Fusing the rage of wrestling with the sultriness of burlesque, this East-Van melodrama is hormonal bliss Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor Mahi Kaur // Photographer It’s a few…
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When Psychosis Ends In A Jail Cell
Recovering from psychosis is challenging enough in itself. When you have a court case hanging over you, the stakes are even higher. Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor “That…
Cindy Sherman’s Subversion of Beauty
Sherman, who has been photographing herself for over five decades, continues to challenge the ways we see and depict the female subject Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor To…
Far From Home For The Holidays
For many, the holidays are a time to look forward to, a time where we gather with family and friends in shared celebration. But what is it like to be…
Deviant Beauty: My Big Nose
Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor I have a big nose. Its presence—the awareness that it’s inhuman, grotesque, out of place—has lived with me for as long as I…
Texts To Your Hooker
Meet the Montreal-based sex worker behind the Instagram page roasting cringe-worthy messages from clients Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor “I need to eat your ass Tmrw I can…
Deviant Beauty: Un-packaging the Beauty Industry’s Waste Problem
Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor When the global climate strike reached Vancouver, I was there. I saw hordes of people, a sea of bodies pushing and squeezing past…
Wicca, Not Wicked
Fresh perspectives on those who were once considered the Sisters of Satan Alexis Ola Zygan // Contributor Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor Sarah Rose // Feature Editor Freya…
Deviant Beauty: On the Fraught Nature of Selfies
Maria Penaranda // Arts & Culture Editor Taking a good selfie can feel so validating. It had been months since I had a photo taken of myself that I was…