A Comparative Review of Oppenheimer and The Imitation Game

Community Contributor J.A. Forrester explores the relationship and similarities between two Second Word War era biopics released nearly a decade apart.

J.A. Forrester

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September 14, 2023

Arts

Girl God Go North: Trans Comedy Twosome Take Toronto

Evan Robins

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August 22, 2023

Evan Robins enjoys the honour and privilege of interviewing Girl God (Girl Gods? Girl Goddesses?) April Clark and Grace Freud—the first ever* trans woman comedians!

Cinevangelism Summer Blockbuster: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Evan Robins

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August 14, 2023

After a brief hiatus (...is it a hiatus if you don't tell anyone?) Cinevangelism returns with an instalment released during the month of August which miraculously avoids mentioning cicadas or Neon Genesis Evangelion! Through her trademark meandering narration Evangeline collates several summers' worth of accrued memory and reflects on fast food, friendship, and personal growth.

My Barbie, My Self

Angela Hibbs

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August 11, 2023

Barbie still transfixes me. When I look at dolls with children, they may prefer Monster High or LoL dolls, but I get a look at what is going on with Barbie in those minutes before I buy the inferior doll requested by the child I am shopping with. Is this child transfixed by the monster high doll? Yes. I watch her brush her hair and perch the doll on her night stand.

Lifestyle

App Integrations and Online Personality Curation

Evan Robins

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September 11, 2023

Having made her triumphant return to the dating app Tinder (don't ask), co-editor Evan Robins lists her many grievances with this terrible but monolithic dating app, and using this as a means to frame our tendency to tailor our personalities on different platforms, and how one particular streaming service seeks to reinforce exactly that.

Bites Beyond Borders | An (Attempted) Conversation with The Kawartha Region's Largest Exotic Snack Shop

Isla Gole

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August 29, 2023

Peterborough’s very own Snack Attack Supermarket was the ‘sneaky kid’ who opened my saccharine snacking options beyond the bounds of local Canadian big box grocers. Opening their first of three locations last September in downtown Peterborough, Snack Attack boasts over 1200 products from around the globe.

Die in the Summertime (Goodbye, Idols)

Evan Robins

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July 10, 2023

Sometimes the most memorable or noteworthy thing you can do is die.

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