Note: This article was written before the 2022 NBA All-Star Reserve Picks Were Announced First off, congratulations to Golden State Warriors Forward, Andrew Wiggins for making his very first All-Star team. The Thornhill native was controversially voted in through the fan vote along with the rest of the starters. As a front court player, he joins the Western Conference Starters––Stephen Curry and...
Sportswashing refers to the general practice of using premier sporting events or clubs to deflect from controversies. The scenario involves a country, organization, or wealthy individual hosting a premier sporting event or purchasing a sporting club to improve their reputation. Sportswashing should be a consistently relevant topic, especially for sports fans. In 2022 there was a rise of two clear...
I know what you’re thinking, figure skating in Obiter? I am a hardcore Raptors fan, but when the Olympics comes around, one of my favourite sports to watch other than hockey and short track speed skating is figure skating. For these Olympics, we will take you into each of the four-figure skating disciplines (men’s, women’s, pair’s, and ice dance) and make our predictions on who will achieve...
As the NFL continues to co-opt the symbols of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Black head coaches are pushed to the margins. Like most public-facing institutions in the summer of 2020, the National Football League faced a considerable amount of public scrutiny. In order to placate rising external demand for some sort of expression of Black solidarity on the part of the league, the NFL’s...
Toronto FC’s recent signing of Italian superstar Lorenzo Insigne is a stunning coup Soccer fans, Italians, and a combination of the two waited with bated breath as the England and Italy national soccer teams were performing penalty kicks on 11 July 2021, during the UEFA Euro 2020 Final. I can guarantee every soccer fan and Italian knew where they were while watching the final penalty kick save...
For Christmas Eve dinner in my household, by some minor miracle, I managed to hoodwink my family into letting me cook. I say hoodwink because my intentions behind the act were not necessarily pure. I do find cooking for my loved ones to be a way to show my affection and care for them when words fail me. However, the reason I did so was to make an all plant-based (smeared labneh on some sprouts to...
—This article is part of a three-part series diving into the world of Cryptocurrency— Blockchain. Cryptocurrency. NFTs. What do the three of these have in common? Yes, that is right! They are things your distant uncle tried to passionately explain over a holiday dinner. They are buzzwords. Honestly, it can also be true that they may even make your eyes glaze over with how plastered around the...
In 2001, the Canadian Government formally recognized January 17 as “Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Day.” Twenty-one years later, the importance of honouring Wallenberg’s legacy remains as pressing as ever. Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of approximately 100,000 Jews during World War II. In the spring of 1944, the Nazis intensified their efforts to eradicate the Jewish...
In Issue 7, I discussed youth COVID-19 vaccinations and how Ontario’s Health Care Consent Act gives youth a taste of autonomy prior to adulthood. However, in pandemic-response fashion, more is to be said on this topic. With exponential COVID-19 case growth in December 2021, the province announced that schools will return to in-person education after a week and a half of online learning. In...
Personally, I’m “pushin 🅿️” On 7 January 2023, music fans all over the world were blessed with two new and highly anticipated albums: Gunna’s DS4, and The Weeknd’s Dawn FM. The two albums differ quite significantly in their compositions, the way they sound, the chosen features, and their respective thematic choices. I am a big fan of both Gunna and The Weeknd, so January 7 was a real special day...
Over the past year of lockdowns, I found myself in search of a new hobby, and as someone who typically enjoyed visiting all the new and trendy downtown Toronto restaurants, I came up with an idea: Becoming an amateur mixologist. In search of crafting the perfect drink, I was determined to get some inspiration from the experts. With many bars closed, many of these businesses shifted gears and...
Raybearer is a beautifully written, thoughtfully woven story that only further astounds once you realize that it’s author Jordan Ifueko’s debut novel. Start to finish, every aspect of this novel is absolutely brilliant: from its sweeping fantasy setting to its myriad of unique and diverse characters and its riveting story… right down to the incredible way that story is told, following an African...
Late on January 5, Novak Djokovic landed in Melbourne after a long flight. He had travelled to the city in order to participate in the Australian Open, one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world, and one that he was widely favoured to win. Instead, Djokovic soon found himself detained at the airport by the Australian Border Force, in the midst of a soap-operatic legal battle, as...
The National Hockey League (NHL) is not participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics being held in Beijing. This decision was made in consideration of COVID-19 concerns and the highly contagious Omicron variant which has already led to the cancellation of the IIHF’s World Junior Hockey Championship and U-18 Women’s World Hockey Championship tournaments. This news came as a shock to the hockey fans...
On 14 December 2021, Stephen Curry made his 2,974th career three-pointer to surpass Ray Allen for the most in NBA history. His team, the Golden State Warriors, sit atop the Western Conference and with a returning Klay Thompson it appears they are looking to re-establish their earlier dominance. Meanwhile, just a few hours south of San Francisco, Lebron James is feeling the pressure. Having just...
The following is an interview with Professor Swan conducted by Emily Papsin, Editor-in-Chief of this paper from 2020-2021, now an articling student at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. It was first published in Issue 3 of Volume 92 on 9 October 2018. Please enjoy. – Tomislav Miloš, Editor-in-Chief When is your birthday? 10th of October. In two weeks I turn 80. How do you feel about that? Some...
On 3 January 2022, following several days of jury deliberation, the founder of Theranos was found guilty on four counts of fraud. The final decision concluded a high-profile trial involving a now-dissolved blood testing start-up. Theranos Inc., founded by then nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Holmes in 2003, was a health care tech start-up for consumers, once valued at ten billion USD and poised to...
The six thousand and two hundred kilogram, six and a half meter wide successor to the thirty-one year old Hubble space observatory, also known as the James Webb Space Telescope, launched on 25 December 2021. This tennis court-size, honey-comb shaped, sun coloured telescope is an engineering feat where the apparatus had to unfold itself in space. James Webb’s creation from its design to execution...
There has been intense scrutiny of fossil fuel corporations due to their emissions intensive activities, but I propose stepping back and widening the sphere of responsibility to get to the root of the problem and turn our attention to who is enabling these practices. Financial markets play a central role in the climate crisis, and they should not be absolved of liability because they are indirect...
When I was a very young child, I used to be unreasonably scared of the dark: I had to have a nightlight, an adult awake when I was going to sleep, and of course, my trusty anti-ghost water gun under my pillowcase. Then, as I grew older, I developed this irrational fear that I would somehow swim out to the deep end of the beach and a tide would submerge me into a watery prison where I would be...
Note: The following article was written in 2021 and does not reflect announcements/changes that have transpired since then. Since resuming in-person education, a spotlight has shined brightly on Ontario youth and efforts towards limiting COVID-19 transmission in schools. Following the adult vaccination roll out, youth ages twelve and up were given the green light to receive mRNA vaccines in May...
In Germany, just decades before the Holocaust, Jews were welcomed and celebrated members of society. They participated in all aspects of life and were generally considered to be German. Hitler’s commanding officer in World War I was actually Jewish. But, with the problems that plagued Germany following their failed campaign, they needed someone to blame. They rallied against the Jews. Hitler...
I’ve tried running with my phone in nearly every imaginable way: armband, waist pack, pocket. The armband gets sweaty and gross about five minutes into the run, and if you want to send a message or change playlists you have to unstrap the apparatus, try to punch through the thick layer of plastic to engage the touchscreen, and then strap it back up. The waist pack feels restrictive, and, again...