Posts by Tarini Fernando
Chronic pain on campus
Chronic pain can be a serious issue for millions of Canadians. Students at Dalhousie aren’t immune to the issues of dealing with chronic pain.
Read MoreThe never-ending use of the time loop
Is it time to stop the time loop? Or has Russian Doll renewed the concept? Find out what contributor Tarini Fernando discovered in the new Netflix original.
Read MoreWhen is the last time you finished a book?
Picking up a book is a hard thing to do during the semester. With all your labs, essays, and tests, where’s the time to simply read for fun? The thing is, there is always time to read. It’s worth it to try and find it. Here are some tips to get you flipping through some pages this…
Read MoreSigns from the stars and planets
With files from Dylan Coutts. Astrology, its validity as a belief system and field of study has been debated for millennia. But despite modern science’s rebuttal of it, astrology continues to fascinate, and many still turn toward it for guidance. As Oxford dictionary defines it, astrology is the study “of the movements and relative positions…
Read MoreHollywood award shows: changing with the times?
Hollywood awards season is in full swing. For the past few years, award shows have been highly criticized for their lack of gender and racial diversity. But this year, things are changing. In last year’s Golden Globes best picture nominees, only one film (Get Out) starred a leading actor of colour. Many people were also…
Read MoreHome for the Holidays?
Heading back home for winter break can mean a lot of great things: relaxing nights watching cheesy Christmas movies, or fun days making gingerbread houses with your relatives. But that’s not all. Being back at home for three whole weeks also means getting some tough questions from your parents and relatives. Things can get awkward. You’ll probably…
Read MoreAfricville: the untold story through a poet’s eyes
Dalhousie University professor Shauntay Grant wrote her latest book on the history of Africville, but there’s a twist. This isn’t your typical research book; it’s a book targeted at teaching children about the community of Africville. Grant, a Nova Scotian writer and assistant professor in the Dal English department wrote her new book about a…
Read MoreA Star is Born, for the fourth time
A Star is Born is the latest hit film to reach theatres this fall. But this isn’t its first time on the big screen – this film is the third remake since the original. There have been some changes. The movie, starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, is about a young, amateur singer named Ally…
Read MoreFrom prose to pop songs
Every November, Mark Pineo sits down at his computer and starts making an album of music. By the end of the month, it’s finished. In his own way, Pineo, an audio instructor in the University of King’s College’s journalism program, participates in a contest called National Novel Writing Month (otherwise known as NaNoWriMo). Regularly, participants…
Read MoreCrazy Rich Light-Skin Asians
Crazy Rich Asians has undoubtedly been one of the biggest Hollywood hits of the year. The film, starring Constance Wu as an economics professor travelling to Singapore to meet her crazy rich boyfriend’s crazy rich family, has received immense critical and commercial success. It’s been highly celebrated for its all-Asian team of actors, writers, and director–the first major Hollywood film to do this since 1993’s The…
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