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A Comprehensive Medical Student’s Guide to Coffee
Like many, if not most medical students, if you see me at any time of the day, there is a 95% chance I will be holding an iced oat latte in my hand.
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How To Be the Best: Another 110% Real Day in the Life of a Perfect Med Student
3:33 am: First alarm of the day. My failed talking stage sent me a post about angel numbers once and I believe in starting the day right.
Amnesia
Written by Jason Lin, edited by Emily Seeto Over the last 4 years, I have undertaken a project – a project on such an unfathomably…
The Road Overtaken
Written by Cindy Lac, a reimagining of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” How foolhardy was I to take the old, trodden road Of my…
Keith Haring and Political Activism in Pop Art
“While his story chronicles the tragedy of a disease that plagued the gay community for an entire generation, it is also the colourful celebration of a life lived to the fullest, creating a legacy of hope, pride and brightness even in the darkest of times.”
In The Mood for Love
“Visual excess combined with a pared-back narrative characterise this nostalgic love letter to the director’s childhood, ultimately creating an experience that stays with one long after its final scenes.”
Separating Identity from Art: Artemisia Gentileschi’s Ultraviolence
“Can we remove art from its persistent association with trauma and pain, or must every artwork have some sort of psychological explanation? A look into the subject of Gentileschi’s most famous artwork is in itself an interesting exploration of identity and how it plays into different styles of representation.”
Catacombes de Paris
“The catacombs of Paris have been a source of morbid fascination for centuries. From Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables to Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera, the sinister past and mysterious events surrounding these tunnels of the dead have inspired the adventurous and creative alike for as long as they have existed.”
The Psychology of Failure: The Royal Tenenbaums, Melancholy and Growing Pains
Anderson’s creativity, attention to detail and offbeat sense of humour have been celebrated, referenced and parodied time after time, and contribute to a unique style that is undeniably his.
The Weekly Petri: Art, Symbolism and Michelangelo
Michelangelo’s skill in recreating the human body can be attributed to his extensive study of cadavers in his early apprenticeships, performing his own dissections at the age of eighteen.