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The stigma of being a working mom in the South Asian community
You don't stop being a person when you become a mom
May 4, 2022
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
May 4, 2022
Conversation

Interracial Dating as an Indo-Canadian man
Family dynamics, family functions, and unlearning ingrained biases.
May 4, 2022
Conversation

How I've come to deal with my relationship to toxic productivity
A series of musings on our societal culture of toxic productivity.
May 4, 2022
What's trending

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

Johnny Depp, Megan Fox, Selling Sunset & more.
April 29, 2022
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.
April 26, 2022
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."
April 25, 2022

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.
April 20, 2022

Financial Literacy: The language I was never taught to speak in my South Asian home
Financial literacy was not in my lexicon growing up.
April 20, 2022
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
April 13, 2022
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.
April 13, 2022
Conversation

The gross misinterpretation of "decolonizing" by Diaspora influencers
Seerat Saini’s profile has people thinking if influencers play any role in decolonization.
April 13, 2022

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Why you need to get on the Avan Jogia side of Tik Tok

Our favourite brown boy is taking TikTok by storm, and he deserves VIP seat on your For You page
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1/19/21
News

The Supreme Court's involvement in the farmers' protests is not a step in the right direction
The Supreme Court's comments might seem to spark optimism, but they are not a good sign.
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1/19/21
News

City of Surrey votes against land acknowledgement: here's why we expect more
The City of Surrey has once again shown their lack of commitment in addressing racism in Surrey.
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1/19/21
News

The storming of The US Capitol and its connection to race, politics, and the criminal justice system

“We aren’t asking you to shoot them, we are asking you not to shoot us like you don’t shoot them.”
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1/12/21
Arts & culture

Not By Chance: Our favourite Brown Munde close off 2020 with complete bangers
AP Dhillon, Gurinder Gill, and Money Musik release their first EP, Not By Chance.
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1/12/21
Community

Surrey’s Juvy Kooner signs with Portuguese soccer team S.C. Braga

From Surrey, BC, to the soccer pitch in Portugal, a homegrown talent is headed to the big leagues.
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1/12/21
News

Numerous Canadian politicians resign after traveling abroad amid pandemic
While public health officials urge us to stay at home, politicians are going on vacation.
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1/12/21
Arts & culture

Conflicting reviews roll in for popular new Pixar film “Soul”
While some loved the film, others pointed out criticisms or contradictions in their representation.
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1/12/21
Arts & culture

Artists we discovered this year, underground and in the mainstream

Here are some artists we discovered this year!
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