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Oct 18, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray |Dana Lee
Within this past year, you may or may not have heard the terms “girl dinner,” “girl math,” or “girlhood” being used online by young women to describe the chaotic and mundane aspects of their lives, from crappy meals to celebrations of female friendships. The use of the term girl has created an online discourse of girl-identifying individuals who relate to one another and create comedic rhetorics around mental health and the everyday ups and downs and pragmatic truths of being a woman.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray |Kieran Guimond
How many horror movies have you seen where the main villain is described as ‘crazy’ or ‘insane’? How often is it that you have villains covered in scars or with facial deformities? When you think of mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder or dissociative identity disorder, do you think of serial killers? The inclusion of people with disabilities in horror media is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but it is one that people are starting to recognise.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray
As consumers of media, we have a seemingly insatiable appetite for mimesis. The characters, morals, and storylines from ancient mythology, religious texts, and canonical literature… Read More »
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray
As consumers of media, we have a seemingly insatiable appetite for mimesis. The characters, morals, and storylines from ancient mythology, religious texts, and canonical literature… Read More »
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray |Laura Kim
WARNING: Spoilers and references to homophobia“Like hold on, let me go find me a pen” – Ice Spice, “Barbie World”Since the beginning of time, Barbie’s fingers were always yummy. Yummy in a plastic way, like the way cheap, sticky lip- gloss is. Barbie is always being consumed: visually, physically, and economically. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023) follows the doll’s tradition and satisfies its hunger by encouraging consumption in its marketing campaign and big box office success.
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Mar 28, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray |Kieran Guimond
Underappreciated movies YOU have to watch before you die Out of the hundreds of films that come out every year, there will obviously be some that fall through the cracks and are underappreciated by everyone except the utmost cinephile. As someone who enjoys consuming the most niche content I can find, I feel as though I am the correct person to make this list. Frankenstein (2015), dir. Guillermo del ToroI should give you a warning ahead of time that this is not a ‘good’ film.
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Mar 28, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray
Mitchie Torres wishes she was this real Your #1 Most Real Moment That time me and Sam cleaned the office – Rion (co-boss) After I saw my article published in A&C, I realised it was real – Adam Lam (Managing Web Editor) That time I got 100 matches off of “Date the Strand” … Y’all are too flattering – Lucila (Editor-in-Chief) Having no allergies #nuts #shellfish #dairy – Sam (SOOSAC Editor) Bestie, I don’t know what this means – Roensa (Senior Oxford Comma Connoisseur) Crying in Burwash <3 –...
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Mar 14, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray |Claudia Leung
VCDS takes UofT Drama Fest Jackes and Jills is a 30-minute play directed and performed by Brynn Bonne, and co-directed by Liam Peter Donovan. It is the story of Ruby Jackes, a female comedian telling a story about her relationship with comedy, her passion, and her journey of navigating through a mainly male-dominated industry. The play was recently performed at the annual Hart House Drama Festival, where it was awarded the Donald Sutherland award for best performance.
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Jan 24, 2023 | 
thestrand.ca | Lia Schifitto |Dina Ginzburg |Bronwyn Nisbet-Gray
This is what space sounds like Planet Plantasia Intergalactic Battle of the Bands Set List Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) – Talking Heads Plantasia – Mort Garson Rocketman – Elton John Space Girl – Frances Forever Designed to Kill – James Chance and The Contortions Girlfriend Is Better – Talking Heads Starman – David Bowie Dream Sweet in Sea Major – Miracle Musical Everything in Its Right Place – Radiohead Act IV: Spaceship – Philip Glass Ensemble It is a very cold day on the Victoria...
