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A plate of tabbouleh.
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Food for Thought: Tabbouleh

Peak Web November 7, 2023

By: Omar Nsouli Tabbouleh is a magical salad. No, I’m not talking about the kind with cucumber and quinoa. I’m talking about a fresh and summery salad usually shared over a warm moment with our loved ones. Tabbouleh is the kind of salad that makes you knock your fists on the table in euphoria or start dancing around your house. The tasty appetizer is commonly known to be from Lebanon and Syria and is usually made with parsley, mint, tomato, and onion. It’s perfectly garnished with fresh lemon juice, salt, olive oil, and bulgur (cracked wheat) in the perfect marriage…

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A black and white photo of eight people wearing 1920’s style party wear looking at the camera.
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The Bright Young Things delves into grieving youth loss and pursuing happiness

Peak Web November 2, 2023

By: Tam Nguyen The Bright Young Things is a play about a group of eight young artists and aristocrats trying to readjust to society after World War I and Spanish Flu pandemic in the 1920s. It deals with the everlasting…

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Photo of Doaa Magdy, a Black woman with a red afro wearing a T-shirt that reads “horror in seconds” in a red, gothic font. She is smiling wide with peace hand signs. She is standing in front of a TV screen that reads “60 second horror filmmaking, by Doaa Magdy, Jordan Peele’s Future Competitition.
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Horror in Seconds centres BIPOC filmmakers decolonizing the genre

Peak Web October 30, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor On a dark and stormy night, horror enthusiasts packed the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) inspiration lab. Doaa Magdy is the founder of Vancouver’s first BIPOC horror film festival, Horror in Seconds. Magdy led…

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A Japanese person in Kabuki-style pale white foundation with exaggerated black and red makeup, hair up in a bow with chopsticks and flowers adorning their hair, holding a red apple. They are behind a green, comic-book style background with an exaggerated facial expression, white gloves, and a fairytale-style blue dress.
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Forest of Truth breaks gender stereotypes in a whimsical way

Peak Web October 24, 2023

By: Tam Nguyen, SFU Student Vancouver Fringe Festival is the biggest theatre festival in BC, held annually every September on Granville Island. Fringe 2023 wrapped up with over 85 independent artists and performers from across the world, cherishing all kinds…

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Black and white portrait of Xiao Lu.
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Xiao Lu and the “fight for authorship” over her art

Peak Web October 13, 2023

By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of gunshots used for art-making.  Note: quotations taken from Xiao Lu were translated from Mandarin to English by a translator at the event.  Nestled deep in Sun Wah Centre on Keefer Street…

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A collage of art pieces from the exhibit.
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Intimacy and Distances bridges the gap of the pandemic’s isolation

Peak Web October 10, 2023

By: Matthew Wong, SFU Student From my 224 square-foot tower, I gazed longingly out the window. I was pale and drained, and no visitors came to my room except for three daily meals, unceremoniously slipped through the door. And of…

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A collage of three album covers: Potlatch in the Box, The End of it All, and Altering the timeline.
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Innovative Indigenous artists

Peak Web October 6, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer and Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Indigenous Peoples have been making music on this land since time immemorial. Music of diverse styles have long been a central part of social, cultural, and ceremonial life…

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A photo of the frog constellation cedar sculpture.
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A closer look at SFU’s Indigenous art displays

Peak Web October 3, 2023

By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor Lhuḵw’lhuḵw’áyten (Burnaby Mountain) has been home to hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people for thousands of years. Today, the mountain is known to many as the location of SFU’s main campus — a decision that was made…

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A black and white photo of Paige Smith with a disposable camera halfway in her mouth, with the flash going off.
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Paige Smith explores unknown insides in Black Box Investigations

Peak Web September 26, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an exciting time of year. From September 28–October 8, the latest exceptional films all over Vancouver, showcasing local and global talent. Among the selection of 140 films…

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Two brothers, Black young men, sit on a bench outside in front of power lines. The sun is setting and the sky is tinted orange.
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Brother is an intimately woven story of grief

Peak Web September 14, 2023

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of police brutality and racism. I read Brother in my first year at SFU, after taking ENGL 112W instructed by the author, David Chariandy. As soon as I found out…

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