About 5X Press

Culture, community and conversation. 5X Press is the essential South Asian youth culture magazine in Canada, covering all things arts & culture, trending topics, news, & so much more. We connect our community to one another, and to the world. 5X Press is written and published in Surrey, BC, by a team of 14 writers. Edited by Interim Editor, Harpo Mander.

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Conversation

The stigma of being a working mom in the South Asian community

You don't stop being a person when you become a mom
What's trending

Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe moment is about more than just the dress

It’s time we stop glamorizing disordered eating and fad diets
Conversation

Interracial Dating as an Indo-Canadian man

Family dynamics, family functions, and unlearning ingrained biases.
Conversation

How I've come to deal with my relationship to toxic productivity

A series of musings on our societal culture of toxic productivity.
What's trending

Discourses I hated: When the obsession with celebrity and fixation with true crime intersect

Johnny Depp, Megan Fox, Selling Sunset & more.
Community

How this local yoga therapist is “Reclaiming Joy” and creating safe spaces for women of colour

A conversation with yoga therapist Harmeet Kaur, discussing joy and creating safe spaces for BIPOC.
Conversation

Sh*t you can't ask your parents: My friend's boyfriend sucks

"She thinks she won’t find anyone else if they break up."

Meet You at the Light: a beautiful depiction of love, responsibility and patience

A sit down with the music video's director Alexander Farah after the video's win at SXSW.

Financial Literacy: The language I was never taught to speak in my South Asian home

Financial literacy was not in my lexicon growing up.
Community

Sikh Heritage BC celebrates Sikh Heritage Month by welcoming us home

An immersive installation entitled “True Home,” kicked off Sikh Heritage BC’s events this month
What's trending

OOTD’s in Punjabi & more: Here are 5 trends dominating your FYP on TikTok

TikTok is a guilty pleasure for many—but we’ll indulge and talk about some of the current trends.
Conversation

The gross misinterpretation of "decolonizing" by Diaspora influencers

Seerat Saini’s profile has people thinking if influencers play any role in decolonization.

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Conversation

The harassment faced by Harsha Walia speaks to the treatment of racialized women on the frontlines of activism

The online harassment of Harsha Walia shows the need for more Indigenous-immigrant solidarity.
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7/14/21
News

#FreeBritney and what it means for women everywhere

Following the #FreeBritany case makes us wonder about the implications of ownership on women.
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7/13/21
Community

Born, bred, and brought up in Surrey: lyricist Chani Nattan speaks about the making of Diljit's latest track

Chani Nattan speaks to 5X Press about his recent collaboration with Intense and Diljit Dosanjh
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7/13/21
Conversation

The unfair taboo of brown girls and tattoos

Why tattoos are vital to South Asian culture, and how one Gujarati artist is embracing it all.
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6/30/21
Conversation

Why the cancellation of Sidhu Moose Wala’s 2019 5X Fest performance is still relevant

In 2019, the RCMP banned Sidhu Moose Wala from 5X Fest. Let's look at why that's still relevant.
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6/30/21
Arts & culture

Fearless and unique: queer artist Jag Nagra’s work is all about the expression of authenticity

5X Press talks to artist Jag Nagra about her art and the conversations she hopes it will spark.
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6/30/21
Arts & culture

Is Bravo's ‘Family Karma” actually what we needed for the culture?

Family Karma is definitely a nuanced representation. Is it what the culture needed?
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6/30/21
Arts & culture

Khanvict’s latest EP: an escape worth remembering

Khanvict has released a new EP and we've got a review to go with it!
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6/23/21

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