Posts by Tarini Fernando
Letter from the editor: Here’s to the end
Last words on a tumultuous publishing year.
Read MoreWinter runners: The greatest menace to society
Every winter, I look out my window on snowy days and see something deeply disturbing: people running.
Yes, I’m talking about people who run outside in three inches of snow, on icy sidewalks and in -20 C weather. (You know who you are.)
Read MoreEight essential books for 2020
Make 2020 the year of educating yourself. Check out these important books that cover a wide range of topics from police brutality to the Indian Act.
Read MoreDocumentary co-directed by Elliot Page tackles environmental racism in Nova Scotia
The documentary, titled There’s Something in the Water, looks at three communities in Nova Scotia that are facing environmental racism.
Read MoreScuba diving couple bring aquatic life to the surface
Dal alumna Ali Postma and her husband Joey are travelling around Canada, scuba diving and documenting the underwater world.
Read MoreChronic 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…
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