Author: ryan.hu25

Written May 2023

On January 9, 2007, in a highly anticipated speech at MacWorld, Steve Jobs unveiled his newest product: “iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” said Jobs. Apple under Steve Jobs changed the world, first during the personal computer revolution and again with the iPhone. However, fast forward to today and Apple’s original vision of innovation and consumer satisfaction is nowhere to be seen. Apple under Tim Cook is nothing more than a money-grubbing shell of its former self, and no sane individual should purchase their products.  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

Written April 2023

Since April 19, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has been on strike nationwide. The union, representing 155 000 workers for the federal public service, is the largest public service union in Canada. Their strike has been affecting government services like immigration, citizenship, passport, and tax services.  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

Written April 2023

For millennia, linguists, anthropologists and philosophers have speculated the link between thought and speech. However, while modern linguists have no disagreement over the link between thought and language, there is great disagreement over the way languages influence the thought and action of its speakers.  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

In 1967, the fifth James Bond film was released. You Only Live Twice was noteworthy for being the first Bond film to be set in an East Asian country. In order to escape from the movie’s villains, Bond disguises as a Japanese man by putting on some bushy eyebrows and taping his eyes back. While the film has not aged well in its effects and action, it also has not aged well in its casual racism. Perhaps it is no wonder that the script for the movie was written by British children’s literature author Roald Dahl, later known for his racist comments. While the sixties were undoubtedly a different era for film and books, nowadays the issue of cultural appropriation is given much more consideration. The film industry has always used other cultures to create unique stories, but to what extent does an interest in foreign cultures become offensive?  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

A runaway trolley is barreling down the railway. Further down the railway, there are five people tied up and left on the tracks. As a railway operator you are able to divert the path of the train, but doing so will kill a person standing on the side tracks.  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

Every January, millions of people all around the world look to the New Year as a time of rebirth and a rediscovery of life. One example of this phenomenon is the practice of creating a New Years’ resolution, where a person wishes to change or improve themselves through a personal goal. Unfourtunately, in addition to the practice of creating a resolution is the practice of failing to achieve said resolution. While New Year’s resolutions are sometimes mocked, the practice may still be helpful to bring awareness to new practices such as self-care.  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

In today’s enlightened world, various social movements sprung up to correct past transgressions of which were spread primarily through social media. Examples of these include Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, which have had widespread coverage through mainstream media and have exposed many people to long-standing issues in society. Such movements are often cited by individuals who use them to label others. Two of these movements have to do with the issue of body insecurity, but in completely different ways: body positivity and body neutrality.  read more

Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER

Humans, as social creatures, have always judged others based on their initial appearance. The drive to understand others better has inspired the creation of systems like the Chinese Zodiac and Western astrology, which attempt to describe a person’s personality based on when they are born. This tradition has continued into the present day, and in the post-social media era, universal and simple descriptors for a person’s personality are more in-demand than ever before. Currently, two of the most popular ways of measuring personality are Myers-Briggs and 16 Personalities, but which is better? read more