Passing privilege
A dozen angry protesters gathered outside the Concourse on June 16 to object to the unfair treatment of college students.
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Fighting Fit: Diaz Combat Sports
When I first met Ryan āThe Lionā Diaz beneath the big black awning at Diaz Combat Sports (DCS), I could tell he was a real fighter.
Sensitivity braining
Maybe Iām a straight white cis-gender male living in a phallocentric, casually misogynist rape culture that disadvantages everyone except meābut I often feel that my generation has become impractically sensitive.
Animesque: Double-edged sword
As someone who is obsessed with martial arts, sci-fi, fantasy, medieval culture, and gaming, I found Sword Art Online to cater to my every fictional preference. All A-1 Pictures had to do was not screw it up. And they didnātāat first.
Immortal villainy
The first time I ever saw Sir Christopher Lee on the big screen was in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Having not yet read Tolkienās epic, I didnāt know who this Saruman guy was supposed to beāonly that he scared the life out of seven-year-old me.
āStatus Noā speaks
An as-yet-unheard-of party calling itself āStatus Noā has come onto the political scene, just in time to run in the upcoming Federal election. Despite their lack of public recognition, political commentator Rex Smurphy agreed to interview party leader Bigby Brother on CBCās The National.
The grand parade of lifeless packaging
I donāt have to tell anyone the myriad rationales behind the concept of recycling. In fact, Iād be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesnāt recycle in this day and age. Itās just generally accepted as āthe thing to do.ā
Fighting Fit: Enter the Dojo
Tell your friends you study karate, and you’ll likely hear āWatch out, we got a badass over here,ā Neil deGrasse Tyson pose and all.
Paved with good intentions
Fans tend to agree that Ben Affleckās ultimately passable Daredevil failed to adequately explore the inherent ironies of a street-level, mobster-mangling vigilante who works by day as a blind, penniless attorney with a devout Catholic conscience.
Animesque: Big Brother meets police procedural
Imagine being labeled a criminal without having committed any crime. Weāre talking Orwellian thoughtcrime. Enter Psycho-Pass, Production I.G. and director Katsuyuki Motohiroās homage to Ghost in the Shell anddystopian sci-fi in general.