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Kickstart Disability’s event speakers talk candidly about how disability and ableism affect their art
November 10, 2020By: Serena Bains, Staff Writer Editor’s note: The language used in this piece is at the writer’s discretion as a member of the disabled community but perspectives on identity-first or person-first language vary within the disability community. 10 x 5: Art & Disability was an event that took place on October 24 to platform the art and voices of disabled artists, and allow them to describe how their disabilities inform their artwork. The event, presented by BC Culture Days and Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture, consisted of 10 artists doing five-minute presentations on their relationship with art. Following this, there…
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The Crown Tundra revives hope for Pokémon’s immersive sense of adventure
November 3, 2020By: Zach Siddiqui, Peak Associate “Find me where the wild things are,” I hear myself quoting just minutes into the snowbound frontier of my latest digital adventure: Pokémon Sword and Shield’s most recent downloadable content (DLC), The Crown Tundra. Pokémon’s…
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Wallows’ new EP Remote as things I’ve done during quarantine
October 31, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor Does the current state of the world have you wallowing in despair? Well, hopefully the release of Wallows’ new EP Remote can help alleviate those worries for at least 16 and a half minutes. Wallows,…
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Sunset Rollercoaster discusses inspirations, sound, and creative process on their new album Soft Storm
October 31, 2020By: Michelle Young, News Editor Synthy band Sunset Rollercoaster has returned with another dreamy record. The alternative Taiwanese band consists of members Tseng Kuo-Heng (vocals and guitar), Chen Hung-Li (bass), Lo Tsun-Lung (drums), Wang Shao-Hsuan (keyboard), and Huang Hao-Ting (saxophone).…
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Discover the horrors of new worlds with these spooky movies
October 29, 2020By: Pamela Subía, SFU Student Horror movies are largely known for their gore, suspense, supernatural occurrences, and societal commentary — but they also have the ability to submerge you in alternative worlds. As Halloween approaches, and we begin to plan our…
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Monday Music: Songs for when you’re trapped in a horror movie of your own making
October 26, 2020By: Kimia Mansouri, SFU Student The veil between the world of the living and the dead is at its thinnest. So bathe under the rare, bright Full Blue moon, and celebrate Samhain properly with this playlist that takes you on…
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Toast the spirits in your building with horror podcast Demons and Bellinis
October 25, 2020By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Demons and Bellinis is a podcast started by two SFU students, Molly Lorette and Ashley Smith, in 2018. Demons and Bellinis is a project where the two long-time friends talk shit about demons — and at 32…
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Deaf U pushes deaf culture into the mainstream by focusing on deaf perspectives
October 24, 2020By: Serena Bains, Staff Writer New eight-episode Netflix series Deaf U was released on October 9. The series follows the lives of deaf students at Gallaudet University and acts as an introduction to the deaf community for hearing folk. The…
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Halloween treats to get in your belly before the end of October
October 23, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate and Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor BAK’D Cookies — Trick or Treat Cookie [caption id="attachment_116148" align="alignnone" width="331"] Screenshot via Instagram courtesy of @bakdcookies[/caption] There are regular cookies, and then there are BAK’D cookies. Made…
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Ease into the Halloween mood with these digestible and engaging comics
October 18, 2020By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate Sing the Moon Down by Loki [caption id="attachment_116053" align="alignnone" width="350"] Courtesy of Loki[/caption] Sing the Moon Down is an adorable queer webcomic featuring a witch named Sam and a werewolf named Santiago. Sam moves into…
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