Meera Eragoda
Militant Mothers of Raymur mosaic commemorates the collective action of a once-working class neighbourhood
June 11, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Since the start of COVID-19 restrictions, I’ve been taking walks around Strathcona, and though the restrictions have eased now, I’ve been continuing that practice. Aside from being good for my mental health, being exposed to all the murals that are around there has helped expose me to the hidden history of this neighbourhood. One piece that stands out, even in its unobtrusiveness, is a mosaic on the corner of Campbell and Keefer which commemorates the Militant Mothers of Raymur. Strathcona is Vancouver’s oldest residential neighbourhood, and though now mostly gentrified, used to be…
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The People’s Co-op Bookstore is a Commercial Drive gem that needs to be protected
June 8, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Let me start by declaring that I love independent bookstores. They have always felt more personal than going into big-box stores like Indigo. Usually, there are only one or two people working —…
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Monday Music: Songs about animal adventures
May 18, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester is now be available on The Peak’s Spotify Playlist, Monday Music Summer 2020. Don’t forget to follow thepeaksfu on Spotify to listen more…
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Ese Atawo and Courtenay Mayes explore vulnerability through humour
May 14, 2020Despite isolation having been a thing for over a month now, the Art and Humour talk of Vancouver Art Gallery’s (VAG) weekly Art Connects series is the first virtual event I attended. If I could choose just one word to…
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SFYOU: Leo Dittmer, RADIUS, and Neighbourhood Resilience
May 11, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts Editor [caption id="attachment_114185" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo: RADIUS[/caption] Editor’s Note: This interview was done prior to COVID-19 quarantine measures. Name: Leo Dittmer Pronouns: He/him/his Department Affiliation: Faculty of Environment: Human Geography Hometown: Clavet, Saskatchewan Favourite bird: “Chickadee.…
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Monday Music: Wormholes to dive deep into
May 11, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Editor's note: All of the Monday Music for the Summer 2020 semester will now be available on The Peak's Spotify playlist so you can listen more easily! There’s a lot going on right now with…
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Love is Blind is semi-entertaining watch but has zero substance
April 2, 2020by Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer “Will you form an emotional connection or will you walk away from each other forever?” These are the often repeated words of Netflix’s newest reality TV show Love is Blind. The premise of this show…
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Hobbyhorsing: make your own horse — then, ride it
March 28, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Who else is obsessed with Bob’s Burgers and remembers the episode where Tina goes to horse camp and doesn’t bond with her real horse, so she decides to ride her imaginary one? Well, did you…
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SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life
March 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor; Harvin Bhathal, News Writer; Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer; Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate; Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer; Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor; Paige Riding, News Writer; Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Please stop asking me…
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