As a consequence of the age-old perception that there are "girl" and "boy" toys, many video game companies decided to market their games to boys and Nintendo naming their first handheld console "Game Boy."It's caused by the assumption that video games are a male-dominated hobby — which couldn't be further from the truth. According to Statista, a 2020 survey of...

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Twitter is one of the most important social media platforms in the world, specifically in North America. The site has undergone many changes since Elon Musk took over, mostly negative. Most of the staff has left the company, advertisers are leaving, and “fake news” has become more prevalent on the site. The misinformation problem with Twitter has reached new levels...

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The pandemic changed the way many of us lived. Mundane things like work and school became unrecognizable with the world essentially shut down. In this new world, one thing that has changed and remains changed is the way we watch movies. What was once an event experienced at the local theatre has now become a relaxing stretch on the couch,...

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Canadians are heading into familiar territory regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 cases are rising alongside influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which is causing strain on the healthcare system. Children in particular are mostly falling prey to the new wave and have been filling up hospital and ICU beds. With this come calls to bring back masking, and maybe...

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Hours before the 2018 NFL draft, highly-rated quarterback prospect Josh Allen had racist and offensive tweets he made unearthed from his high school days. Allen was projected to slide down the draft. The Buffalo Bills felt Allen was their future superstar and traded him up to the seventh overall pick to select him. Bills president Brandon Beane did his due...

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Like many students, I rely on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) every day to get to campus, work and attend to other commitments I may have. However, despite all efforts, the TTC remains very inconsistent. On Oct. 24, John Tory was re-elected as mayor of Toronto. According to the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO), Tory received more than 340,000 votes,...

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At the young age of 21, I got married. According to Statistics Canada, the average age of marriage in Canada is 30 years old, and average age of divorce is 45. Meeting my now ex-husband, our relationship grew quickly, and once engaged, I was the happiest I had ever been. But, I felt shut out by my friends. They were...

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Gentrification in the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area is affecting lives, forcing whole communities to look elsewhere to find livable spaces. Today the median income for families in Jane and Finch households ranges between $56,831 and $60,000. Once populated by baby boomers and predominantly Italian Canadians in the 1950s to '60s, Jane and Finch communities have grown to be...

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When someone thinks of the duties that a provincial premier is responsible for, serving the people should be the first item on the list. When someone then thinks of the top priority Premier Doug Ford currently has, the first item on the list isn’t close to serving the people. Indeed, it sometimes seems Ford’s interests directly conflict with the masses,...

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Elon Musk's official takeover of Twitter was greeted with mixed opinions, including those who celebrated looser restrictions on the social media site. The tech billionaire hopes to fulfill his previously stated wishes of restoring free speech on the platform. However, free speech on social media is often a way for users to freely spread misinformation, disinformation and hate speech to...

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