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Solo: A Star Wars Story is an entertaining space western adventure
June 2, 2018Attention, Star Wars fans — Han Solo’s past is finally revealed in Solo: A Star Wars Story! The film pays homage to classic westerns, while providing intricate storytelling, fearless characters, and a captivating lead, all of which combine to create an unforgettable narrative. Alden Ehrenreich is phenomenal as the young Han Solo. Perhaps best known for his role in Hail, Caesar!, Ehrenreich delivers the most impressive performance in the film. He perfectly captures Solo’s bold charisma as an aspiring outlaw and his hotshot personality as an ace pilot, but Ehrenreich completes the role by making it his own.…
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Hungry poems for sobering histories
May 30, 2018Though the premise of a poetry collection on Ukrainian-Canadian women sounds straightforward, Laisha Rosnau taps into a long, ugly, and complicated history that includes concentration camps, global waves of immigration, westward expansion, government abuse, urbanization, shifting conservatism, the patriarchy, and…
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Album Reviews
May 26, 2018Joyride by Tinashe Tinashe is a rare artist. As her ability to produce music is self-taught, Tinashe has been able to make music that pushes the traditional outlines of R&B. With Joyride, she does just this. The album…
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Board Shorts
May 11, 2018Board approves funds for 2018–9 board jackets The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors passed a motion to “approve the total of $1,128.33 for board jackets.” The jackets are purchased each year for Board members, according…
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Find your Flo and your patience will be rewarded
May 9, 2018If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Diner Dash with Hell’s Kitchen, wonder no more: Cooking Dash already exists. Cooking Dash will feel nostalgic to anyone who played Diner Dash back in the day. It…
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Album Reviews
May 7, 2018Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer is Janelle Monáe’s third album, and with it, she reveals herself so vulnerably that she has manifested her most bold, beautiful work. Songs such as “Take A Byte” and “Pynk” find…
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Avengers: Infinity War is perhaps the best movie out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
May 6, 2018Avengers fans, assemble! The long-awaited Avengers: Infinity War is finally here. Taking place after Thor: Ragnarok, the film sets the right tone for the story with its fun crossovers and satisfying battles. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (known for…
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At the Biltmore Cabaret
May 5, 2018Biltmore Cabaret opens promptly at 7:30 p.m., allowing the early birds in. My friend and I are here to see Hotel Mira, formerly JPNSGRLS, performing for the first time in two years. Needless to say, I’m excited to see them…
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Films to look out for this year at DOXA
May 4, 2018Maybe you’re too broke or busy to travel. Thankfully, DOXA is here again to show you the globe. DOXA, Vancouver’s documentary film festival, returns this year with unexpected and incredible films from across the world. The festival is…
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HUMOUR: The Peak presents: our new student survival guide
September 8, 2015So you’ve passed through the gauntlet of high school, and you’ve now moved on to university? Congratulations! I think. What you need now is advice from an experienced post-secondary expert, someone who’s spent the last three years mastering all there…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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For promotional inquiries: [email protected]