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Curated by Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Editor Media Night Where: Dawson College, Dawson Theatre When: December 7, 2023 at 7 p.m....
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- 6 days ago
- 3 min
Beyond Cultural Illusions: Anime and the Western “Japanese Culture”
Sarah Bensetiti Secretary Via Getty Images In the vibrant world of anime where storytelling and visuals collide, a cultural phenomenon...
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- 6 days ago
- 3 min
The Clean Girl Aesthetic: The Dirty Truth
Emma Caspi Staff Writer Via The New Yorker As she rearranges her quilts and stacks her books in the ‘perfect’ order, Yara Bitar, a...
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- 6 days ago
- 3 min
The Art of Bathroom Graffiti: A Window Into Dawson Goers’ Lives
Melissa Jabrayan Contributor Via Melissa Jabrayan The thought of public restrooms conjures images of disgusting, rancid-smelling,...
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- 6 days ago
- 3 min
Quebec Love: Defining National Identity
Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Editor Via Le Journal de Québec Québec is the biggest French-speaking enclave in English-dominated...
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- Nov 22
- 1 min
Small Events
Curated by Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Editor À soir on fait peur au monde Where: La Cinémathèque Québécoise When: 29 November 6 p.m....
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- Nov 16
- 4 min
Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon and the State of Native Cinema
Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Editor Photo via Apple Spoilers ahead Killers of the Flower Moons, based on the novel written by David...
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- Oct 18
- 4 min
“All Hallows’ Eve”: On Halloween’s History and Lost Rituals
Simone Bélanger Editor-in-Chief Via Ligonier Valley Historical Society In about a week or so, the halls will be filled with gruesome...
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- Oct 18
- 5 min
The Plant Recommends: Literary Picks!
Fall has arrived; the crisp air of October makes you want to put on that big beige cable knit sweater that has been taking up space in...
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- Oct 18
- 4 min
To Be or Not to Be an Elizabethan
Emma Caspi Staff Writer Via The New York Times “I'm always thinking about why we still really enjoy reading and putting on plays and...
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- Oct 18
- 1 min
Small Events
Curated by Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Co-Editor Jouez/Play Exhibition at PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art Via PHI Where: PHI...
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- Oct 18
- 3 min
The Onslaught of Underground Music Culture: Commercialization and Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album “GUTS”
Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Co-editor Via Independent The journey of musical genres from niche subculture to global phenomenon has...
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- Sep 20
- 3 min
From Party to Culture: Should We Be Concerned?
Sarah Bensetiti Secretary Photo via Odyssey. How many times have we heard stories starting with the few words “I was drunk”? In a world...
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- Sep 20
- 2 min
Small Events
Curated by Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Co-Editor Eurydice Photo via Dawson College. Dawson College’s Professional Theater Department...
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- Sep 20
- 2 min
The Plant Recommends: Hangout Spots!
Long breaks, as most of us know, are prone to become dull and tedious, often rhyming with the good old ascension to the library. For our...
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- Sep 20
- 4 min
The Idol: A Look Into Sam Levinson’s Perverted Mind
Lily Greenspoon Arts & Culture Co-editor Photo via Rolling Stone magazine. Any TV series depicting the lives of struggling artists must...
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- Sep 20
- 4 min
Euro Summer: The Invisible Trend of Eurocentrism and Wealth
Thomas Frenette Arts & Culture Co-Editor Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, via TripSavvy. Summer! The world suddenly takes on a whole new skin, one...
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- Aug 22
- 4 min
Discover Your City on a Budget: Montreal Edition
Rokhaya Rodriguez Staff Writer Photo via Rokhaya Rodriguez. As summertime rolls around, it's a great opportunity to curate a bucket list...
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- Aug 22
- 2 min
The Plant Recommends: Summer Bangers!
As spring’s balmy breath interrupts nature’s dormancy and flamboyant blossoms rise from the earth, a longing for estival freedom cannot...
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- Aug 22
- 3 min
TIKTOK BANNED ?!?! (NOT CLICKBAIT)
The TikTok ban, information gathering and ongoing debates Raluca-Mara Mare Staff Writer Photo via ABC News. The massively popular TikTok...
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- Aug 22
- 4 min
Thrift Culture in Jeopardy
Simone Bélanger Arts & Culture Editor Photo via latribune.ca An exponential number of resellers, rapidly rising prices, gentrification of...
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- May 4
- 4 min
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 4
- 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 4
- 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...
theplantnews
- 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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