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Technology

Will ChatGPT Kill the Student Essay? Universities Aren’t Ready for the Answer

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 - by Irina Dumitrescu

AI is here to stay. It’s up to educators to articulate why writing still matters

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Technology

Will AI Actually Mean We’ll Be Able to Work Less?

March 16, 2023March 17, 2023 - by Elizabeth M. Renieris

The idea that tech will free us from drudgery is an attractive narrative, but history tells a different story

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Arts & Culture / March/April 2023

Finding My Grandmother in Portraits of Other Women

March 13, 2023March 15, 2023 - by Angela Lewis

For years, I was drawn to photographing older women without knowing what I was searching for

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Arts & Culture / May 2023

I’m Not Here to Make Friends, Eh: Big Brother Canada Turned Backstabbing into Art

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 - by KC Hoard

Why the spinoff became a hit when so many other Canadian reality TV shows failed

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Arts & Culture

Blood and Honey: In Defence of the Winnie-the-Pooh Slasher Flick

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 - by Simon Lewsen

Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s horror film might ruin your childhood, but it’s a win for creative freedom

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Arts & Culture

Alone Is about Much More than Pure Survival

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 - by Erin MacLeod

The History channel series spins our fear of solitude into a showcase of how much humans can withstand

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Arts & Culture

When Online Fandom Goes Too Far

January 9, 2023January 11, 2023 - by Zarmminaa Rehman

K-pop got me through my teen years, but celebrity obsessions have a dark side

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Arts & Culture

The Griffin Poetry Prize Shakeup: New Rules, New Controversy

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 - by Amanda Perry

Scott Griffin wants to create the most lucrative poetry prize in the world. Not everyone is happy

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Arts & Culture / January/February 2023

Why Do Kids Hate Music Lessons?

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 - by J.R. Patterson

As a former violin student, I decided to investigate why so many promising players quit early

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Arts & Culture

“We Are Fake America”: Why So Many Christmas Movies Are Filmed in Canada

December 21, 2022January 3, 2023 - by Sadaf Ahsan

Inside the annual avalanche of romantic holiday content

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