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For new poetry fans

June 12, 2014June 11, 2014
Mia Steinberg
An interview with John Barton and Chris Hutchinson

Hype aversion and fandom fatigue

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014
Mia Steinberg
In just a few weeks, the fourth season of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones will premiere, and the internet is already buzzing about it. And for the first...

I tried the Flappy Bird replacements so you don’t have to

March 20, 2014March 31, 2014
Mia Steinberg
I usually do my best to avoid viral game trends. I haven’t grown a Farmville; I’ve never drawn something with friends; and I’ve never played Candy Crush Saga, because I’ve...

How Canadian content grew up

March 6, 2014March 21, 2014
Mia Steinberg
I’m a radio host and music critic, and as a result I know a lot of amazing Canadian bands—stuff like Good for Grapes, The Zolas, A.C. Newman, and The Dears,...

How to seduce an introvert

February 6, 2014March 12, 2015
Mia Steinberg
When I took the Myers-Briggs test in 2011, things suddenly began to make a lot of sense. It revealed that I rated fairly strongly on the side of introversion, which...

Three surprising pop culture tearjerkers

January 16, 2014January 23, 2014
Mia Steinberg
I have never been averse to a good tearjerker, whether in film, television, or another medium, partly because they happen so rarely for me. Doing a minor in film studies...

Things aren’t okay

December 5, 2013December 4, 2013
Mia Steinberg
I was deeply affected by the first Hunger Games movie. I’m a girl who can sit through art-house horror without losing much sleep, but I thought about The Hunger Games...

The future is ours, 140 characters at a time

November 21, 2013November 20, 2013
Mia Steinberg
Quick—name what the following TV shows have in common: Firefly, Arrested Development, Pushing Daisies, Angel: the Series, and Veronica Mars. Many readers will recognize it as a very short list...

Popped culture: Halloween for the Hermit

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013
Mia Steinberg
I may be old before my time, but this year I'm not really feeling Halloween. It's the tradition for those of age to dress up and get impressively intoxicated, but...

Don’t mess with Beliebers

October 10, 2013November 6, 2013
Mia Steinberg
Twitter is a funny, marvelous thing. I work with it in my job as a social media consultant, and I use it extensively in my personal life to keep up...
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