The Bury Your Gays trope has come to the forefront of pop media discussion once more after the death of yet another LGBTQ+ character in a popular TV series (left unnamed here so as not to spoil the show). But what is this trope, and exactly how prevalent is it?
While we may not know what happens behind the scenes during presidential campaigns, anything could affect a candidate’s chance of becoming the next president of the United States.
Nineteen ninety-eight was an incredible year for stealth gaming, seeing the simultaneous release of the underrated Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, the dated Metal Gear Solid, and the almighty Thief: The Dark Project.
It’s a woman’s world in Douglas College’s production of John Murrell’s Waiting for the Parade.
Imagine if animals were like humans and had dreams to make it in the big city. Zootopia shows the reality of human life in the animal world.
It is strange that aliens in most science fiction are pretty human. Xenomorphs, Klingons, and Hutts have two arms, teeth, and a healthy appetite for violence. Cosmic Encounter offers players the chance to play with some truly alien aliens.
Greenlinks 2016: Celebrating the Urban Garden explores the beauty of flora and fauna. The Amelia Douglas Gallery exhibit features nature photography by Wendy Schmidt, semi-abstract floral paintings by Lauren Morris, and educational displays by Douglas College’s Institute of Urban Ecology’s UNIBUG (User Network for Insect Biology in the Urban Garden).
Louise Southwood’s fingers flew on her guitar as she recited “Lagrima,” or “Teardrop.” The song was a perfect harmony of two separate melodies, with impressive use of low tones in support of a high energy performance.
There are three popular-yet-nonsensical criticisms people like to level at representations of women in gaming. First, that the industry is a sprawling, fanservice-choked morass of impossibly-proportioned Playboy Bunnies waiting to be rescued from danger by hyper-masculine power fantasies.
“Hard-hitting, booze-driven rock.” Those were the words lead singer Nick Weber used to describe the sound of Pigeon Park. After hearing them perform at The Roxy during the Toddcast Podcast’s Cheap Thrills Volume 3, I couldn’t agree more.
