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The Weeknd performs at 2021 Super Bowl halftime
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On Feb. 7, The Weeknd gave an unforgettable performance at the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show, lighting up the stadium with some of the biggest tracks of his career. The popular Toronto R&B artist is the first Canadian to perform as a solo headliner at the Super Bowl halftime. At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa,…
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A look at the 2020 Grammy nominations
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The 63rd Grammy Awards are not too far away, airing on Jan. 31, and nominations have just been released. As always, there are mixed reviews, some seeming fair and just while others read as blatant snubs. Predictably, Justin Bieber is up in arms over his album Changes being categorized as Pop rather than his intended…
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The US presidential election is far from over
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The US Presidential Election began on Nov. 3 as American voters took to the polls while the entire world watched in anticipation throughout the week to see who would emerge victoriously. The race was neck and neck until the Pennsylvanian vote was called, giving Joe Biden and the Democratic Party enough electoral votes to win…
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Three Halloween movies to keep Spooky Season alive
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It’s that spooky time of year again: Halloween time. Unfortunately, I don’t think this Halloween was particularly scary considering that in 2020 every day feels more horrifying than the last, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy some scary movies! Here are three horror films that might help you forget the horror movie right…
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Everything SNL’s Bonjour Hi! got wrong
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Saturday Night Live’s recent sketch Bonjour Hi! has the Québécois furious. The sketch portrays cast members Bowen Yang and Kate McKinnon as French-Canadian news anchors and well, to say the least, it’s terrible. These exhausted Canadian stereotypes are so rarely funny, I was honestly surprised to see any television show taking a crack at them.…
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Pandemic-friendly Halloween alternatives
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Halloween is undoubtedly going to look a little different this year. With Premier Doug Ford warning against trick-or-treating, and the Waterloo Region District School Board asking kids not to wear costumes to school, the usual spooky celebrations may not be feasible and are at the very least being cautioned against. While most university students probably…
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The controversy and criticism around Bill Burr’s SNL monologue
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Bill Burr recently went on Saturday Night Live and delivered an opening monologue that has stirred up quite a bit of controversy. Some have been praising Burr’s jokes as a reality check and a funny departure during an otherwise unfunny time. Others have blasted the piece, calling it offensive and unassuming. After analyzing the comedy…
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Say goodbye to Halloween and autumn festivities
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As the second wave of COVID-19 continues to roll across Ontario, our ability to adhere to society’s new social distancing practices is being put to the test. With confirmed daily cases on the rise, testing centres becoming overrun and hospitals filling up once again as the second wave makes itself known, it’s clear that the…
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The idiocy of 2020’s first presidential debate
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The first presidential debate was more disappointing than ordering Subway only to discover your entire sandwich is soaking wet. “How did this happen?” you wonder, “Why even bother in the first place?” At best, the debate was a display of male ignorance, phallic compensation and utter idiocy. As a conscious advocate for political justice, I…
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Chris Evans and the double standard of explicit photographs
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Last week, Captain America star Chris Evans found himself in an understandably uncomfortable position. Evans had intended to share an innocent video of his family playing the popular iPhone game “Heads Up!”. When the video reached its conclusion, the screen-recorded clip was minimized, further exposing the content of Evan’s camera roll. Along with some confusingly…
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