Innocence Abroad ...The Americans are coming, the Americans are coming!
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J.A. Forrester
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February 13, 2025
A simple question: Is the United States a global empire in the colonial tradition?
4 Years Left: The World Climate Clock and the Recognition of Indigenous Land Sovereignty
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Ciara Richardson
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February 10, 2025
Ciara Richardson examines the World Climate Clock initiative and its efforts to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change before it's too late, specifically the project's investment in Indigenous Land Sovereignty as a means to combating the climate crisis.
Chapter One of 'Highway Robbery: An Odyssey of Bikes Stolen in Peterborough'
Chapter One of 'Highway Robbery: An Odyssey of Bikes Stolen in Peterborough'
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Katie Pedlar
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December 9, 2020
In this first instalment of her series, Katie Pedlar retells her personal experiences with bike theft in Peterborough. Drama, crime, and intrigue -- this odyssey has it all! Katie confronts cycling as a paradox: it is a symbol of wealth and hardship, a means of transportation, a creative outlet and a metaphor for Peterborough itself.
Fly me out of this Room
Fly me out of this Room
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Irene Suvillaga
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December 9, 2020
Irene reflects on a trip home like no other: from Peterborough to El Salvador during amidst a global pandemic. It is a masked journey, full of introspection and a yearning, "To lay under El Salvador’s sun and hear the ocean’s whisper once again, to speak my mother tongue rather than having to translate my soul everyday; fearing that my thoughts were not being expressed properly or that mispronounced words would slip out of my mouth." 
Legless U
Legless U
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Drew Dafoe
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December 1, 2020
Drew Dafoe brings his observations from his first semester at Trent: it's legless. Meaningful connection is difficult in this post-apocalyptic landscape where you only ever see the top quarter of anyone’s body. Read on to hear sage advice from two profs and a psychotherapist--as well as Drew's pitch for Zoom-style reality dating show.
You Are Not "Just A Girl." Stop Saying That
You Are Not "Just A Girl." Stop Saying That
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Louanne Morin
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January 23, 2025
Are you coquette? Do you know girl math? Do you subscribe to the philosophy of care ethics? From social media to academia, Louanne Morin details the ongoing antifeminist retrenchment.
There Goes Bonnerworth—My Pickleball Nightmare
There Goes Bonnerworth—My Pickleball Nightmare
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James Cullingham
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January 7, 2025
Contributor and historian James Cullingham ruminates on the ongoing development of Bonnerworth Park and the ways in which Peterborough's prioritizing of pickleball parallels matters of provincial policy.
Life and Death on Faryon Bridge
Life and Death on Faryon Bridge
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Louanne Morin
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December 4, 2024
How do we pass by the names of murdered children inscribed on Faryon bridge every day with such ease? Louanne Morin grapples with what it means not to grieve the dead that surround us.
The Problem with White Feminism
The Problem with White Feminism
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Lindsay Blake
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November 26, 2024
Community contributor Lindsay Blake examines the ways in which the feminist movement has historically privileged the positions of White women, and marginalized women of colour in this Lilith 2024 contribution.
The Micro-Aesthetic Epidemic
The Micro-Aesthetic Epidemic
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Georgia Dunning
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November 26, 2024
Are you a clean girl? What about a green juice girl? Or maybe a messy girl? A downtown girl? Georgia Dunning explores the proliferation of micro-aesthetics targeting young women in her Lilith 2024 essay.
Trump and Canadian Pearl-Clutching
Trump and Canadian Pearl-Clutching
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James Cullingham
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November 18, 2024
Community contributor James Cullingham comes to bear on Canadians despairing the re-election of one Donald J. Trump, arguing that the popular response is revelatory of one of our worst tendencies as a nation.
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