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MIR Meets: David French
Host Andrew Xu sits down with David French, a columnist for The New York Times. They discuss the potential dangers…
“Making My Own Name”: Taylor Swift’s Trouble with…
Although Taylor Swift has been deemed a feminist icon in popular culture, her expression of feminism remains…
“Sometimes I Think the Whole World’s Gone Crazy”: The…
Grime is a grassroots genre that many understand to be a form of English folk music, expressing the identity and…
The Editors’ Desk: Miss and Mr. Americana
Why have our favourite pop star and football player taken over the headlines with their relationship?…
China’s push for Uniformity: the Future of Cantonese in…
Hong Kong
In 1842, when the Qing Dynasty in China ceded Hong Kong Island to the British after the First Opium…
Forgotten Surrogate Mothers: The Unresolved Issues in…
The surrogacy industry exploits financially vulnerable surrogate mothers, raising ethical concerns due to a lack of…
A Traumatic Reckoning: The Indigenous Relationship with…
Religious institutions play a critical role in shaping the nation’s identity and can aid Canada in correcting its…
How Trans Americans Became the Latest Republican…
How has a group that accounts for such a small percentage of the US population become the latest political…
MIR Meets: Katherine Dee
Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Substack writer and internet culture reporter Katherine Dee, to discuss the…
More Than a Lost Cause: The Resilience of Afghanistan
The international community has an obligation to stand with the current and next generation Afghans who are a…
Shiny Happy People: The Rise and Fall of the Duggar…
The docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets tells the story of the Duggars in a darker light,…
Lights, Camera, Censorship: Turkey’s Film Festival…
The duality of cinema as both art and information complicates legalized censorship restrictions, as is revealed in…