On 31 October 2024, The Sims 4, one of the most downloaded games ever, released its seventeenth expansion pack (and its seventy-second pack in general): “The Sims 4: Life & Death.” This got me thinking about my lifeline when it comes to the Sims, the series developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. I remember buying the base game around 2018, a time when I wanted to focus on...
If you are not versed in the modern rap drama, “stan” drama, or X (formerly known as Twitter) drama, you have probably not heard about the beef between Nicki Minaj and Meg Thee Stallion. The beef is rumored to have started 3.4 years ago due to Meg collaborating with Minaj’s long-time rap rival/enemy Cardi B on the smash hit “WAP.” With subtle wordplay and disses on different tracks, the simmering...
Retraumatizing victims of abuse in court occurs less frequently because of trauma-informed litigation, but it must be eliminated if we want to realize the justice we claim to pursue in the Canadian legal system. If I must be honest, I was preparing to write about Osgoode’s neglect of social justice-related legal work. Even though that conversation is important, I believe this topic is also in...
The importance of highlighting Black mental health in law school In 2017, I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), moderate depression, and general anxiety disorder. I was at the beginning of my second year of my undergraduate studies, and I felt like a failure in my life. The people closest to me thought I was exaggerating; “How could I get PTSD when I had not been to war...