social media

#KateGate: Kate Middleton reveals her diagnosis and exposes our social media disease

On March 22, Kate Middleton issued a video announcing that she was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing “preventative chemotherapy.”

Digital monoculture: How the internet destroys creativity

Digital monoculture is the result of the pressure to produce homogenous content, and it's killing creative content.

The resurgence of tradwives and their impact on feminism

The tradwife trend takes values from 50s housewife culture, rebranding it with a new twist to increase its appeal to young women. 

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.

As tourism grows, I’m worried about the health of our parks

While I believe people should go and explore our national parks, it still leaves me concerned for the future of our wildlife.

Ozempic isn’t the end-all cure 

If you’re lucky enough to not know about Ozempic, it’s a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes that contains the active ingredient semaglutide among others.

What’s the big deal with Threads?

I’ve gathered that Threads is a weird combination of Twitter and Instagram. I will be deleting the app as content overlaps with Instagram.

Letter from the Editor: Meta is blocking us, but we’re not going anywhere 

Meta and Google are blocking news outlets, including the Martlet, in Canada. Here are a few ways you can support us.

Social media engagement and consumerism are inextricably linked

I am suspicious that the way we interact with social media has a direct impact on our fast fashion consumption.