Arts & Culture

The never-ending use of the time loop

By Tarini Fernando | March 3, 2019 |

In this image: A clip from Russian Doll on Netflix.

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.

Are you being gaslit?

By Mayowa Oluwasanmi | February 27, 2019 |

Gaslighting is when someone makes you question your thoughts, feelings and reality, using your self-doubt as a weapon of manipulation. Gaslighting is emotional abuse. It’s when someone hurts you – and instead of acknowledging your feelings, they turn it against you. Your emotions are made out to be trivial, invalid and are effectively silenced. Someone…

#LoveLetterToMySexToy

By Opinions Section | February 22, 2019 |

Dalhousie students wrote love letters to their sex toys. Find out how they feel about their fine friends.

Love, the universal language?

By Lexi Kuo | February 22, 2019 |

In this image: Close-up of holding hands.

“So, what’s your relationship status?” Three international students sit in The Dalhousie Gazette office, looking at each other sheepishly. They’re here to discuss their relationship experiences. International students come from many languages, countries and backgrounds. But these are only the tip of the cultural iceberg. Differences may go deeper, to beliefs, attitudes and values. Renayre is from the U.S. and in her second year…

The importance of David Rose

By Rebecca Dingwell | February 22, 2019 |

In this image: Dan Levy on-screen in a still shot of Schitt's Creek playing on a laptop.

A show dubbed “Canada’s answer to Arrested Development” recently started its fifth season on CBC. But Schitt’s Creek isn’t just some a carbon copy of an American sitcom. I’d argue it’s one of the best shows on television right now. There are a few reasons for this, but I’m going to focus on one: his name is David Rose. David…

Read This: Exit West

By Chiara Ferrero-Wong | February 20, 2019 |

In this image: Chiara Fererro-Wong and Hannah van den Bosch.

Dalhousie Gazette’s new book column Read This starts with columnists Hannah van den Bosch and Chiara Ferrero-Wong reviewing Exit West by Moshin Hamid.

Learning the languages of love

By Kathleen Jones | February 20, 2019 |

In this image: Gary Chapman's book, The 5 Love Languages.

Find out what the love languages are from author Gary Chapman in this Dalhousie Gazette Q&A.

2019: the year of movies

By Jessica Briand | February 15, 2019 |

Looking at the list of box office hits this year, it may be a little hard to tell what year it really is. Have we travelled back to our childhood or are cinemas across North America capitalizing on our need for nostalgia? People in multiple fandoms are also on the edge of their seat this…

Food waste served across campus

By Ellery Platts | February 11, 2019 |

In this image: A bin of leftover quinoa, mussel shells, napkins and other food waste.

Dalhousie University Food Services started tracking the amount of food waste created in meal hall as a part of Canada’s Waste Reduction Week. Dalhousie University Food Services started tracking the amount of food waste created in meal hall as a part of Canada’s Waste Reduction Week. Risley’s meal hall reminds students to only take the…

Signs from the stars and planets

By Tarini Fernando | February 11, 2019 |

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…