Max Hill
Superheroes and Sexism
September 9, 2013Though many strong arguments exist against the sexist representation of women in comic books, the most immediate of them all may well be the Hawkeye Initiative. Begun in late 2012 by female webcomic artist Noelle Stevenson, the Hawkeye Initiative is a satirical blog comprised of images of Hawkeye aping female comic book characters in “Strong Female Character” poses, which have been criticized as degrading and unrealistic by feminists, comic book fans and members of the artistic community. The results are, predictably, hilarious. Those of you who are familiar with the comic series, or with Jeremy Renner’s performance of Hawkeye in…
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A Fate Worse Than Death
September 2, 2013In Canada, it’s called the Special Handling Unit. Most prisoners know it as the SHU, or by its colloquial titles, such as “the hole” or “the hotbox”. It’s a tactic reserved for prisoners that are deemed particularly dangerous or threatening,…
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Album Reviews: Volcano Choir, Earl Sweatshirt, and a throwback to Sonic Youth
September 2, 2013Volcano Choir - Repave By Max Wall On “Perth”, the opening track of Bon Iver’s self-titled second album, Justin Vernon proclaims, “This is not a place.” Indeed, the ethereal sound of Bon Iver seems not to be part of any physical…
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How to be an SFU student
September 2, 2013Buy Some Boots — Good Boots Getting ready for the fall at SFU can be an exciting time. There’s always an electric buzz in the air (although that may be the electric hum of your credit card) when you’re buying…
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The benefits of boredom
July 29, 2013F. Scott Fitzgerald, arguably one of the greatest novelists of all time, once said, “boredom is not an end product: it is, comparatively, rather an early stage in life and art. “You’ve got to go by or past or through…
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The What?
July 29, 2013Before I ever set foot onto SFU’s Burnaby campus, I already had a fully-formed mental image of how my future school would look. “It’s got the highest suicide rate of any Canadian university,” quipped a Douglas College-bound friend. His explanation…
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Throwback Album Reviews: Rush, Fiona Apple, and The Beatles
July 29, 2013Rush – Hemispheres Rush has been together for almost 40 years, and though mainstream success has by and large eluded them — save for a string of modestly popular albums in the early 80s — they have inspired a devoted…
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Album Reviews: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Speedy Oritz, and a throwback to The Notorious B.I.G.
July 22, 2013Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros If you love: A) Cheesy call-and-answer background vocals, B) Lyrics that make Bono seem like The Bard, C) Lanky, sweaty, bearded men and D) Neo-psychedelic folk stripped of…
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BC reels after alleged attempted terrorist plot
July 15, 2013Surrey residents Amanda Korody, believed to be 28 or 29, and John Nuttall, 38, are awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy to commit an indictable offense, knowingly facilitating terrorist activity, and possession of an explosive substance, according to the RCMP.…
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Album Reviews: Jay-Z, David Lynch, and a throwback to Nick Drake
July 15, 2013Jay-Z – Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail Uneasy lies the head that wears the hip-hop crown. Shawn Carter’s rags-to-riches storyline has been played out ad infinitum, both in his music and otherwise. Popular emcees tend to struggle to retain…
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