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The pre-college breakup of high school sweethearts almost seems like a rite of passage. But that doesn’t mean it hurts any less. 

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…

I have spent much of this summer alone.  Or maybe I haven’t. It’s hard to say.  I haven’t been solitary, not in any sense of the word. It’s been three-ish weeks, and I’ve spent plenty of hours with my friends. I went camping, wandered for hours downtown, and shopped with the dwindling funds of the…

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…

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?”

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…

I had a pet bird once. He was called Jonathan. 

How do you come back from the lowest point in your life? How do you pick up the pieces? How do you heal?

What did you do to us poor girls? Who just wanted to live, who were pinned against each other when we only wanted to love. What did you do to us poor girls? The ghost of your cold hands run through my body and your voice echos through my mind, tarnishing what used to be…