In November, 2019, an image that no one saw coming appeared. An image that everyone welcomed with open arms. Snuggly, open arms. This spark is the phenomenon called Baby Yoda. Since the initial massive flurry of Baby Yoda enthusiasm has slightly settled, now comes the question of why he caused such a stir in the...
Category: Culture
Social Media Often Leads to Self-Esteem Issues for Teens
Today social media is seen everywhere and used by over 3.6 billion people worldwide, with a good percentage of its users being teens and young adults. In social media people often post pictures of themselves and their lives, but only show the highlights or the best portions. This makes it easy for teens to compare...
Netflix’s “Ratched” is wicked and captivating
Set in 1947, the Netflix thriller series Ratched previews a corrupt “nurse” Mildred Ratched, played by Sarah Paulson, working in a psychiatric ward with a motive to retrieve her cold-blooded killer brother, Edmund Tolleson. Based on Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, it dives into the sadistic mentality of the mind. Tolleson,...
Arts Contest Winners in North Toronto Announced
The North Toronto Collegiate Institute has announced its 2019-20 arts winners.
Leaside 2020 Black History Month Recap
Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Viola Desmond and Rosa Parks are some of the role models of black excellence and some of the names we think of when Black History Month surfaces once a year. As Leaside gives full recognition to the many African Canadians and Americans around North America, we commemorate these leaders...