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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Review – Dark (2017- )
With all the new releases on Netflix these days, its easy to miss the gems, especially given how much trash Netflix is happy to put up on their platform bearing their name. But late last year gave us Netflix’s first German-language production—the moody and nihilistic Dark. When it was released, Dark drew a lot of comparisons to Netflix’s […]
Back-up Your Work!
You might be familiar with Finagle’s law of dynamic negatives: anything that can go wrong, will. At the worst possible time. As a uni student, this can be better understood as: TurnItIn will go offline, five minutes before the submission deadline. While writing her assignment, three hours before submission, my sister’s laptop decided the time […]
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Let’s Talk About Casual Work
Are you a full-time student? Are you a casual worker? Do you feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the week?
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Review – Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
When I wrote my Black Panther review earlier this year, I mentioned how its lack of connective tissue to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe might be seen as a strength to new or tired audiences. It might be helpful to have seen Captain America: Civil War to see BP‘s title character introduced, but that wasn’t necessary to enjoy or […]
How to Write Emails
Email is a fantastic, indirect way of getting your life under control. It’s less pressure than a phone call, and gives you time to think through what you’re saying. However, it takes getting used to. Here’s a quick student’s guide to contacting a course coordinator or other uni figure.
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Can You Balance Gaming and Study?
In some ways, being a uni student meshes extremely well with being a gamer. You get access to unmetered internet, which is (sadly) often higher quality than the net I get at home. Many students aren’t at uni nine to five, five days a week, which is a nice change from school!
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Speak Up! Public Speaking 101
Are you hating life because your course has compulsory oral presentations? The good news is that public speaking skills will always be valuable, and Uni offers a great opportunity to build your ability. Wherever your starting point, here are some tips to keep in mind next time you’re prepping for a presentation.
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Review – The Wizard of Oz (2018 musical)
Can you improve on the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz without really changing anything? Should you even try? These are the questions that are raised by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 2011 musical adaptation The Wizard of Oz, which I saw on April 22nd at the Festival Theatre. Unfortunately, I’m not sure this is a musical that makes a strong case for its […]
Dealing with Conflict Assertively
Did you go through assertiveness training in high school? I assumed everyone did. Certainly at my single sex school we were urged: “Don’t be aggressive; don’t be submissive. Be assertive!” I’m beginning to question this training was really that ubiquitous.
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