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You Can’t Consume Your Way Into Being a Good Person
A stream of consciousness essay about how you can't consume media to magically become a good person. Reflecting on art and the lessons we take from it is more important.
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News Media Paywalls Are Encouraging Anti-Intellectualism On Social Media
In this blog post, I discuss the rise of media paywalls and anti-intellectualism and how they feed into each other and impact your life.
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You Can Make a Difference Baking Cake
Sometimes you have to take out the trash. But sometimes you need to bake cake. No one can save the world but all of us can.
Defund or Defend? The CBC, Public Broadcasting, and why it matters for the 2025 Election
Should the Canadian government defund the CBC? This essay looks at public broadcasting and its history in Canada to refute the calls to defund it.
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Galentine’s Day: Women’s Empowerment, Community, and the Loneliness Epidemic
Galentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 13th, carves out a day away from romantic love and partners and instead focuses on platonic love between women.
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F is For Fascism: An Alphabetical Guide to the Far Right Drift
Fascism this, fascism that. But tell me, how do you define fascism? The word packs a punch and this guide is to help build a better picture of what fascism is.
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New Fiction Releases To Keep You Warm This February
Some new books releasing this month! My taste is books tends to be a bit serious but if you love literary fiction, you'll definitely love this selection.
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New Albums to Fall In Love With This February
February - the month of love! So let's find your new fave in these new albums. These R&B and indie picks with have you feeling sensual AND existential.
Celebrity Activism Will Never Be Enough For You
Chappell Roan's acceptance speech was met with mixed reactions as she called on record labels to better support their artists. But why does celebrity activism leave a bitter taste?
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How to See the Politics in Pop Culture
Art has always been a rallying force upon which culture and civilizations have been built. By looking at pop culture, we can learn a lot about a society.