| By Galvin Zaldivar This year will be the first time millennials – that is to say those born between 1980 and 1995 – will form the largest voting cohort in the 2019 federal election. However, whenever young people make their first forays into the political arena, they are often underestimated. Whether it’s Doug Ford calling student protesters “good little Marxists,” for opposing tuition changes, … Continue reading DISMISSING THE YOUTH VOTE
Thanks to an abundance of free apps, selfie-holics now have the power to alter their bodies in pictures in a way that is right up there with makeup and other beauty product ads. Continue reading SOCIAL MEDIA ENCOURAGES COSMETIC SURGERY
Patrick Simpson Superheroes are everywhere from our TV screens to our movie theatres, but fans forget about their checkered origin: the comic shop. Even though cinematic superhero movies are bringing in large amounts of revenue, that doesn’t mean interest in physical comic books has suddenly skyrocketed. In fact, sales have been in a weird financial spot for the last couple years. Comichron, a website that calculates yearly … Continue reading COMMUNITY SAVED THE COMIC BOOK STORE
| Sean Marco Saying but does an athlete really play better when they “look good?” Some play to win games, some for individual accolades, but others believe there is more to just suiting up and playing to win. In the pros, there are athletes that garner more attention based on how they look rather than their performance during games. Wearing rare and exclusive sneakers during … Continue reading SPORTS – BUT MAKE IT FASHION
| Rachael Taylor A half hour, $30 Uber trip with your drunk friends leads you to a tiny street in downtown Toronto. Small business storefronts line the street but your GPS guides you to a nondescript vinyl shop. In the back is where the magic is happening. A red light flashes from the bathroom. The only other light inside is placed beside an industrial fan. Band … Continue reading FRONT AND CENTRE
| Madeline Jafarnejad On August 20, 2018 a 15-year-old girl sat on the steps of parliament in Stockholm, Sweden when she was supposed to be in her Grade 9 class. Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Greta Thunberg, is the reason 120 countries including Canada are advocating for climate action. Children barely old enough to read are protesting and supporting Thunberg out of fear for the future. … Continue reading FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURES
Pirasanth Gunasekaram The deal was done earlier than expected, but Disney and 20th Century Fox have teamed up. On March 20, 2019, The Walt Disney Company and Fox Corporation agreed on a deal that will give Fox $71.3 billion to sell their entertainment company (Fox) and other assets to Disney. That means, simply, that there will be fewer movies coming out now. “People assume that … Continue reading WHEN MICKEY MET MARGE
Elesha Nicholls Travel has transformed into an innovative industry but what do millennials have to do with this newest transformation? Travelling isn’t anything new. For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have been travelling from place to place. Whether that be for a better life, new adventures, or leisure, travel has always been a part of people. The Travel industry boomed because of this very … Continue reading WINIGN’ IT: MILLENNIAL TRAVELLING
