, 2014He’s been stomping around pop-culture since 1954. While he may seem like just a giant lizard with atomic breath, Godzilla tells a story much closer to our own reality. When the atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima…
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Bus riders vs. riding the bus
May 20, 2014Woohoo In 2004, according to ICBC, around 70 per cent of Metro Vancouverites between the ages of 20 and 24 had driver’s licenses. Now that number has fallen to 55 per cent. The age bracket above them, 25-29, similarly fell…
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