A delicate romance between two teenage lovers, crafted in the quiet countryside of 1980’s USA. The lovers embark on a road trip to unbury their past and determine their future. Nights are spent in cottages, carnivals, and cars. They share clothing, food, a blue pickup truck, a sick desperation for a sense of belonging, and an occasional tendency to eat people.
I have spent much of this summer alone. Or maybe I haven’t. It’s hard to say. I haven’t […]
Slashers are the backbone of the horror genre – Scream, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Final Destination – they are all well-known and infamous examples. Admittedly, I might have watched them to be contrarian—to say “I love watching things that are gross and gory because I’m special!” But above all, I do genuinely find slashers interesting to watch; some of them have horrible special effects, they all have tropes, and the old ones are glaringly misogynistic.
Why didn’t you tell me?
You wouldn’t have understood.
How much do you know about the ancient city of Troy?
“Trojan War?” you say, probably. “Achilles? Big horse with people inside?”
god forbid.
CIUT 89.5 FM radio is one of the last radio stations to incorporate live performances. Having existed in Toronto for 35 years, they play music from a wide spectrum of communities and genres. One Friday night I found myself lost in the Hart House and ended up in their studio, where I’d come to meet some of the most incredible people, and the most beautiful part of the city.
Dark ink prints
Of stone-cold buildings and age-old trees
Flickered with golden heat
That wafts under the grasping wind.
A girl that picks white clovers
from the envy green of her dreams
sits in between.
How do you come back from the lowest point in your life?
How do you pick up the pieces?
How do you heal?
Writer: Monica Lin Editors: Ashley Yeung and Alloe Mak As humans, it is natural for us to be […]
What did you do to us poor girls? Who just wanted to live, who were pinned against each […]
I am hostile by nature
Smile wide and stand up for yourself. And most of all, love yourself unapologetically, because ballet isn’t going to.
I’ve fought it off before and so,
I know I’ll brave the seas.
The cycle has picked up its pace.
And in order for Pearl to resonate with viewers, to scare them, she must be like them.
And that’s what scares me.
house parties with strangers, jokes around the pool table, drinking beer as we play cards.