Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Finals seasonFinals season at Camosun is fast approaching once again. No matter what program you are in, it’s likely you’re starting to feel the crunch. At the time of writing, I have over a dozen assignments, five exams, and what feels like a million group projects due in the next month. It can certainly feel overwhelming […] Continue Reading |
Gay as in Happy: You are enoughI think every queer person I’ve ever talked to has worried about the word “enough” a lot. I don’t know where we all got it, but as sure as all third graders magically know how to draw that pointy S, all queer people seem to develop the idea that queerness is something you can possess […] Continue Reading |
Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Don’t get burnt out“Burnout” has become somewhat of a buzzword in the last few years; it’s a concept we’ve all almost certainly heard thrown around but may not truly know what it means. Burnout is when your body and mind have worked past the point of exhaustion, signalling that you need to rest. I’m willing to bet that […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: MeantimeThe period between the end of one act and the beginning of another is called the meantime, a dull and aching stretch of patience and irritation. The meantime is where the Pollock family lives, in the company of three million other unemployed Brits under 1980’s Thatcherism, while they scrape by and grow restless. There is […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: Horrors of womanhoodIt’s common knowledge among my peers by now that horror is, generally speaking, the genre I least admire. That’s not to say I don’t like creepers and crawlers—I most certainly do—however, it’s for a variety of reasons, beginning with tasteless shock and ending with the perpetual fear I already experience as a young lady, that […] Continue Reading |
Gay as in Happy: It’s beginning to look a lot like Gay ChristmasEvery year, Halloween rolls around and a bunch of people in the queer community call it “Gay Christmas,” but what the heck does that even mean? The nickname can be traced as far back as the ’50s, so the practice is nothing new. Christmas is considered the highest holy day for a lot of people, […] Continue Reading |
Fellas, Let’s Figure It Out: Nailing work/life balanceWork/life balance is more than just a buzz phrase. Work/life balance is how you keep up with your studies while not letting your social life slip away, or vice versa. This is definitely a challenge in the world of college students. Throw in the fact that many of us are working as well, and it’s […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: But I’m a CheerleaderIf the allegations are true and Megan is a lesbian, it would explain her vegetarianism, Melissa Etheridge poster, and, most of all, her deep admiration for the female form. Even her friends and family have recognized the signs, and her totally hunky boyfriend has detected some glaring distaste for their make-out sessions. Evidence of Megan’s […] Continue Reading |
Gay as in Happy: A queer wonderlandWelcome to my column, my queer wonderland, my fruit basket, my fairy world, or (borrowing from Tony Kushner) my gay fantasia on national themes. Here we will be exploring not only what it means to be an LGBTQ student at Camosun, but also what it means to be queer in the world at the moment. […] Continue Reading |
Lydia’s Film Critique: SalesmanDoor to door, and door to door to door, they come dressed smart with wit up their sleeves. In one hand, the holy book; in the other, clammy desperation. Although they may be Bible salesmen, the Lord is seldom on their side. Documentary film Salesman (1969)—directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin—dedicates itself […] Continue Reading |
