Summer 2024 was great fun for pop music fans: Between Charli XCX’s groundbreaking album brat, the feud between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and new releases from artists such as Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, it is undeniable that this summer has seen a resurgence of excitement in pop music[Read More…]
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image+nation’s 37th Film Festival highlights Canadian legacies of queerness
“Representation is power. Representation is a political act,” Kat Setzer, Director of Programming for image+nation’s 37th Festival Film LGBT2SQueer Montréal, told The Tribune. image+nation culture queer, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging and nurturing 2SLGBTQIA+ culture and storytelling, kicked off their annual film festival on Nov. 20 with their opening night[Read More…]
‘Yerma’ A plea for motherhood or relevancy?
The stage lights open on a young couple celebrating their new house. Yerma and John decide they want a child. They bicker as much as they laugh; the cracks in their relationship have already taken shape. Two years go by, and the cracks have become oceans drowning any possibility of[Read More…]
Where do I begin: Addison Rae
From “talentless” TikTok darling to rising Netflix starlet to pop singer making a splash in the music industry, the public view of Addison Rae has been more unpredictable than Canadian weather. Addison first introduced herself to the public in 2019 with popular but menial lip-sync TikToks, sparking similar trends to[Read More…]
Opera McGill haunts audiences with ‘Blond Eckbert’
For their second opera of the season, Opera McGill performed Blond Eckbert by composer and librettist Judith Weir, a piece that blends elements of fairy tale and horror. Based on a German short story of the same name by Ludwig Tieck, the tale centres around Eckbert’s wife, Berthe (MacKenzie Sechi/Maddalena[Read More…]
‘Heartstopper’ Season 3 is the authentic love story we’ve been waiting for
With innocent, warm charm, Heartstopper Season 3 thoughtfully guides its audience alongside Nick and Charlie’s love boat as the young couple steers toward adulthood. The new season introduces more mature content, but its foundations remain rooted in the light innocence that first won viewers’ hearts. As their relationship deepens, Nick[Read More…]
Inaugural Palestinian Film Festival celebrates art, heritage, and hope
“I’m nothing without Palestine. Palestine is my everything, all my values are based on being Palestinian.” These words, spoken by a member who wished to remain anonymous of the Palestinian Cultural Club (PCC) at McGill, resonated deeply across the university’s campus on Friday, Nov. 8. That evening, the PCC hosted[Read More…]
‘CHROMAKOPIA’ may be Tyler, the Creator’s most authentic work yet
CHROMAKOPIA, released on Oct. 28, is Tyler, the Creator’s most authentic album yet, following 2023’s CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale. Typically, Tyler adopts a new “character” for each album cycle, such as Igor for his 2019 album of the same name, or Wolf Haley on his[Read More…]
Staging Freedom: ‘Two Birds One Stone’ teaches empathetic understanding
Two Birds One Stone, directed by Murdoch Schon, is a lesson in listening and a reminder that friendship must not be scoffed at when seeking a viable framework for peace. It’s the first show in Teesri Duniya Theatre’s 2024-2025 season: Staging Freedom. Playwrights Rimah Jabr, a Muslim Palestinian, and Natasha[Read More…]
The literary world’s battles to ban and boycott Israeli literary institutions
Content Warning: Mentions of genocide Reading is a political act. Whether it be the choice of what books a predominantly white industry chooses to publish, what books one has access to, or even the privilege of having time to read, literature is not neutral—especially in our current combative political climate. [Read More…]
