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Makeup in the Workplace 

Your boss is speaking during a meeting. What lipstick is she wearing? Originally published on November 1, 2024 I have to ask you a question.  Let’s say the power goes out overnight, your phone dies, and you wake up late for a job interview.  Gasp! I...

Empowered play: The role of consent in Larping

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of sexual abuse; Originally published on November 1, 2024. Outside of the Halloween holiday, costumes and cosplay have become an integral part of the geek community. But no matter who, or what, people choose to represent, a common thread...

The Hands That Hold Us

Originally published on October 1, 2024 I was not made for this. I was not made to slip over skin, in between, then inside. I was not meant to taste the bite of blood, fresh and warm, deep within the heart itself, or the arm, stomach, thigh. I remember before. I...

Only rizzlers in Ohio can read this…

Originally published on October 1, 2024 Folks, I hate to admit it, but we’re getting old. The days of slaying are fading away and the concept of serving tea has gone cold. I swallowed this pill recently as I began my slangmaxxing journey in the hopes of...

Pathetic aesthetics

The poor woman attempts to find individuality Blueberry nails, copper hair, mafia wife, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter colours.  Clean girl, feral girl, preppy girl, alt girl. Girl. Girl. Girl. All the many spiralling aesthetics develop from over-consumption....

Dealing with your dead body

Midterms got you stressed? Too much caffeine giving you some eerie heart palpitations? Learn about dying here!  Originally published on October 1, 2024 Hey you! How are you going to deal with your dead body?  While you’re alive, you have the responsibility to...

Smokey summers

Originally published on October 1, 2024 There is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the catastrophic events of this summer. Jasper, Alberta, home to just under 5,000 people, has unfortunately been hit with what seems to be Alberta's perennial forest fires, begging...

Farewell, Tokyo Police Club

Ontario indie rockers perform love-letter performance for Edmonton At my sister’s house, in her bedroom, sitting in a drawer, is a scrap of bright orange construction paper. It’s over nine years old now, and it’s a bit wrinkled, but this piece of paper holds the...

Desperate times call for desperate sales

Originally published on October 1, 2024 Everybody knows that tuition prices are climbing up, and our wallets cannot keep up. However, we would love to give you some advice on how to cut costs, with only a few incisions. Each class at MacEwan costs roughly $621 —...

Summer favs

Originally published on September 1, 2024 Food from CocoMelt in London By: Leanna Bressan My summer favourite is my food order from CocoMelt in London, England. I had a sushi crepe filled with brownie, strawberries, and chocolate spread, drizzled with milk...

Makeup in the Workplace 

Your boss is speaking during a meeting. What lipstick is she wearing? Originally published on November 1, 2024 I have to ask you a question.  Let’s say the power goes out overnight, your phone dies, and you wake up late for a job interview.  Gasp! I...

Empowered play: The role of consent in Larping

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of sexual abuse; Originally published on November 1, 2024. Outside of the Halloween holiday, costumes and cosplay have become an integral part of the geek community. But no matter who, or what, people choose to represent, a common thread...

The Hands That Hold Us

Originally published on October 1, 2024 I was not made for this. I was not made to slip over skin, in between, then inside. I was not meant to taste the bite of blood, fresh and warm, deep within the heart itself, or the arm, stomach, thigh. I remember before. I...

Only rizzlers in Ohio can read this…

Originally published on October 1, 2024 Folks, I hate to admit it, but we’re getting old. The days of slaying are fading away and the concept of serving tea has gone cold. I swallowed this pill recently as I began my slangmaxxing journey in the hopes of...

Pathetic aesthetics

The poor woman attempts to find individuality Blueberry nails, copper hair, mafia wife, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter colours.  Clean girl, feral girl, preppy girl, alt girl. Girl. Girl. Girl. All the many spiralling aesthetics develop from over-consumption....

Dealing with your dead body

Midterms got you stressed? Too much caffeine giving you some eerie heart palpitations? Learn about dying here!  Originally published on October 1, 2024 Hey you! How are you going to deal with your dead body?  While you’re alive, you have the responsibility to...

Smokey summers

Originally published on October 1, 2024 There is plenty of uncertainty surrounding the catastrophic events of this summer. Jasper, Alberta, home to just under 5,000 people, has unfortunately been hit with what seems to be Alberta's perennial forest fires, begging...

Farewell, Tokyo Police Club

Ontario indie rockers perform love-letter performance for Edmonton At my sister’s house, in her bedroom, sitting in a drawer, is a scrap of bright orange construction paper. It’s over nine years old now, and it’s a bit wrinkled, but this piece of paper holds the...

Desperate times call for desperate sales

Originally published on October 1, 2024 Everybody knows that tuition prices are climbing up, and our wallets cannot keep up. However, we would love to give you some advice on how to cut costs, with only a few incisions. Each class at MacEwan costs roughly $621 —...

Summer favs

Originally published on September 1, 2024 Food from CocoMelt in London By: Leanna Bressan My summer favourite is my food order from CocoMelt in London, England. I had a sushi crepe filled with brownie, strawberries, and chocolate spread, drizzled with milk...