by Atum Beckett | Feb 22, 2024 | Humour
Find out if your neighbourhood reigns supreme Those of us who reside on the unceded lands of the Lukwungen, Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples usually say that we are from Victoria. But unless you live downtown, chances are you’re in the Capital Region...
by Atum Beckett | Feb 8, 2024 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
From sperm counts to life expectancy, a look at recent human evolution It can be hard to fathom just how much our society — and our lives — have changed in the last 50 years. Just half a century ago, we were getting the first pocket calculators, colour television was...
by Atum Beckett | Feb 8, 2024 | Opinions
Is it time to say goodbye to porn? Porn is always just a click away. How much harm is this accessibility causing? Pornhub, the largest adult site on the internet, recently released their 2023 stats. In Canada, 85 per cent of the website’s traffic came from mobile...
by Atum Beckett | Jan 25, 2024 | Op-eds, Opinions
Instagram and TikTok have made me hate some of my favourite songs After hearing so much hype surrounding Saltburn, I finally sat down to watch it. As Barry Keoghan flaunted his immaculate body in the final scene, a wonderfully catchy dance song that I had never...
by Atum Beckett | Jan 25, 2024 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle
A skeptic putting the trendy kitchen gadget to the test I have been a very vocal skeptic of air fryers ever since they started gaining popularity. No one was safe from me reminding them that they’re just an oven! I never thought that my distaste for this fad would...