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Ranking Social Media Platforms from Best to Worst is my Favourite Past Time
May 3

May 3 Ranking Social Media Platforms from Best to Worst is my Favourite Past Time

Amanda Barthel
Short Story: More

He chuckled, “Aren’t you like 20? What could you possibly hate about social media? It’s not like you can rank them or something.”

“Are you kidding?” I stood tall and proud with a sense of inflated confidence, “Ranking Social Media from best to worst is my favourite pastime.”

He rolled his eyes, “Oh-kay Sarah then do it.”

3 Big Ideas I’ve had about Covid-19
Apr 26

Apr 26 3 Big Ideas I’ve had about Covid-19

Amanda Barthel
Covid Stories, Life and Society

I didn’t want to talk about Covid-19 again but at the same time, I feel like I have a few big ideas about this past year that I think are notable for us to analyze and reflect on. We have seen such sweeping changes in a short amount of time it is important to check in and see what that means.

I want to talk about sex work
Apr 17

Apr 17 I want to talk about sex work

Amanda Barthel
Life and Society, Sex Work

Now before you get all high and mighty on me let me explain what I mean. I want to talk about sex work because it is one of the world’s oldest professions yet the most taboo. How can the world’s oldest job be so tough to talk about?

Are we seriously back here again?
Apr 12

Apr 12 Are we seriously back here again?

Amanda Barthel
Life and Society, Black Lives Matter

Earlier today I was scrolling through Instagram, as you do on a typical Saturday morning in lockdown. As I was scrolling I happened to come across a post made by The Shade Room documenting a Black Army Lieutenant held at gunpoint and repeatedly pepper-sprayed. All of this documented on the bodycam footage of the police officer. In search of more context I…

Who is The Weeknd? God- what year is it?
Apr 5

Apr 5 Who is The Weeknd? God- what year is it?

Amanda Barthel
Short Story: More, Music

The Weeknd is an amazing headlining artist who should have won that Grammy...but before he was world-famous lining the Superbowl he was just a little known guy from Scarborough with a really good mixtape that I am completely obsessed with.

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