Study spaces: you can find them anywhere. Especially with the return of diploma exams and finals, with at least a somewhat higher weighting than last year, any student can attest that finding a good study space was essential in the process of maintaining focus to study this past exam season. With the rush of exams…
It seems like the second school semester has just flown by. I have a hard time believing that it’s already May, and the school year is starting to wrap up. As many of you know, this is one of the busiest times during the school year. Teachers are rushing to finish all the required content,…
Heartstopper is now out on Netflix! With the release of the new Netflix series comes a wave of loyal fans and press. Heartstopper was first released as a graphic novel in 2018, before which it was a webtoon. It follows the story of Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, who throughout the series fall in love. Both the comic…
A few weeks ago, I was able to attend the Sistine Chapel Exhibit in Calgary. For those of you unfamiliar, the Sistine Chapel exhibit showcases some of Michelangelo’s most famous paintings. Michelangelo was a very famous artist during the Renaissance, and his work is widely appreciated to this day. I was very excited when I…
Those ecosystems ravaged by human industrialization and expansion are a greater force than you’d think. Netflix’s newest nature documentary, Our Great National Parks, addresses this. With the proper protection and changes, any ecosystem can rebound. Narrated by Barack Obama, this is a truly inspirational series showcasing the goals and achievements of conservation. Our Great National…
Listed as a must watch for the 100 movies bucket list, 3 idiots is a story worth remembering. This story follows 3 best friends: Farhan, Raju, and Rancho, engineering students at the Imperial College of Engineering, one of India’s top institutions. Farhan aspires to be a wildlife photographer but is pursuing an engineering degree to…
The rise of BTS and the Kpop industry in the US has made a drastic effect on many people. Expanding music taste was the basis of what Kpop has accomplished. However, so has the need for Kdrama. The increased consumption of Korean and east asian based media has caused an increase in the available selection…
Black History Month is more than just a celebratory month for people who have made it far despite the deeply integrated systemic barriers they have faced. However, Black History Month is also a time to appreciate, to listen and hear our the truth of history and how history shapes the reality of today. 13th is…
For this February, here are two novel recommendations, each with its own distinctive qualities and characters, each compelling in its own way. First is a twentieth-century classic: Invisible Man Set roughly in the 1930s, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man follows an unnamed African-American narrator as he recounts his early years—from growing up in the American South…
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is an autobiography published in 2016. I only recently had the opportunity to get back into reading after finishing my finals for this semester, and this was the first book I read—it was indeed an unforgettable read. Brief Summary of When Breath Becomes Air Dr. Kalanithi was a…
As a teenager, online shopping is a past time that I frequent. Of course there’s other things that I do, such as: reading, playing video games, and such and such. But I would like to just highlight the reading part. The number one thing I did as a child was read. Books upon books (especially…
There’s something characteristic about Russian literature that I love. I can’t fully describe it. But I feel it has a lot to do with the nation’s complex history and—in my mind, at least—some stereotyped notion of its culture. Regardless, there are four authors I want to highlight here. They have produced some of the most…
What is League of Legends? In 2009, the world was introduced to League of Legends; an MMO battle arena. Unknowingly, League would eventually become one of the world’s most played games, averaging 4.2 million players daily. Ultimately, League of Legends is pretty well known now. My first interactions with the game, came from the non stop…
Regarded as one of the greatest science fiction novels to come out of the twentieth century, Frank Hubert’s Dune has sold millions of copies around the world and is still incredibly influential to this day. After being released in 1965, Dune has been ranked next to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings for the…
Violet Evergarden: The Movie is the first movie released by Kyoto Animations after the arson attack that occurred in 2019. This film has been awaited by fans worldwide and carries a large amount of emotional weight; on and off-screen. Violet Evergarden is a wonderful anime series that follows a slice of life format that has…