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A Prodigal Tale: “Tár” and the Need to Be Remembered
Rokhaya Rodriguez Staff Writer Via Benji Musick Since my tender age, I have been fascinated with how others present themselves. It is...
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- May 4
- 4 min
Metalhead Montreal: It’ll Melt Your Face Off
Silvia Crac Staff Writer Source: Voivod poster from issue 358 of Metal Hammer If you are a Montreal resident (which you most likely are...
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- May 4
- 4 min
The Devil Wears (No) Deodorant: On the Western Ideal of Hygiene
Simone Bélanger Arts & Culture Editor Via archive.nytimes.com You pass someone in the halls and get a whiff of a perfectly natural smell:...
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- Apr 11
- 3 min
Cabot Square: Ville-Marie’s Tragic Backyard
Desirée Zagbai Contributor Source : cultmtl.com A spread of used joints, trash bags, and the scent of marijuana are mere banalities at...
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- Apr 11
- 4 min
Chronic Consumption and the Seventh Art: Where the Oscars, Netflix and Local Cinema Converge
Simone Bélanger Arts & Culture Editor Source: C.R.A.Z.Y. - Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée The year 2023 marks a historical first: media...
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- Apr 11
- 5 min
Ticketmaster: A Lesson In Monopolies And Moral Bankruptcy
Silvia Crac Staff Writer Source : Kevin Mazur, Getty Images (Taylor Swift performing onstage during iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball 2019...
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- Apr 11
- 3 min
The Erasure of Artists
Lea-Seanna Ruiz Gastil Contributor Via Cosmopolitan.com For years now, it has been well-known that the career path of an artist is a...
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- Mar 15
- 3 min
Let’s Bring the Vampire Conversation Back from the Dead
Emmy Rubin Managing Editor Photo Via IMDB “This is the skin of a killer, Bella.” Being teenagers, we’re obsessed with the idea of...
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- Feb 5
- 3 min
Robot Picasso Takes Over the Art Industry
Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on artists Sanad Hamdouna Staff Writer Credit: David Nguyen The...
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- Feb 5
- 4 min
A Tribute to Nelly Arcan or How Femininity Inexorably Stabs You in the Guts
Simone Bélanger Arts & Culture Editor Via Marlène G. Payette TW: Mentions of suicide, sex work, and other sensitive topics. I am oddly on...
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- Feb 4
- 4 min
The Smoke Spot: How the sidewalk inadvertently became a third place for Dawson students
Josephine Ross Editor-In-Chief I feel that most Dawson students are familiar with the notorious and densely populated Smoke Spot, located...
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- Feb 4
- 3 min
You May Know Him as Lil Baby
Sophie Anabelle Somé Staff Writer Picture from Arturo Holmes/Getty Images To be completely honest I did not know Lil Baby’s real name...
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- Feb 4
- 3 min
The Comeback of Low-Rise Jeans and What It Means for Women
Léah Tattersall Contributor Missoni, Spring 2022 Low-rise jeans are trending and Y2K fashion inspirations are impossible to escape on...
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- Feb 4
- 4 min
The Twilight of the Good Ol' Pabst Blue Ribbon Era
Simone Bélanger Arts & Culture Editor Expérience Bière / https://boutique.experience-biere.com/fr/ DISCLAIMER: This article does not...
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- Feb 4
- 3 min
Macbeth At Dawson College: An Event Not To Be Missed
Aya Hafeda Staff Writer On November 3rd, in the Dawson New Dome Theatre, a resounding thunder crashes throughout the stage and three...
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- Jan 19
- 6 min
Aesthetics and the Manufacturing of a Curated Self
How social media distorted our perception of identity and fashion. Simone Bélanger Arts & Culture Editor @cigsafterclaire, Pinterest ...
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- Jan 19
- 4 min
On Goth and Consumerism
The story of a subculture’s tragic transformation Sanad Hamdouna Staff Writer Both images’ source: © Underground, 2021 Goth—in the...
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- Jan 19
- 3 min
Cabot Square’s Sapling: Through Gravel and Smog, It Will Grow
Hannah Dane Contributor Snejanka Popova, 2012 A new tree has started to grow. From the rough, sharp gravel at its roots, its leaves...
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- Jan 19
- 3 min
The Gay Village no Longer Gay
Kevin Lopez Contributor Via Kevin Lopez There is a plethora of local businesses in the gay village situated in Montreal. I had the...
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- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
ALC Presents… Final week of classes going out with a bang
Daria Bocicova Section Editor @Media Night @Photo - Daria Bocicova @Painting - Maeva Mendoza-Rivet Every year, Dawson's ALC program...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
Movie Theatres Return with Vengeance Nothing better than being back in front of the big screen!
Samantha Rainone Contributor @Cineplex Stepping into Cineplex on Friday, March 4th, 2022, the night of the Batman release is as chaotic...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
Analogue photography Looking at film cameras through a new lens
Dario De Felice Contributor @Dario De Felice Crouching down while looking through his lens, 18-year-old Robert Lang-Sabourin attempts to...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
Eurovision Song Contest Do you know where your favourite songs come from?
Daria Bocicova Arts & Culture Section Editor @Eurovision I've spent all of the love I saved We were always a losing game Small-town boy...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
Oscars to die for
The epic rebirth of the film industry, and why this year’s Oscars aren’t one to miss! Daria Bocicova Arts & Culture Section Editor...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Wordle: A Game for All Ages Why this New Trend is Multigenerational
Aspen Crick Contributor @Wordle "It's like a little shot of espresso or a little treat. It's fun. A break from thinking about all the bad...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
FAITH, RESILIENCE, AND FULFILLMENT ALBUM REVIEW: GOD DON’T MAKE MISTAKES BY CONWAY THE MACHINE
Stefano Mariano Rebuli Contributor @Conway the Machine On God Don’t Make Mistakes, Conway delivers a masterfully written and produced...
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Out with the New, In with the Old
What happens when an old music group or artist releases new music? Alice Martin Managing Editor Photo via Wikipedia You didn’t want to be...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
We should talk about Bruno: You, too, can find your voice in Encanto.
Annabelle Lajoie Contributor (Disney) The latest Disney Animation film, Encanto, directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, became a...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Welcome to Heartbreak: THE LEGACY OF KANYE WEST’S “808S & HEARTBREAK”
Stefano Mariano Rebuli Contributor (808’s & Heartbreak album artwork) When Kanye West first dropped 808s & Heartbreak in November 2008,...
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Archive 81: The Poster Child For Modern-Horror Television
A Look into 2022’s Most Promising Nightmare-Inducing Show Emmy Rubin Sports Editor (Netflix) Hysteria-inducing isolation. Demon worship....
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- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Escaping Campus on a Budget: Tips for Your First Solo Trip
Josephine Ross Staff Writer (Via Josephine Ross) In this snowy February atmosphere, it feels like winter may last forever. As COVID...
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits”: Review
“Bad Habits” Sparks Concern for the Artist of the Decade By Brendan Schwartz - Contributor Ed Sheeran’s recent song “Bad Habits” has...
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Cabin Fever – A Slice-Of-Life Visual Novel
Written by Christopher Dimitriadis - Contributor I’m in the middle of my second full playthrough of Cabin Fever as I’m typing this up....
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Terry DiMonte and a New Start
“Montreal’s Morning Man” exits the radio world and enters a new one Written by Sabbia Eljarrat - Contributor A man fills the frame as he...
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Subjectivity in Film, in Light of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Written by Meghety Sazian and Adrian Darwent - Contributors Ever since the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, I have had mixed feelings...
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- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Batman V Superman: Dividing Fans and Breaking BoundariesAn underrated gem or a bad adaptation?
By Matteo Di Giovanni - Arts & Culture Editor "Who Will Win?" The repeated question was plastered over thousands of ads during the...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
More Than a Thriller
Film review of Julia Ducournau's "Titane" Lisa Marie Soulier Contributor “Titane”, the 2021 French film and award winning thriller,...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 2 min
Anime and Automobiles
Anime’s influence on car design Zachary Arquilla Contributor Letting your mind go to places you never thought it would through watching...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Gaze goes beyond. How the male gaze took over modern video games.
Darvin Baez Hernandez Contributor The way media forces baffling body standards to the female figure has swarmed the film and gaming...
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- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Community & Cinema Communications
The community and events organized by Dawson’s Cinema Communications department, paratechs & media lab and this semester’s Media Night...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Legacy Of Dune
A long-awaited masterpiece or another disaster in the making? By Daria Bocicova If you call yourself a fan of science-fiction and your...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
WESTSIDE GUNN – HITLER WEARS HERMES 8: SIDE BALBUM REVIEW
Stefano Rebuli *Disclaimer: this album in no way contains Anti-Semitic language or content. Its title is a spin on “The Devil Wears...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 5 min
Why We Like Halloween and Horror
By Matteo Di Giovanni Spooky times! Fall is known for being the spookiest season of the year because it’s Halloween time! We celebrate...
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- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
No Summer Plans? Try Cinéma Public.
By Lauren Dym Contributor Summer is slowly approaching, and we are all undoubtedly itching to get out of the house, hang out with our...
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- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
TV vs Cinema: A Battle to Win the Oscars
By Beatriz Neves Arts & Culture Editor From the end of the 19th to the mid-20th century, that we can safely call the Golden Age of the...
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- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Sowing the Seeds of Wellbeing
By Arwen Lawless Low Staff Writer Sometimes I pretend I’m in a garden. It’s 11 pm, and I’m hunkering down to finish up a position paper...
theplantnews
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Leap: ALC 2021 Festival
By Julie Jacques Managing Editor Dawson’s 2021 ALC festival allowed its graduating cohort, spread out in six profiles, to display their...
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- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Photo Retouching and Young Women
BY MAIJA BARONI Staff Writer Photo by Kolkata Editing on social media has drastically evolved since the classic heavy sepia and vignette...
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- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Nostalgia Today
By Julia Quynh Noordin Staff Writer A bittersweet feeling. That's the feeling whenever you look at old pictures and videos of your past,...
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- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Behind the Scenes of Conspiracy Theories
By Beatriz Neves Arts & Culture Editor Flat Earth, Area 51, QAnon, the fake moon landing, the Reptilian Elite and the Illuminati are all...
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