Denise Wong
A Peak through the archives: Judging past humour pieces
November 11, 2025By: Heidi Kwok, Humour Expert Did you know that The Peak wasn’t always funny? Gasp, you say. Oh, but it’s true. It wasn’t until the first humour section, “Nifty Pages,” graced us with its presence on January 12, 1998, that we truly became a sophisticated and reputable publication. Ah, those were the days — back when humour writers had to fight over precious real estate on a pitiful single page and humour editors who had actual artistic talent for political cartoons beyond drawing crude stick figures (I’m looking at you, Mason). So strap on those seatbelts, plop on your hard…
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Rom-rants novels
March 31, 2013Don't be so quick to stigmatize an entire literary genre By Denise Wong Photos by Mark Burnham When I told my friends that had purchased a ticket to a Nicholas Sparks book discussion and signing, the reactions ranged from “You…
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Call me maybe: The trouble with telemarketers
June 11, 2012By Denise Wong TELEMARKETER CALLING We’ve all gotten unwelcome calls from telemarketers, even cursed them or hung up on them. “About 30 per cent would just hang up [on me],” confirms Dana, who used to work as a telemarketer. “Reading…
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Great sex-pectations
April 10, 2012What do we expect from romantic relationships, and what influence do movies have? By Denise Wong Photo By Mark Burnham I have a confession to make: The Notebook is not one of my favourite movies. In fact, I probably wouldn’t watch…
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Movie review: The Hunger Games
March 26, 2012By Denise Wong Yet another addition to the list of big budget disappointments rolling out this year As one of the most anticipated movie releases of the year, The Hunger Games doesn’t quite exploit its potential. Director Gary Ross was…
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Ode to a Bennett Library Cubicle
March 19, 2012By Denise Wong Oh Cubicle, Thy murky yellow walls enclose me in a monotonous fortress of euphoric productivity. Surrounded by nothingness and books written in French: alas I am free of distractions. Your solitary confinement that bores me to tears:…
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A ‘Melo end to Linsanity
March 19, 2012By Adam Ovenell-Carter When several players from the New York Knicks went down, a no-name rookie unexpectedly led the Knicks on a 6-1 tear — notably in the absence of ‘star’ player Carmelo Anthony. That rookie, of course, would be…
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Bruno Mars: not quite the hopeless romantic
March 5, 2012By Denise Wong Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records Think twice about making that Bruno Mars cover video for your special someone — here’s what you’d be saying Bruno Mars is the singer-songwriter behind the hit single, “Just the Way You…
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Sweat it: Why you should be worried about your lack of exercise
February 1, 2012Are you one of those people who ceased all attempts at physical exertion the moment your university career began? If yes, withhold panic: you are not alone. But panic, because forgoing exercise is (as you may have already guessed) a…
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Being better: Where did our empathy go?
January 23, 2012By Denise Wong In late October, the story of Yue Yue went viral. The surveillance footage from Foshan, China was posted online and depicted two cars that drove over Yue Yue’s tiny body in the marketplace where her parents worked;…
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