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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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What's trending

What's Trending: Damar Hamlin, Rolling Stone's “200 Greatest Singers of All Time” list and the Gossip Girl reboot

A quick breakdown of what you might have missed this week
Arts & culture

SZA's ‘SOS’ sounds like the pages from my journal

"You don’t just wake up one day, arrive at self-love and make a home out of it forever."
Arts & culture

Selena Gomez’s ‘My Mind and Me’ is a candid look at navigating mental illness in the spotlight

The documentary dives into the trials and tribulations Gomez navigated since her rise to stardom.
Community

‘Kaur’: The short film centering a British South Asian woman who embraces her Sikh identity

5X Press sat down with the creators to learn more about the inspiration for the film
Community

How a local fundamentals of wealth workshop taught me that financial literacy is the bridge all women need to cross

Gina Judge’s Fundamentals of Wealth Workshop shifted my view of money
Community

5XPress’ Desi Holiday Gift Guide 2022

5X is here to save you from your gift-giving block this holiday season.
What's trending

Discourses I hated this week: The “female gaze” and KimYe in the news for the wrong reasons

Monika takes over this week's recap of discourses to hate
Conversation

Survival patterns; our friends or enemies?

How unpacking our survival patterns can turn into epiphanies
Community

An open letter to my city: Our boys are dying, what can we do?

“I can’t help but ask myself: what could it possibly be? What are we supposed to do?”
News

FIFA President spins issue of migrant workers in Qatar during press conference

Despite various reports and investigations, Infantino fails to grasp the gravity of the situation
Conversation

‘Is there a Doctor on board?’: The value of mental health first aid training

Jessie shares a personal account of what happened when a medical emergency was called on her flight
Community

Khalsa Aid’s jacket drive goes beyond prepping international students for a Canadian winter

The promise of winter jackets is just what gets students through the door.

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Conversation

Anxious mom series: Why I spent a lot of time crying in my car last year

Struggling through my daughter’s separation anxiety this past year has been tough.
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9/7/22
Conversation

Returning myself to a soft, gentle kind of love

A gentle love is an unwavering partnership, grounded in flaws, change, and joy.
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8/31/22
Arts & culture

Soni Pabla Lives on for Eternity in Posthumous Track ‘She’s the One’

Ikky gives late Punjabi singer Soni Pabla a comeback to continue his legacy
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8/31/22
Arts & culture

My reflections on “A Place for Us” and the role of family, faith and trauma

A review of Fatima Farheen Mirza’s debut novel and the interweaving themes it explores
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8/25/22
Conversation

The Andrew Tates of the world learn misogyny at home and it's time we take action

The Paul Brar’s and Andrew Tate’s of the world can be found in our own homes.
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8/23/22
What's trending

Ranveer Singh faces backlash for baring it all

India pushes political agenda by punishing Ranveer Singh for self-expression
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8/17/22

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