When Blake Dean heard The Band for the first time, he had yet to realize the influence the group would have on him in later years.

Internet lingo rises to prominence and falls into obscurity rapidly. Anyone who has had any exposure to spaces like Twitter, TikTok, or the once-popular Vine, might have noticed this.

It somehow manages to hit you in the face and creep up on you all at once.

Gold hoop earrings, small tops and baggy pants pairing, and sneaker culture, are only some of many fashion trends that have originated and popularized by Black culture.

The success and excellence of the Black community are potent everywhere, whether it’s seen in fashion or mainstream media—television, films, or music. However, it’s not always spotlighted. 

I immigrated here with only my parents when I was a couple of years old. They were born and raised in Sri Lanka, and of course, brought those cultural and religious practices into our new household in Canada with us.

Having lived in Kingston for years, Winsom Winsom’s been on the Kingston Racial Harmony board and has been involved with the International Centre at Queen’s to foster equity and inclusion within the city and student community.

Media is becoming more truncated than ever, with short-form entertainment becoming not only a preference but a necessity. 

Queen’s Black Fashion Association (QBFA) is in its second year at the university, continuing to create a space dedicated to inclusion while paying homage to the foundation of Black culture within contemporary trends.  

The Kingston creative writing community came together at The Merchant on Monday, Feb. 13, to celebrate A Is for Acholi, a poetry collection by Queen’s Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and English Juliane Okot Bitek.

Sitcoms are the heart of North American television.

“So… where are you from?”

Dan Studio Series (DSS) is premiering its 2023 show this week after a semester of creative thinking and hard work.

From a musician’s perspective, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Miley Cyrus’ new release, “Flowers.” It didn’t provide anything melodically or lyrically superior to her prior albums and singles.

It’s no secret to why we weren’t in school in 2020—this small thing called the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all schools for about a year and a half.

Britney Spears was the centre of yet another media circus in mid-January.

A Friday night for some Queen’s students might involve a few drinks and some good memories. As a Muslim person, I like the good memories part, but I don’t drink and I don’t feel there’s a need for it.

The air is still crisp, but hearts are warm during the week before Valentine’s Day—tis the season for movies about love that couples will enjoy and with which singles will comfort themselves.

When Daniel Gold graduated from the Film & Media Program at Queen’s nearly ten years ago, his dream was clear—but how to get there wasn’t.

The adage “boys don’t cry” is obviously untrue in both Hollywood and real life, but films have prescribed a narrow set of circumstances in which it’s permissible for male characters to cry without risking their manhood.