War
Aurafarming the military through popular songs is ironic and wrong
July 25, 2025Macarena by the Spanish band Los del Rio has been an iconic piece of pop culture since its release in 1993. The song has also spawned remixes, the most popular being that by Bayside Boys, but has also inspired slow and reverbed versions. It sparked a global dance phenomenon and is still popular at parties, sports games, and even school events. Recently, however, military edits with the slow and reverb version have surfaced across the internet. These videos are chilling and completely disconnected from reality. They often feature footage of military technology and vehicles, such as tanks and fighter jets,…
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When the state kills, who is the enemy?
June 10, 2025Content warning: Mentions of war, violence, and death. We are often told war can be justified. Our history textbooks glorify national victories. Our films wrap bloodshed in orchestral scores. Our news headlines echo political speeches about defending our honour and…
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Chornobyl and Kakhovka: a discussion of nuclear terror
October 10, 2023Content warning: mentions of war. Dr. Svitlana Matviyenko is an assistant professor of critical media analysis at SFU’s School of Communication. On September 28, she held a lecture and Q&A discussion on nuclear terror and “radioactive colonialism.” The event was…
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The Darkest Timeline: Why are we so obsessed with the multiverse right now?
May 17, 2022The multiverse. It’s understandably on everyone’s lips right now. When it seems like our own reality is becoming increasingly nightmarish, we want to check-in on an alternate self to see who has it worse. Simply put, the multiverse is everywhere…
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Disproportionate reporting on invasion of Ukraine shows mainstream media’s racism
March 16, 2022On February 25, 2022, CBS news reporter Charlie D’Agata said, “This is a relatively civilized, relatively European — I have to choose those words carefully, too — city where you wouldn’t expect that or hope that it’s going to happen.”…
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Why white poppies are a good addition to your Remembrance Day
November 7, 2020If you pay even the slightest bit of attention to Remembrance Day every year, you will have noticed the red poppies that seemingly everybody wears. Lesser known, however, is the movement to wear white poppies in addition to red ones…
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Political Corner: By leaving the INF Treaty, the US is abandoning peace
November 3, 20181987 Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. The announcement came after multiple accusations by US officials that Russia has repeatedly violated the treaty since its conception. The INF was established in the 1970s when Russia began to replace their…
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World News Beat
June 15, 2018Ethiopia accepts peace deal to end twenty year dispute with Eritrea Ethiopia’s recently elected government has announced that it will accept a 2002 ruling over disputed territories on its border with Eritrea, a decision which puts the territories under the…
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Beyond Flanders Field: poetry from the First World War
November 11, 2017Compiled by: Gabrielle McLaren The sea of red poppies across Canada commemorating Canadian troops burst from a single poem. Though eyewitness accounts vary, Canadian medical officer John McCrae is thought to have written “In Flanders' Field” while overlooking the field…
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