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With porn more accessible than ever, it’s time to take a hard look at how we use it

Pornhub recently released their 2023 stats. In Canada, 85 per cent of the website’s traffic came from mobile devices.

Friendship makes the world go ‘round

In our constant search for romantic love, we often forget to acknowledge the friends who have been loving us in different ways the whole time.
Makeba

How the internet ruins music 

Songs like "Makeba" are swallowed, chewed up, and regurgitated by social media apps until you hate even your favourite songs.
Musicals

God forbid we watch a musical

Movie-musicals are tricking audiences into thinking their films aren’t musicals by forcing random cameos and omitting the entire soundtrack.
Cash is king

Why cash is still king

No level of convenience will beat telling a cab driver to “just keep the change. ”I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: cash is king.

Martlet wrapped

Take a look back at 2023 through the Martlet's most viewed articles published in 2023, from news to opinion and lifestyle pieces.

Valid or vile: The continuous trials of international students in Canada

New rules for international students in Canada are preventing students from working in the country where they came to seek a better life.
Bill C-18

Bill C-18 is (still) wreaking unexpected havoc on small news outlets

Bill C-18, the Online News Act, has been creating palpable tension in most newsrooms since the legislation received royal assent in June.
bachelor's degree

When it comes to bachelor’s degrees, five years is the new four

In reality, many people spend more than four years doing their bachelor’s degrees; my own degree has taken four and a half years.

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