Book Review: The End of Everything

Think back to your favourite opener. The drama, the shock, the evocative feelings; Dr. Katie Mack achieves all that in the opening line of a book on astrophysics. This bodes well. Step aside fiction authors—you no longer hold the monopoly on great opening sentences. The end of everything, metaphysically speaking, is an interesting discussion. The end of everything, philosophically speaking, is a great discussion. The … Continue reading Book Review: The End of Everything

Hassaan AhmedAugust 23, 2022August 11, 2022Leave a comment

Arts, Book, Non-Fiction, Opinion

To Hate the Hype

We all know a series, an author, a movie, or a show that’s been hyped up. Everyone talks about it. It appears all over social media. All we hear is ‘OMG, it’s so good!’ When the hype reaches us before we’ve had a chance to suss it out for ourselves, it can become a little overwhelming. Is it really the best movie of the year? … Continue reading To Hate the Hype

Justine StellaAugust 4, 2022July 28, 20221 Comment

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Book Review: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

When American poet Patricia Lockwood’s poem Rape Joke went viral in 2013 as a response to a public debate about whether rape jokes could ever be funny, it established her as the unofficial poet laureate of Twitter. Her 2017 memoirPriestdaddy, about growing up as the daughter of a conservative minister, similarly made waves and cemented Lockwood as a voice of the zeitgeist. To say I was excited … Continue reading Book Review: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

Wendy RaineFebruary 22, 2022Leave a comment

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Book Review: Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant with Nils Parker

Do you ever find yourself wondering how pet rocks became a thing? Or go wondering down Wikipedia rabbit holes because you really needed more information about [insert random topic here]? If you’re a student of random knowledge like myself, then you might enjoy Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant (with co-writer Nils Parker). For those who might not … Continue reading Book Review: Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant with Nils Parker

Jessica HinschenApril 7, 2021May 11, 2021Leave a comment

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Book Review: Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson

Content Warning: This book contains strong themes of suicide, EDs, and depression/anxiety. A gun fires. The studio bursts into hysteria but the cameras still roll. Millions of viewers saw Sam Midford pull the gun from his desk and fire it into his own head, so how can his death be considered a murder? Either Side of Midnight is a sombre yet compelling crime thriller exploring the … Continue reading Book Review: Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson