Jin Song

Three clay dolls standing in front of a large map speckled with coloured arrows. On a table in front of them are small figurines including pirate ships, individuals riding on horses, a cannon, and a person sitting on a wooden throne-like chair.
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A spoilers-free review of The Inventor

Peak Web May 10, 2024

By: Jin Song, SFU Student Sometimes, you watch a movie and you can feel how much fun the creators had making it. The Inventor is one of these movies. This movie follows Leonardo da Vinci, the titular inventor, and his time serving King Francis I, the King of France at the time. Da Vinci is most widely known for his paintings today, but as you’d expect from the title, The Inventor focuses on his scientific developments instead. Without giving anything away, I would perhaps rename it The Explorer or The Investigator instead, as the core of the film is not…

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The Bright-er Side: End of semester

Opinions April 1, 2024

By: Jin Song, SFU Student I’m really not the first to comment on how fast time passes. Still, let it be known that I, for one, blinked twice and the semester was over. Between the blur of assignments, the mundanity…

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Top five time management tips from expert authors

Peak Web March 26, 2024

By: Jin Song, SFU student We are told over and over that time is the most valuable resource we have. This saying is a cliché, yes, but it’s also true. Juggling our commitments in a world of constant digital distraction…

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Jules Sherred makes cooking accessible in Crip Up The Kitchen

Peak Web March 20, 2024

By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate Jules Sherred’s Crip Up The Kitchen is a debut cookbook with a twist — it’s written by and for disabled people, giving them the tools to prepare food for themselves and others. The book contains…

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The Bright-er Side: Back to School

Peak Web March 12, 2024

By: Jin Song, SFU Student It’s that time again!  My alarm goes off before the sun is up. Bleary-eyed, I crawl out of bed to wait in the cold, dark morning for the bus that’s running late. At my lecture,…

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