Winona Young
It wasn’t a phase, mom: Emo Nite LA brings teen angst back to Vancouver
March 20, 2019Let’s face it, anyone who was a nerd in 2009 was emo. That group, of course, includes myself and just about all of the 300 or so Vancouverites who were with me dancing their hearts out at Fortune Sound Club last Thursday night. Why? Because Emo Nite was in town. So what’s Emo Nite? Emo Nite LA., the original creators of the phenomenon, are essentially a party tour that goes through North America playing the emo classics of your tweenhood. Consisting of three friends and a killer Spotify playlist, Emo Nite LA came to Vancouver for a night of rocking…
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International Women’s Day compilation : Unfortunate encounters where men could have done better
March 8, 2019By: Hannah Davies, Lily Fontaine, Gabrielle McLaren, Natasha Tar, Lauren Wallace, Winona Young Luckily, I’ve been mansplained to relatively few times. While I do obviously find it mildly insulting and quite frustrating despite trying not to let it get to…
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Las Culturistas give us raving rants and laughs galore at the Biltmore
February 23, 2019They’re bold, bitchy, and funny, as all hell. From the weekly podcast Las Culturistas, comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang came to Vancouver on a clear Thursday night with 30 local comedians for their recurring live show special, “I…
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“Masculinity means nothing to me” and other life mantras with Chris Fleming
February 11, 2019He’s the meme man of our dreams, the maniacal mother in “Company is Coming,” and is afraid to talk to men — he’s Chris Fleming. This week, The Peak interviewed the comedian to talk about his upcoming show in Vancouver,…
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Opinions of the Hour
February 11, 2019“What White, Western Audiences Don’t Understand About Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’” — Margaret Dilloway, Huffington Post Dilloway’s article is a searing call-out to the backlash against the titular host of Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. First, Dilloway recounts her…
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Album Reviews
February 10, 2019Heard It In A Past Life, Maggie Rogers Maggie Rogers got her start after a video of her performing impressed Pharrell. From there on, Rogers rightfully caught the attention of the alternative music world. In her latest album, Heard It…
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Spend Black History Month with SOCA
February 9, 2019February is not only the month of love, but more importantly, Black History Month! Spend the month right here at SFU with events planned by SOCA (Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry). In case you missed it, SOCA already held…
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Read all you can at the 34th Annual Jewish Book Festival
February 9, 2019Calling all bookworms: the Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival is here! Running from February 9 to 14, this year’s festival is packed with entertaining events, reading and discussion panels, and more. There are several notable events to look out…
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The Fore-Playlist
February 3, 2019We would ideally have 69 tracks on this playlist, but for our Sex, Sexuality, and Gender Issue, we’re hooking you up with these hot tracks ASAP for you and your hot date(s). “Power Trip” by J. Cole Slow,…
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Queer female music artists you need to know
February 2, 2019Rina Sawayama [caption id="attachment_108469" align="alignleft" width="200"] Image courtesy of Damien Fry[/caption] Must-know tracks: “Take Me As I Am” “Cherry” “10-20-40" She’s a former model, she’s a current fan of Kingdom Hearts, and she came out last year as bi/pan…
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