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Five harmful myths and stereotypes about sex perpetuated in film and TV

EIC July 15, 2017

1. Condoms are always kept in wallets In almost every movie and TV show that includes a sex scene, the guy is always taking the condom out of his wallet. This is portrayed in media as normal, and the best place to keep a condom. However, Durex (AKA the condom company everyone knows) says that wallets are too warm for a condom as back pocket sweat can dry out the condom. Also, constantly unfolding and folding the wallet can create holes in either the condom itself or the foil wrapper. It’s better to put it in a metal tin, or…

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Four films to put SFU’s snow crisis into perspective

EIC February 20, 2017

SFU Burnaby had suffered an endless onslaught of snow. Classes were cancelled and snow and ice blocked routes that students normally took to reach their destinations. Despite the hills of white, the slush that covered our every step, and the…

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The worst songs of 2016

EIC January 4, 2017

“Me Too” – Meghan Trainor Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too” is the most painful thing I heard in 2016 — and that’s being nice. The chorus is just “If I was you, I’d wanna be me too” repeated multiple times. Did…

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The five best and worst Christmas albums

EIC November 27, 2016

Best Christmas by Michael Bublé – The man is a Canadian treasure and his voice is angelic. His Christmas album is the only thing you need all December. Christmas of Hope by various artists – This is the Christmas album…

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The five sexiest albums of the decade so far

EIC July 18, 2016

Finding the right music for a night in the sack can be a challenge. You don’t want something distracting, but you also don’t want elevator music or something cheesy like Enya. Luckily for you, the 2010s have already given us…

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Albums to match every stage of your summer road trip

EIC July 4, 2016

Summer’s here, and with it comes plenty of reasons to be hitting the road. Music festivals, weddings, cabin getaways, trips back to your hometown — through any combination of the above, you’ll be spending plenty of time on the road,…

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COLUMN | LIST BITCH: Six things that don’t make you a ‘nice guy’

EIC June 22, 2016

List Bitch is a new web-exclusive column featuring feisty, unapologetic listicles on life. Click here for more, and check back each week for new content!   [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a fairly young university student, I constantly hear people fawning over guys for things that are…

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COLUMN | LIST BITCH: Eight times Republicans made me shit myself

EIC June 1, 2016

List Bitch is a new web-exclusive column featuring feisty, unapologetic listicles on life. Click here for more, and check back each week for new content!   [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n case you thought having Donald Trump as the prospective nominee is the scariest thing the Republican…

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12 lessons this semester has (almost literally) shoved down my throat

EIC April 3, 2016

1) Don’t google your symptoms. Ever. Or watch House. And for the love of God, do not do both simultaneously unless you want to end up in the ER at three a.m. with some erroneous phantom disease. 2) If someone hurts your…

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Kanye’s albums, ranked from worst to first

EIC February 14, 2016

Okay, full disclosure: this was supposed to be a review of Kanye’s new album, The Life of Pablo. The album was set to drop last Friday, which is coincidentally our production night. However, since Kanye is Kanye, he decided not…

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