David Ly
Avril can’t make it any more obvious
May 12, 2014Avril Lavigne’s latest single “Hello Kitty” is guilty of a lot of things: lazily choreographed arm waves with camera jitter, unimaginative lyrics, and intense colours and costumes to distract you from all the wretched noise (sorry, Avril, but leave a cupcake skirt for Gaga to work). But contrary to what the Internet is exploding over, racism should not be what the former sk8er chick is being slammed for. In the video, Lavigne in no way suggests that one race is better than another, or specifically belittles Japanese culture. Rather, she uses pop music as a medium to integrate herself into…
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Return to the wild
March 10, 2014Sometimes, on the bus ride up to SFU, you see a coyote, bear, or deer looking awfully shocked that another bus is coming up the mountain. You barely look up from the readings you had an entire week with, and…
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Hot and bothered
February 14, 2014Despite Ron Jeremy’s absence — porn’s most shot actor with an impressive 2,000 films under his belt was scheduled for another day — Vancouver’s Taboo: Naughty but Nice Sex Show offered plenty more jaw-dropping reasons to pay it a visit.…
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Remembering the Children of Air India
November 25, 2013From her early beginnings as an undergraduate, BC poet Renée Sarojini Saklikar’s journey began much like that of many in the arts: hard work compelled by nothing but passion. Saklikar earned a BA in English Literature and, in the late…
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Cashing in on parents’ gendered anxieties is a cheap trick
March 18, 2013Kinder Surprise releases a line of chocolate eggs just for girls, but who are they really appealing to? By David Ly Photos by Mark Burnham How could any of us ever forget eating Kinder Surprise eggs, and getting the sweet…
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Personal stories on the stage
March 18, 2013By David Ly How Has My Love Affected You?, the most recent production on the Arts Club’s Revue Stage, is a personal account of the incredibly tumultuous relationship between Marcus Youssef and his mother, Roleene Youssef. Alongside Marcus’s 17-year-old…
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