Exploring men’s relationship with incompetence
If you have a boyfriend or husband who seems to struggle with the most basic tasks, like loading a dishwasher, folding laundry or making breakfast,…
Thandeka Katsika
A conversation about colourism
As defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, colourism is the prejudice and unfair treatment of members of a particular racial group who have darker skin than…
Why I hate group projects
I am sure I speak for many university students when I say I hate group projects. I know there are benefits to working in groups like…
Lessons from Desmond and Kristy Scott
My side of the internet was rocked on Jan. 10 by the news that Desmond and Kristy Scott are getting a divorce. The couple met…
A terrible woman is just an average man
In December, lists meant to catalogue the biggest celebrity villains were released, and some of the names were exactly who I expected to see. The…
The academic dilemma
We wrote our Fall semester final exams only a few weeks ago. I still vividly remember the outrageous level of stress I felt during that…
Why we always fail at ‘new year, new me’
Every January, I watch the same routine unfold — social media is filled with declarations of “new year, new me,” and every year I feel…
Cut the show. I’m done. Take me off.
Few memes manage to capture my exact emotional temperature, but the viral clip of a man sitting in a chair, hands in the air, eyes…
The Danish Deception
Recently, Onyeka Ehie has taken over a side of TikTok with her multi-part “Danish Deception” story. In it, she revealed the whirlwind romance she had…
Coffee cups and conversations
The Scientific Revolution during the Modern Age is often remembered for its monumental discoveries, like Newton’s laws of motion and Kepler’s planetary motion. Ideas like…