Satire
Three films that challenge our perception of war
July 16, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Come and See (1985) Elem Klimov’s film tells the story of a boy named Flyora living in what is now Belarus. Located in a small village, the boy discovers a rifle which propels his eagerness to join his town’s resistance group, with a burning desire to fight against Nazi occupation. What follows, however, is Flyora’s immediate subjugation to the horrifying magnitude of war, fighting against an army with heavier firepower and brutality than his own. Come and See is not just visceral in its depiction of war, but the argument the film presents leaves no…
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STATEMENT: Prime Minister Carney explains why he invited Modi to the G7 Summit
July 10, 2025By: Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada OTTAWA — My fellow Canadians. It ‘tis I, Big Daddy Mark Carney, here. India is run like a well-cooked roti by Narendra Modi, who is apparently a fascist. But there is obviously some…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Confusing satire and parody
December 1, 2021By: Sara Brinkac, Peak Associate For centuries people have carelessly thrown the word “satire” around to describe everything and I can’t take it anymore. Satire and parody are not the same thing! It seems modern humanity’s definitions are as loose…
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SFU Student Updates: November 29–December 5
November 29, 2021By: N.T., Peak Associate Key Updates SFU to launch toboggan rental service According to an extensive poll, 99.9% of SFU students would like a way to go down Burnaby Mountain when buses stop running due to snowstorms. In preparation for…
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SFU administration announces updated health measures
November 25, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Humour Editor SFU administration announced updated health and safety guidelines applicable to all three campuses. The new guidelines, rather than focusing on pressing issues of the pandemic, highlight more general measures for accessibility and safety. Health &…
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There are slugs in my kitchen but I’m a Humour writer so it’s funny
November 25, 2021By: Jacob Mattie, Peak Associate There are slugs in my kitchen. As someone who uses this kitchen, I am not happy about this. However, as a writer for The Peak’s Humour section, I am ecstatic about this goldmine of schadenfreude-inspiring…
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Fall drinks Starbucks should offer
November 25, 2021By: Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer Starbucks: some love it, some hate it, and some have strong caffeine cravings that draw them to it. Regardless, we all wait for September, when Starbucks releases their new overly-priced, sugar-filled, barely-coffee-anymore offerings that give…
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Student frustrated with The Peak’s “journalism quality” because crossword is too hard
November 25, 2021By: Dev Petrovic, Peak Associate A recent act of puzzling aggression against The Peak — fuelled by kind of a tricky crossword — has sparked confusion among the publication’s student-journalists and staff members. A not-so-frequent reader of The Peak, who…
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This Sounds Serious: Grand Casino bets on a pitch-perfect parody podcast
November 3, 2020By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer If you’ve stumbled onto any podcast streaming service in the last five years, you’re bound to have seen a variety of podcasts with ominous names investigating true crime cases. With the abundance of nervous journalists…
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“I miss my sisters,” says treasurer who can’t defraud her sorority anymore
May 25, 2020By: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor BURNABY, BC — Gracie O’Brien, a fourth year economics student at SFU, reported in several of her group chats this week that she was really missing her sorority sisters in Iota Omicron Upsilon (IOU). As…
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