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5X Festival, Appoints Ravi Krishnan as Non-Executive Chairman
Introducing International Business Strategist and Entrepreneur Ravi Krishnan
February 25, 2020
Arts & culture

Ghandi Money - DIVINE
DIVINE's new single "Ghandi Money" reaches 3.5 million views in less than a week.
February 20, 2020
Conversation

Sikhi, period blood, and mxnstrual health
"I’m on a journey to support self-care for women and all genders...."
January 29, 2020
Arts & culture

This Trine Can Transcend Time – Khanvict x Raaginder x REVÈ Show Review
January 22, 2020
Community

Sher Vancouver Celebrates the Strength of Diversity In Promo On Upcoming Local Film "Emergence: Out of the Shadows"
January 14, 2020
Arts & culture

Khanvict - Turiya Turiya Music Video
Aunties at a rave is probably the last thing I thought I'd ever see. But it happened…
January 10, 2020
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5 Poppin’ Surrey Artists to Look Out for In 2020
Looking for some new artists to follow in 2020? Check out our list of dope young talent in Surrey.
January 6, 2020
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Some Top 10 Playlists to End Off Your 2019 Right
2019’s coming to an end, so end it off with a bang.
December 26, 2019
What's trending

Poojaproject's Top 10 Fashion Trends of 2019
From athleisure obsession to biker shorts with blazers, 2019 was the year of fun fashion choices.
December 26, 2019
Arts & culture

Skinny Local Shares His Favourite Jams from 2019
Here is a list of cutting-edge tracks from South Asian artists from this year.
December 23, 2019
Community

Vancouver, Beware – This Trio of Brown Excellence Is Unstoppable
Here’s our review of The Planet Goonda Tour, in Vancouver, by Cartel Madras
December 22, 2019
Arts & culture

Have A Merry Litmas With More Top 10 Playlists from 2019
Tis’ the season to jam out to the best 2019 tracks before the year-end.
December 15, 2019

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G. Sidhu’s new song raises awareness around mental health in the South Asian community
G. Sidhu is a popular Punjabi singer who is attempting to create awareness around mental health.
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10/5/21
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The Twitter feud that perpetuated anti-Black racism within the South Asian community
How one tweet set off a racist tirade from a segment of brown Twitter.
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10/4/21
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5X Weekly Roundup: Truth & Reconciliation Day, Britney is free, targeted harassment against Canadian journalists & more
A roundup of some stories you may have missed.
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10/1/21
Community

5 things we learned from putting on a festival during a pandemic
Takeaways from the epic celebration that was 5X Fest 2021.
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9/28/21
Conversation

Why I as a South Asian woman, have no interest in marriage

Breaking out of society’s expectation of how a South Asian woman should be, look like, and act.
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9/28/21
Community

Shushma Datt: a South Asian broadcasting pioneer who paved her own path

After receiving the 2021 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award, Datt sits down with 5X Press
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9/28/21
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Tesher: A rising musician whose bringing Bollywood to Hollywood

From Jalebi Baby to international success: who is Tesher, and what's next?
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9/28/21
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5X Weekly Roundup: The Gabby Petito Case, Tiger King 2, the Internet’s debate over Drake and Michael Jackson & so much more
A roundup of 5 stories you may have missed this week.
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9/24/21
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Simiran Kaur Dhadli’s controversial new song has people divided. Here’s what happened.
Many are calling the song extremely problematic and embedded with internalized misogyny.
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9/21/21

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