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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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Community

5X Festival, Appoints Ravi Krishnan as Non-Executive Chairman

Introducing International Business Strategist and Entrepreneur Ravi Krishnan
Arts & culture

Ghandi Money - DIVINE

DIVINE's new single "Ghandi Money" reaches 3.5 million views in less than a week.
Conversation

Sikhi, period blood, and mxnstrual health

"I’m on a journey to support self-care for women and all genders...."
Arts & culture

This Trine Can Transcend Time – Khanvict x Raaginder x REVÈ Show Review

Community

Sher Vancouver Celebrates the Strength of Diversity In Promo On Upcoming Local Film "Emergence: Out of the Shadows"

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…
Community

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.
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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.
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.
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.
Community

Vancouver, Beware – This Trio of Brown Excellence Is Unstoppable

Here’s our review of The Planet Goonda Tour, in Vancouver, by Cartel Madras
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.

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News

On the floods in Pakistan, "Loss and Damage" fund and understanding climate disasters in the Global South

Two climate activists and scholars from Pakistan offer a complex understanding of the recent floods
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1/12/23
Conversation

Celebrating independence after leaving a household with domestic violence

Why I celebrate the day my mother left my father after 12 years of marriage.
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1/12/23
Arts & culture

Why Netflix's controversial film 'Farha' depicting the 1948 Nakba deserves to be watched

It is paramount to keep stories like 'Farha' alive for generations to come.
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1/12/23
Conversation

Navigating the New Year when people praise your body dysmorphia

The pressure to rebuild your body cuts deep in the new year
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1/5/23
What's trending

5X Press' year in review: Pop culture edition

A look at some of the most compelling pop culture moments of 2022
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12/30/22
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."
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12/15/22

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