Arts & Culture
Dalhousie Poets: growing pains
Editor’s note: This piece was first published in an online issue of the Dalhousie Gazette (issue 5, volume 153). The following version has one additional poem than the original piece. doodles i wonder what this whole growing up thing is like the similarities between my old self and this hurried, charcoal sketch of a college girl …
Read MoreAn election like no other
Voting has always been important to me. Some of my earliest memories are of watching my parents vote in elections and receiving an I Voted sticker. I always knew I would vote when I became of legal age. But until this year, as an international student from the United States at Dalhousie University, I had…
Read MoreThe blacksmiths of Nova Scotia
Frank Smith’s new novel What Once Was Lost: The Blacksmith’s Art in Nova Scotia refutes the idea that blacksmithing is archaic, obsolete and alive only in demonstrations by burly men at historic sites. Discovering the community Frank is a Dalhousie University professor of histology, a subfield of anatomy interested in the microscopic structure of tissue. He teaches in…
Read MoreVirtual tricks and treats
This year Halloween will look different than ever before. Although COVID-19 has rendered it impossible to participate in many typical Halloween events, there are still dozens of fun things to do. Here is a list of a few options to make Halloween 2020 as great as any other year. Halifax walking ghost tour The Halifax…
Read MoreFashion in the time of Coronavirus
Although it may not appear evident, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world of fashion from a space of glamour to a space of economic bankruptcy. Although it may not appear evident, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world of fashion from a space of glamour to a space of economic bankruptcy. Unprecedented changes Because buyers are staying indoors to avoid the virus, massive retail stores,…
Read MoreRead This: The Hour of the Star
This summer we read and loved The Hour of the Star by one of Brazil’s most brilliant novelists: Clarice Lispector. We like to recommend books you can read during your studies, and luckily, this month’s read is only 77 pages! Although it’s short, it’s sure to have an impact. About the author Lispector spent the final years of her life writing The…
Read MoreIt Ends with Us: a book for our times
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover should be on everyone’s reading list during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreOn being home, mental health and reconnecting
Back in March, Dalhousie University announced all classes would be online for the rest of the winter 2020 semester. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university asked students to go home. For me, it almost felt like I was being deported. Moving back home meant flying all the way back to Turkey. Everything happened too…
Read MoreDylan Menzie is lost in dreams
Dylan Menzie starts every episode of his podcast with the same question: “What do you dream?” Menzie explains why he asks this: it’s a very broad opening question and a good way to get an idea of who he’s interviewing. “They could talk about their worst nightmares right off the top or something they’re very…
Read MoreDalhousie poets: countdown and repeat
countdown the tick of her spine drives me forward like waiting and watching she schedules my next move I run my clock on hers her impeccable beat like pounding drums and hissing snares or calendars on Roman time syncing circadian rhythm with mine Page Break catch, release, repeat tell me about your bloodlust hungry for the devil’s touch to feel…
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