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Remembering the Mighty Monty Oum: A Review of RWBY
This review contains spoilers. On February 1, 2015, the world lost a great animator, director, and creative genius. Monty Oum suffered a severe allergic…
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The Uncanny Beauty of Death, Scent, and Belonging in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
I propose to start this on a whiff . Inhale, and let it out; pick up your favourite book and close your eyes and just breathe.…
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A Classroom Chat with Author Karl Schroeder
On February 25 this year, Canadian science fiction writer Karl Schroeder visited a lecture for the Science Fiction class at the University of Toronto. Schroeder…
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Welcome 2015-2016 Staff!
After an amazing night of laughter, nervous energy, and tough decisions we are proud to introduce to you the new Spectatorial team. They have plans—big…
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Falling Into The Abaddon
Webcomics are still a relatively small market, but with such gems as xkcd and Cyanide & Happiness, they will likely continue to gain traction in…
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My Human Library: How I Started Reading My Friends
My Human Library: How I Started Reading My Friends If I had a super power it would be the ability to read people like books.…
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2015-2016 Staff Election List
Remarkably, it’s that time of the year again! We have some fantastic people applying for staff positions this year. Some of them you may already…
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Religion as Technology in Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood
This piece contains spoilers. Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood poses a disturbing conflict between humans and the Earth, exploring an issue that is…
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X meets Y or Z: Myth as Norm Reinforcement in Girl Meets Boy
Ali Smith’s masterpiece of a novella, Girl Meets Boy, is a love story—albeit not the one you’re probably thinking of, the one the clichéd title…
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