Get your religion off my body (Digital)

VOL. 171 ISSUE 10 JULY 11, 2022

NEWS

ART S & CULT URE

FEATU R E S

H U MO U R

Fish farms are phasing out

It's hot queer summer

First Indigenous market a success

Rent is hard on Sesame Street

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Get your religion off my body The baseless grounds for overturning Roe v. Wade

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CULTURAL CORNERSTONES

Filipino food hub at risk of displacement due to building development Heritage Vancouver Society hosts panel to discuss the importance of cultural food hubs CHLO Ë ARN E S ON // NE WS W RI TE R

On June 21, Heritage Vancouver Society hosted Shaping Vancouver: The Joyce Food Hub virtual panel to discuss the rezoning of small Filipino businesses. These cultural cornerstones are facing displacement due to building development on Joyce St. near the Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station.

The Joyce St. food hub was described as the “Filipino Heart” of Vancouver by The Tyee. Stores like Kumare Express, Pampagna’s Cuisine, Plato Filipino, and Kay Market offer “dishes from home” to the large Filipino community that lives in Vancouver.

These mom-and-pop shops are currently at risk of displacement due to the city’s plan of building new condos around the SkyTrain station. In the City of Vancouver’s precinct plan, they noted this development would “transform the station into a vibrant entry point for the community and unify the neighbourhood.” The event explored how the Filipino community of Joyce St. is not ready to give up their sense of community, and are rallying together to support local businesses.

Hannah Balba was one of the panelists at the event and works as a settlement worker for Filipino families at Collingwood Neighbourhood House. When asked about how this development will impact the Filipino community that has built up around Joyce St., Balba noted “these changes are already happening.”

The city has taken note of the public’s concerns and plans to relay them to the rezoning applicant.

In Canada, the Filipino community experienced more job loss than other visible minorities during the COVID-19 outbreak, as they contribute largely to essential services that cut workers’ hours, such as food service, retail, and hospitality. For the restaurant owners of Joyce St., taking care of Filipino frontline workers is a source of pride. Edith Malang of Pampanga’s Cuisine told The Tyee, “The frontliners, especially nurses, they don’t have time to cook.”

Filipino seniors have stayed here precisely because it has been affordable, precisely because they have had access to these cultural assets.

PHOTO: Allyson Klassen / The Peak

workers or live-in caregivers. Some places on Joyce St. offer remittance services, which allow immigrants to send money back home. “People are not only working for themselves here, but are helping to lift their families out of poverty back home,” Balba said.

Gentrification is a process where a city displaces the current community in an urban area by building more housing and attracting wealthier people to that area. “Filipino seniors have stayed here precisely because it has been affordable, precisely because they have had access to these cultural assets, because of the access to these kinship relations,” Balba said.

HANNAH BALBA COLLINGWOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE SETTLEMENT WORKER

On March 29, Vancouver Council members voted unanimously to consider the importance of intangible cultural heritage in Vancouver and investigate what can be done to prevent such losses. The city also updated their website to reflect the feedback they received about the proposal, stating “the loss of these important cultural food assets would be a significant impact to the community and [ . . . ] City staff will be discussing these concerns with the project applicant.”

Balba explained many of the Filipino seniors have settled in this neighbourhood for decades, often came as migrant

Bennet Miemban-Ganata from Plato Filipino told The Tyee, “I want my fellow Filipinos to do more, get involved in the community and reach their goals — not just settle for what is given to them.”

23 YEARS OF PRIDE

Pride history exhibit opens in Surrey The Surrey Pride Society society has shaped the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Surrey YASMIN V E J S S I M S EK // STAF F W RI TE R

Dr. Jen Marchbank from SFU’s gender, sexuality and women’s studies department has curated the first LGBTQIA2S+ exhibit at the Museum of Surrey. This comes as part of the museum’s Show and Share displays with elements from the LGBTQIAS2+ community’s history in the city. The exhibit is currently on and will be open to view until September 4. It consists of elements from Marchbank’s personal archives, news articles from the Surrey archives, as well as donations from SHER and other organizations.

2024 will be the 25th anniversary of Pride in Surrey, and Marchbank is planning on making this exhibit permanent at the Museum of Surrey before then. The Peak interviewed Marchbank to learn more about Surrey Pride.

Tolerance is always age-appropriate, children cannot learn unless they are exposed to views that differ from those they are taught at home.

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Surrey Pride Society has existed since 2001, when it was called Out in Surrey Rainbow Cultural Society. Four years prior to the society’s establishment, three LGBTQIA2S+ books were banned by the Surrey School Board due to parental complains.

The complaint began when James Chamberlain, a teacher, submitted the books to the school board for approval prior

to teaching them in class. This turned into a legal battle and made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where the decision was overturned. At the time, Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin said, “Tolerance is always age-appropriate, children cannot learn unless they are exposed to views that differ from those they are taught at home.”

The three specific books can be seen at the Museum of Surrey: Belinda’s Bouquet, Asha’s Mums, and One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dads, Blue Dads. On her search to find them, Marchbank said, “They are not anywhere in the library system of Surrey. So I’ll be making a request.”

In June 1999, president of Surrey Pride Society, Martin Rooney, was dared to put on Surrey’s first queer dance as a fundraiser to fight the people who were in support of the book ban. To that, Marchbank’s wife, Sylvia Traphan, said, “So what the bigots actually achieved was they started the whole movement in Surrey.”

The Surrey museum’s exhibit told the story of Rooney, who has a long history with LGBTQIA2S+ activism. From 1993 to 2010, the US had a travel ban on people who were HIV positive.

Rooney was going to the US in 2007 to buy a turkey when he was stopped because of his HIV positive status. He was interrogated for three hours, accused of having false papers, his photo was run through the FBI’s most wanted list, and was turned back to Canada.

Rooney ensured this story reached the media and held a rally to get the US Senate to lift the ban. Because of Rooney’s hard work, Marchbank stated, “It made the American government change the law.” When the ban was lifted over two years later on January 4, 2010, Rooney then went to the US to purchase his turkey.

This year’s Surrey Pride events included live music and drag shows.

PHOTO: Yasmin Simsek / The Peak

During the beginning of the pandemic, Surrey Pride Society had a virtual festival, which is being screened at the Museum of Surrey as part of the exhibit. The festival was filmed in “a grotty little bar with a green screen. The floor space for the whole bar was about this size,” Marchbank said while gesturing to an area of no more than 10 square metres.

This year, Surrey Pride Society held events throughout June, many of them specifically for certain groups within the LGBTQIA2S+ community. It culminated in the annual Pride festival which took place on June 25 at Surrey Central City Plaza.

The attendance was estimated to be similar to the success of 2019 and community members of all ages came out to celebrate Pride. There were free popsicles, merchandise from the vendors, numerous live music acts, and drag shows being performed in 28-degree heat. The show was finished off with a rendition of “Sweet Caroline” by Rooney.

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MAPPING OUT MISINFORMATION

SFU Digital Democracy Institute receives $6.22 million funding Funding will be used to tackle hate, misinformation, and discriminatory algorithms online P RANJALI J MANN / / NE WS W RI TE R

Editor’s note: The author of this article works for Dr. Wendy Chun as a research assistant. The author is not involved with the Data Fluencies Project.

The Digital Democracies Institute (DDI) at SFU is led by Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun. DDI received $6.22 million from the US based Mellon Foundation. The funding will be directed towards their Digital Fluencies Project, according to the DDI’s press release.

In an interview with Chun, she said the institute “brings together people in the humanities, social sciences, data sciences, and network sciences, in order to take on some of the hard problems that face us such as abusive language, mis- and disinformation, polarization, discrimination, and discriminatory algorithms.”

She underlined the importance for disciplines to work together to combat disinformation. “These problems are too big for us not to try to work together to take on,” she said.

Chun pursued studies with a double major in systems design engineering and English literature from the University of Waterloo. Spending nearly 30 years in the US, Chun made the switch to SFU “in order to do this kind of institutional, large-scale work. To really make Canada the center for this kind of work.”

The Data Fluencies Project is analyzing social inequalities embedded in the online experience.

The funding will be used to support young researchers, graduate students, and allow collaboration with global partners. According to their press release, the team will include SFU professors Gillian Russell and Karrmen Crey, and researchers from Canada, the US, and Europe.

Chun expressed her concern on the modern state of the internet. “Part of the problem we face right now isn’t simply that the internet is a trash fire. But the internet is a trash fire, in part because people have tried to seek technical solutions to political and social problems.” She continued, “Technology isn’t the only problem because it’s rather what technology reveals about the social inequalities around us.”

The Mellon funding is directed to the three-year Data Fluencies Project and will encompass four main streams of research areas. The first stream would bring together qualitative and quantitative methods to understand “the experience of being online as well as the impact of disinformation on shutting down diverse voices.”

The second stream of the project would look into machine learning programs and investigate if they “actually address the issue it’s supposed to.” Machine learning programs include artificial intelligence and algorithms used as a solution to moderate biases, hate, and misinformation within online platforms.

PHOTO: Pooja Singh / The Peak

The third stream of the project hopes to expand on whose voices are prioritized in digital spaces. This means working towards analyzing discrepancies in ways digital spaces disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. The final part of the grant would go towards “creating courses across the world around data fluencies, as well as research development workshops and dissertation fellowships.”

Technology isn’t the only problem because it’s rather what technology reveals about the social inequalities around us DR. WENDY HUI KYONG CHUN DIGITAL DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE DIRECTOR

Chun is optimistic about the present and future projects underway at DDI. When receiving the Mellon funding, Chun expressed she was “thrilled to be here. Working with you and all the really wonderful students here has been very impactful.”

SAVING SALMON

Federal government plans to move away from salmon farming Fish farms can negatively affect health and population of wild salmon

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On June 22, Joyce Murray, minister of fisheries, announced the government of Canada has created a transition planning process to phase out fish farms in BC. In their press release, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) explained the Discovery Islands fish farm licences have been extended until January 2023. The extension was made to allow the government the ability to fulfill their “commitment to transition from open-net pen salmon aquaculture in BC’s coastal waters in a manner that protects wild salmon.”

The government will be working with First Nations title and rights holders within the industry, which UBCIC hopes will be a “concrete step towards the complete removal of fish farms from BC oceans.”

The Peak spoke to Watershed Watch Salmon Society science advisor, Stan Proboszcz, to learn more about opennet fish farms.

“I think it’s a reasonable step forward,” Proboszcz said.

“It’s the farthest we’ve ever gotten towards removing all salmon farms in BC. We’ve never had a federal

Proboszcz would like to see the farms phased out by 2025.

government commit to doing that, and now they’ve limited their licenses to two years.”

It’s the farthest we’ve ever gotten to removing all salmon farms in BC STAN PROBOSZCZ WATERSHED WATCH SALMON SOCIETY SCIENCE ADVISOR

Fish farms have been shown to have an extremely damaging effect on the natural salmon populations in BC. The farms contribute to the spread of pathogens among wild salmon.

“Wild salmon across the board are not doing well,” said Proboszcz. “I think that the management and the oversight of the farms need to be a lot stricter, they have a lot of problems controlling their parasite levels.”

Proboszcz mentioned along with their importance to many Indigenous communities, salmon also play an important role

PHOTO: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington / Flickr in maintaining the health of local ecosystems. The fisheries manager of the Heiltsuk Nation’s integrated resource management department told The Narwhal the Neekas River saw only 750 salmon return to spawn in 2021, down from an average of 47,000 in 1970.

According to CBC, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be sharing a framework for the transition within the next couple weeks. After the consultation period, they will release a final plan to phase out 79 open-net pen farms next spring.

Proboszcz is hopeful about the future of BC’s salmon, noting this announcement will give the natural population a better chance of recovering. “What I would like to see is a staged transition of the farms out, and hopefully they will all be removed by 2025. I hope that next year we will see half the licenses aren’t renewed again,” he said.

Watershed Watch Salmon Society will be releasing a seasonal forecast monitoring the health of local salmon species. To find it and keep up to date with BC’s salmon populations, you can visit their website or Twitter.

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ALL ABOUT DRAMA

The Bright-er Side At some point, Wikipedia became a partially-reliable website The site doesn’t have to be treated like a pariah in academia

Written by Bhavana Kaushik

We need more drama!

PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

SFU needs a theatre club

SFU is falling short of it’s engagement strategy thanks to a lack of an accessible drama club at SFU SWAGI D E SA I / / SFU STU DENT

Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” But for most SFU students, that line can’t literally be the case. Our school is an outlier in the academic community, hosting no allmajor, all-inclusive, no experience needed, judgment-free drama club at any campus. And that’s a shame!

I LLU STRATI O N: Lori Jiang / The Peak

We’ve all heard the warning: “Wikipedia can’t be trusted.” At every level — elementary, middle, high, and university — we’re warned to stay away from the free online encyclopedia. And so we’ve sadly been slow to learn that, at some point, the site became a partially reliable source.

Wikipedia is the first click. Not just in terms of Google results, but as a stepping-off point for further research. When you’re curious about any issue (literally, any issue), using hyperlinks to travel through an endless web of curiosity is a fantastic way to spend your time.

Better yet, the list of references at the bottom of any Wikipedia page. When statements on the site are backed up by academic journals or government documents, it lends credibility to the page on two fronts: first, it assures the reader there’s a good source of information for statements on the site; second, it makes the site useful by providing the reader with a virtual cornucopia of valid virtual sources through which they can search. This is the greatest value that Wikipedia has to offer: aggregating legitimate sources on any given topic under one wiki.

Now, granted, “anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject,” so sometimes you’re going to get

ridiculous stuff. If you, for example, trawl through the edit history on the “First Law of Thermodynamics” page, you’ll find a 2012 entry that changed the page’s first line to “the [first law of thermodynamics] is do not talk about thermodynamics.” And while I’m inclined to agree because of my hateful relationship with chemistry, the incident underscores the general success of edits to the site. The riff on Fight Club was fixed within a minute!

That’s not to say that the site is a perfect source. Contributors and editors have not prioritized pages about accomplishments by women. The same can be said of other underrepresented groups, including “people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, [and] Indigenous communities.”

It just goes to show that while Wikipedia has made strides in legitimacy, it’s still fundamentally a place to start researching, but not the end.

However, Wikipedia does offer more in-depth, readable, and widely accessible articles than Encyclopedia Britannica. We need to remain cautious, but we also need to stop utterly dismissing the site as a repository of information and sources. Don’t just take my word for it . . . take a look at the Wikipedia article on the reliability of Wikipedia!

Now, SFU does have an extensive and excellent list of academic theater programs at the School of Contemporary Arts in Vancouver, but it doesn’t have a widely accessible, all-inclusive, all-major drama club.

The University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, and the University of Victoria all have drama clubs.

Why not SFU? To be fair, a few years back, some likeminded individuals started up the SFU Improv Club. But, unfortunately, the group shut down in late 2019. Now, though, as folks have gotten vaccinated, and we can implement the safety plans up our sleeves, students are looking to try out new things!

Instead of falling short of UBC’s program, we need to kick things up a notch and put together our own drama club!

Small groups of people from different departments could meet to play theatre games or assemble small productions! They could play their favorite characters or recite their favorite stories. Common interests could be found and friendships could be formed. Original stories could be built by those who have stories to tell. Diverse tales from the participants’ cultures could be showcased.

Resourceful participants could throw together makeshift costumes and props. Funny behind-the-scenes stories could make for such wonderful memories.

The club could help students in non-drama fields, too.

Members could get to tackle their stage fear. We could add public speaking to our resumes. All the organizing, scheduling, and managing of affairs could provide several opportunities to improve one’s team-building and leadership skills.

And as a final call to action, our lack of an inclusive drama club means that we’re falling behind UBC. The UBC Players Club has been in action since 1915. Their club website set out the mission, including their resolve to be a safe, inclusive, and accessible place for students from all majors. Instead of falling short of UBC’s program, we need to kick things up a notch and put together our own drama club! And if not now, then when!?

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Your religion should not police my body Christian theology doesn’t actually rule out abortions — but it shouldn’t matter

Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault and anti-abortion sentiments The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.

The decision undermines the bodily autonomy of just over half the country’s population. The original 1973 ruling guaranteed people a constitutional right to have an abortion. Flash forward to June 24, 2022 and the Supreme Court has now rewound the clocks by 50 years in an infuriating ruling that takes bodily autonomy away under the disgusting pretense of religious piety.

Zechariah 7:10 says: “Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner, or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.” God wants his worshippers to take care of the vulnerable, especially children. But the prolife (anti-abortion) faithful have no interest in actually securing a good life for potential babies, as is evident from the lack of health care, parental leave, daycare, and decent education in the US. Thanks in part to those social failures, maternal mortality is over twice as high in the US compared to the next highest developed country — 17.4 women in every 100,000 in the US die at some point during the childbirth process, compared to 8.7 in France. The failure of American post-natal care extends to the country’s atrocious foster care system.

But no calls to address those terrible failures make anti-abortionists’ chants. It’s clear that religious antiabortionists are not loving their neighbor, nor are they acting as good samaritans.

The hypocrisy of failing to care for babies after they’re born is multiplied by the religious hypocrisy that’s shown over the course of the pregnancy. Genesis 2:7 preaches: “Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” You don’t have to have a major in theology to understand that this passage refers to life starting at first breath, but here’s one anyway. Judaism is even clearer — according to the Talmud, the ancient rabbis saw the fetus as part of the mother until birth. Life begins, for them, at the moment of birth. But, as a result of the Supreme Court decision,

The goal is to reduce people’s agency from the moment of conception to childbirth to when the child reaches adulthood. Don’t be fooled by false displays of religious piety. people who accept this Jewish take on life have their religious freedom undermined. To turn the expression “life begins at conception” into law, is a violation of the freedom of those who say it begins at “first breath.”

Many anti-abortionists will use the phrase, “It is God’s will,” to support their argument. Pregnancies, they’ll say, are the result of divine intervention — whether they’re unplanned, the result of incest, or whether the baby won’t be able to survive in the real world. That argument generates a range of problematic questions. Impotence, for instance, is just as much God’s will as pregnancy, where is the ban on Viagra? Infertility, rape, murder, cancer — are these all God’s will? Absolutely not.

Further, it is believed among Christians that an angel came down to ask Mary whether she wanted to carry baby Jesus. Key word, ask. God didn’t just force her to carry a child — He gave her the choice to carry one.

Of course, moralizing on religious thought isn’t the most important thing here. The US is technically a secular

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nation, which means it constitutionally separates the church and the state. The US should therefore not be able to make laws based on religious teachings, especially when 59% of Christians in the country and 89% of religiously-unaffiliated people did not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned. The freedom of belief stands as it should, but the freedom to not believe is also a constitutional right. If someone tried to impose Islam on Americans, the situation would be pretty different, I’m sure — as has been argued in light of another recent religious-based Supreme Court decision.

No one, no Christian, no Muslim, no Jewish person, should impose their religion on someone else’s body.

A country that can now dole out harsher punishments for aborting a pregnancy that occurred as a result of rape, than for the crime itself, is a country that is at war with people who have uteruses.

And that’s the point.

Religion is being used as a pretext for misogynistic policymaking. It’s a smokescreen for a desire to see pregnant Americans as tools for birthing, rather than people. It’s a way to punish people for their sexuality.

That’s why the very same court that just overturned Roe is now setting its sights on the right to contraception.

The goal is to reduce agency from the moment of conception to childbirth to when the child reaches adulthood. Don’t be fooled by false displays of religious piety. The end of Roe is the result of a misogynistic push to reduce people to their reproductive organs and ability to give birth.

We need to keep an eye out for anti-abortionists in Canada. While our population is generally more agreeable towards abortion, we have a weak legal infrastructure that upholds the right to bodily autonomy that leaves us open to restrictions. We need to check those who would use religion as a pretext for reducing our rights. We deserve the choice over our own bodies.

It’s an essential part of healthcare, and an essential part of living as a free citizen.

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PRIDE ISN’ T OVER!

Lower Mainland Pride events to celebrate queerness Parades, barbecues, and speed friending are a few queer-centered events coming up in the next couple months

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Pride month is officially over, but July and August are home to Vancouver Pride Week and a multitude of queer community events.

Whether you’re a regular LGBTQIA2S+ event attendee or brand new to the scene, you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy in this list of Pride festivities!

Burnaby Pride Festival and Pride BBQ in the Park Burnaby Pride is hosting its fifth annual pride festival on July 23. This event takes place in Burnaby Civic Square and will feature live music, drag, comedy, and vendor booths. Burnaby Pride gives a few examples from their 2019 Pride events on accessibility such as disability-specific volunteers, digital events, ASL interpretation, and an accessibility table. No registration is required for this community event!

For those looking for a more relaxed experience, Burnaby Pride is also putting together a Pride barbeque at Lobley Park.

A choice of meat, vegetarian, or Halal food will be offered to guests, and everything is free! There will also be a live performance from Burnaby-based vocalist Kaya, a queer woman of colour who creates soul, jazz, and indie-pop music.

There is a registration page on Eventbrite, but Burnaby Pride says you can also just walk in.

Burnaby Pride When: July 23, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Where: Civic Square, Burnaby Pride BBQ When: July 9, 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Where: Lobley Park, Burnaby

ILLU ST RAT IO N: Angela Shen / The Peak

New West Pride and Richmond Pride Although some cities like Surrey and Coquitlam have already had their Pride festivals and events in June, other Metro Vancouver cities host their own Pride events in July and August.

This year, the New West Pride 2022 Street Festival returns on August 13, taking over Columbia St. from New West Station to Columbia Station. In previous years, they’ve featured a main stage with performances, as well as vendors from Columbia businesses. Richmond Pride Week is happening during the last week of July with a great roster of events including Printmaking for Pride. Hosted by artists Edward Fu-Chen Juan and Jade Balogh-Callow, attendees are encouraged to bring their own art materials to create a “Wall of Pride” that symbolizes “strength, endurance, and perseverance.” No registration is required, but you must show up before 3:30 p.m.

Sunset Beach Festival

Movie Screening: Someone Like Me

In addition to Vancouver’s iconic annual Pride parade, Vancouver Pride Society is also hosting its sunset beach festival on July 31. Taking place along the beautiful backdrop of Í7iýeĺshn Sunset Beach, this is an opportunity to browse an artisan market, listen to live music, watch drag performances, and more. Masks are “strongly encouraged” at the event and will be provided at the Vancouver Pride tent to those who need one. The Sunset Beach Festival page also has a schedule for an accessible shuttle for those with mobility needs, and also offers ASL interpretation, disability seating, and a low-sensory tent. No registration is required.

If you’re unable to attend in-person events, the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC is hosting a free online screening of the documentary film Someone Like Me. Directed by SDirected by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams, Someone Like Me follows the story of a gay asylum seeker from Uganda who finds support from members of Vancouver’s queer community. This is an online event, so it will be live-streamed through a link sent to those who register on Eventbrite. The National Film Board describes the film as “revealing how in a world where one must constantly fight for the right to exist, survival itself becomes a victory.”

The trailer and film have trigger warnings for homophobia and violence.

New West Pride Street Festival When: August 13, 3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Where: Columbia St. Printmaking for Pride When: July 23, 11:00 a.m.–4:00p.m.

Where: Richmond Cultural Centre Plaza

When: July 31, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Where:1204 Beach Avenue, Vancouver

When: August 4, 6:00 p.m.–7:45 p.m.

Where: Online, registration via Eventbrite

A LOOK INSIDE THE MARKET AT CON The event highlighted Indigenous

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The Peak had an opportunity to attend the Market hosted by the Indigenous Student Centre and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association on June 29 and spoke to a few of the vendors.

PHOTOS: Amirul Anirban / The Peak

Spirit of the Children Society In an interview with The Peak, Kasey Sum explained the nonprofit Indigenous agency which began in January 2007 provides “support for family development and children development, as well as for youth.”

Spirit of the Children Society prioritizes community care and uplifts Indigenous communities. They offer family strengthening programs which provide support in many ways, from daycare options to their Aboriginal Infant Development program, which helps guide new parents who may have questions about child development and growth. They also help support children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, along with their parents.

Sum added they also run a housing program that aids families who are in need of shelter. Additionally, the organization provides drop-in programs that span from teachings to cultural nights (such as craft drop-ins), learning about traditional food, Elders dinners, a gender and sexuality group, and various other programs. Sum added all programs include free meals.

“We are all about supporting all the areas and everyone who needs support,” Sum said.

Spirit of the Children Society has two locations: the main office is in New Westminster and the youth programs are held at the satellite location in Port Coquitlam.

For more information on programs, visit their website at www.sotcs.ca.

FIRST INDIGENOUS VOCATION MALL cultural and knowledge sharing

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Xaanja Free Artist and Design Thinker Xaanja Free discovered art as a way to help her deal with trauma through mediums such as poetry, printmaking, beadwork, and storytelling.

“Art has always been a part of my life process because it is where I go when I need my heart to heal and it helps me feel happy again.”

Pointing to her piece, Nature Is Free , she said, “We are not born with coins in our pockets,” explaining that nature offers us everything we need.

When asked about the meaning of the name Xaanja Free, she said it represents a new beginning. Free told The Peak she chose the name to establish her own identity after growing up in foster care.

Being raised without her parents made Free turn to education for answers. In turn, it became her parent, and the library became her home. She is now completing a Masters of Library and Information Studies at UBC with a First Nations Curriculum Concentration.

“I am Métis, I am Indigenous, I am a mom of four and a wife, so I need income. If anybody wants cards made or would like to support an Indigenous artist by hiring me to make a series of cards for whatever function, I would really appreciate it,” Free expressed.

For more information or to support Xaanja Free, reach out through her email xaanjafree@gmail.com. Her cards are available for customization.

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Raven and Hummingbird Teas Raven and Hummingbird Teas was founded by Cease Wyss (Skwxwu7mesh, Sto:lo, Hawaiian, Swiss) and is now managed by her and her daughter, Senaqwila Wyss. The Wysses make teas, salves, and tinctures.

Senaqwila Wyss, an SFU alum, spoke about her mom’s beginnings in making these creations. “She’s from the Squamish Nation and has always been learning about the plant medicines. So she got really good at creating blends of teas that really focus on certain health needs.”

She gave the examples of their Love Me tea which targets heart health and the Nurture Me tea which focuses on the kidney and liver.

The Nurture Me tea, along with cleansing out physical toxins, was also created to “get rid of those emotional pains that your body is subconsciously holding onto.”

Senaqwila explained that all the blends, from specialized to more general, are intentionally curated. Products such as the Harmony Garden salve are also made with plants from the community garden the Wysses started in the Squamish Nation Capilano community.

The tinctures from Raven and Hummingbird Teas are an alternative to alcohol-based tinctures and are made with a vegetable glycerin base. They currently offer an Elderberry tincture and a Heal Me tincture to help prevent and recover from allergies and colds.

“Because we’re from the Squamish Nation, our belief is we see our plants as relatives and part of that relationship to plants is that we give back to them. And sitting in a garden or by a tree, that’s part of the medicine of plants,” Senaqwila said.

All of their products can be purchased from https://rhtea.co/.

BACKGROUND: Yining Zhou / The Peak

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Zen Ben Studios Brendan Westman, a fourth year health science student at SFU, showcased a variety of paintings he has been creating since 2020 including landscape, portrait, and urban pop culture works. He was proudly represented by his mother at the market who explained, “Brendan represents young Indigenous artists” who should be platformed.

Westman’s mother explained that during COVID-19 restrictions, she and his sister encouraged him to do more painting to develop his skills.

“The SFU Indigenous Market is his public second showing,” his mother explained. She hopes that he continues to progress with a variety of painting tools such as toothbrushes, and glass pallet knives.

She added Westman’s work thrives on showcasing the contradictions in life — happiness and sadness, fear or courage. “As all of us have gone through the world [ . . . ] everybody has shown that in some part of themselves.”

To learn more about Zen Ben Studios you can visit @paintofthewest on Instagram.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Arts & Culture Editor Gem Yelin Lee

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arts@the-peak.ca

Food for Thought: Butter Chicken The traditional dish started with simple ingredients and a desire to diminish food waste W RI TTEN BY ROSHI CHAD HA

Being from Punjab, Northern India, I have many childhood memories of eating my favourite dish, butter chicken curry, with my parents. This luscious curry, paired with scented jeera rice or naan, always lifted my mood. This meal is not only famous in India but in many other parts of the world. The smell of butter and tender chicken pieces mixed in warm tomato-flavoured sauce is mouth watering.

Since moving to Canada three years ago, I have tried this dish at many different places around Vancouver but none have measured up to the dish made by my mom. I think the secret ingredient for my mom’s recipe is definitely the authentic curry leaves, known as sweet neem, that add more rich flavour to the dish.

Butter chicken was developed by Kundan Lal Jaggia and Kundan Lal Gurjal, who began their culinary journey operating a small road-side eatery in Peshawar, Pakistan. After partition in 1947, both the owners resettled in India where they created murgh makhani (butter chicken) in their restaurant, Moti Mahal. It was a common practice at the time to throw out leftovers right away to avoid the risk of eating spoiled food. However, the owners of this restaurant began using their infamous leftover tandoori chicken pieces to make into a sweet-savoury sauce with lots of butter and cream. This is how butter chicken originated — as a creative and delicious way to combat excess food waste.

PHOTO: Affaf Ali / Wikimedia

It is surprising to see the humble dish, made in a small roadside restaurant, make its way to different states

in India. Since its beginnings, the butter chicken recipe spread throughout the world with its first introduction in Manhattan. It first appeared there through a print in the newspaper in 1975 highlighting the butter chicken dish served at Gaylord Indian restaurant. Additionally, Indian families who migrated to Canada and other parts of the world began to open their own restaurants and serving this traditional dish.

Butter chicken is a dish that seems complicated to cook but in reality only requires a few main ingredients like butter, chicken, Indian spices such as turmeric and cumin, and staple vegetables like tomatoes and onions. It doesn’t take too long to make and is a hearty and delightful meal after a tiring day. Butter chicken is usually cooked in North India on many special occasions such as Diwali and Holi as it is a traditional comfort food and a staple in our culture.

In current western society, this butter chicken curry is also used separately as fillings for wraps, burgers, pizzas, and pot pies. Although it makes me feel a little bit anguished knowing the dish is getting further from the traditional recipe, it’s interesting to see the popularity and different interpretations of butter chicken in the western world. If you are curious to try this dish, some of my favourite restaurants to order butter chicken from are Sula Indian restaurant and Tasty Indian Bistro.

INTERTWINING IDENTITIES

Hybridity highlights the collectivity of Asian Canadian diasporic experience The short documentary film combats the loneliness of having one foot in two worlds by reminding us we have each other

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Hybridity celebrates local Asian Canadian artists in their various disciplines.

PHOTO: Kevin Kim / Hybridity

Hybridity begins with an introduction by multiple voices from featured artists overlapping each other — the hybridity of united voices. It's almost as though they finish each other’s sentences but their voices overlap enough to be noticeably disruptive. I felt immediately pulled into the creative direction of the film by this compelling introduction. It encompassed the solidarity between these local artists and the Asian Canadian community through filmography.

more people like me, immigrants who can’t place themselves in either world. We either don’t think about it or feel at a loss when we do.”

artists, my favorite line was when Jace Junggyu Kim said, “I was good at drawing and I didn’t have to really speak. My art was sort of a language to communicate with other people.”

Kim explained the project originated as an idea to reach out to people around him to ask for their diasporic perspectives, but then it settled to taking the opportunity to celebrate local AAPI artists who were also first or second generation immigrants.

What began as a passion project between like-minded SFU film students sparked into a beautiful short documentary that captivates you under its spell. Being under four minutes, Hybridity leaves you wanting more. The film showcases masterful creative direction and cinematography.

“I wanted to showcase impactful, local artists in their spaces to show other multicultural artists that there is a vibrant community of Asian Canadian artists here in Vancouver,” said Kim. “There are a lot of expectations set in the industry on who we are and what we create. It’s important that together we are breaking said norms collectively, creating a supportive and safe environment where we can express ourselves freely without judgement and maintaining the pride of being both the Eastern and Western worlds.”

The way the dialogue between five different artists was so seamlessly integrated together was very impactful. The flow of their lines drifted from person to the next as though they were speaking as one voice, nurturing a collective narrative that bloomed and spilled over. The film switched between clear footage and footage that looked like it was old-film, which seemed to represent the shifting nature of diaspora over time.

The footage of the artists working their respective disciplines in their spaces was peaceful and inspiring to watch.

The Peak interviewed Kevin Kim, director of Hybridity, to learn more about his thoughts behind the project. He noted the ideas around it began to take form in early April, where they were in reflective anticipation of Asian Heritage Month.

“I was born in Korea but I moved to Canada at a young age, and so oftentimes I feel like I’m in a limbo between both worlds,” said Kim. “However, I knew that there were so many

Being an Asian Canadian artist and an immigrant myself, Hybridity created an anthem of some of my innermost feelings and formative memories. Although I felt relatability and solidarity through everything that was expressed by these

“It’s important that we give space for Asian Canadians to share their work so that we can share our stories without fearing judgement or prejudice, and not let our stories be twisted by the perspective of others,” said Kim. “Our goal with the film is for the audience to understand that they are not alone [ . . . ] they can feel supported and proud of who they are as multicultural artists. We also hope to show those who aren’t in the said demographic what it is like to be a culturally hybrid artist and to raise the voices of our community to the public.”

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CREATIVE CATHARSIS

The band bonded over their lived experiences of growing up in conservative religious households.

PHOTO: Megan Lambert

The Sylvia Platters unpacks complicated cultural upbringings in Youth Without Virtue The pandemic was a meditative catalyst for the healing EP

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If you were looking for a short and sweet EP to listen to during coffee breaks on your sunlit patio this summer, I’ve got just the remedy for you. The Sylvia Platters (TSP), an indie-rock band from BC’s Fraser Valley, released their melancholic EP titled Youth Without Virtue on June 24. The album was created throughout the pandemic and the quiet moments of reflection it allowed.

As someone who navigates the treacherous effects of religious trauma, Youth Without Virtue played a special role during my loneliest moments. The lyrics and upbeat instrumentals felt like a breath of fresh air and sunlight pouring through a dark room at the same time. Rather than being a sorrowful reflection, it’s a resounding soundtrack for hope and healing.

The Peak interviewed TSP bassist, Stephen Carl O’Shea, to learn more about the band and their creative direction.

He explained the album explores the clash between conservative cultural upbringings and one’s own adopted values as an adult.

I love listening to the EP on loop because it seamlessly flows into the next track and the EP’s poetic imagery is on theme but not repetitive. Some of my favourite lyrics are found in “Doldrums:” “Dredging up some old sins / So bored of this insurrection / With no unearned affection.” But my ultimate favourite song has to be the title track, which has an upbeat industrial production that clears away for the lyrics of the verses to shine through. The lyrics resonated with me deeply, especially when they croon, “When the guilt starts getting the best of you / And your faithless friends are falling through / Listen to your sister / Take her word for scripture,” and the bridge: “You’re never enough / You’re never alright / You kill what you love / It burns you alive.”

“There exists the world your parents raised you in, and then there is the world you interpret to be authentic and real.

Social conditioning within tightly controlled conservative communities employs fear-based tactics to ensure the community’s boundaries are established and held,” said O’Shea. “For each of us, we chose to unpack these complicated histories of upbringings and channel them through energetic expressions of upbeats, downbeats, and vocal harmonies.”

O’Shea said the band bonded over their shared lived experiences of this dissonance between the values they were raised on and the values they ultimately chose for themselves.

“Each of us knew the strict sense of rules and performative social presentation that were required by elders within the community. As we found this commonality amongst our lived experiences, the themes of the album galvanized as cathartic healing through the pandemic’s isolation.”

IMAG E: The Sylvia Platters

Youth Without Virtue was released physically as a cassette.

When asked why, O’Shea explained it felt like the best option in terms of time, cost, and sustainability.

O’Shea revealed that Youth Without Virtue is a part of a Youth Without… series of EP releases, with plans for the second one being drafted up.

“In this world of intangible releases, another digital EP felt incredibly underwhelming. We desperately wanted to embrace something tactile that TSP fans could hold in their hands,” said O’Shea. “We landed on cassettes as the perfect format as it connected to our upbringing of long family road trips in Chrysler Voyager minivans and their stock cassette decks. For good measure, we got exactly 66 cassettes made up to suit the thematic elements of Youth Without Virtue.”

“All of us in TSP are very passionate about our artistic endeavours as an expression of our lived experiences. The band remains an outlet for creative expression and cathartic release,” said O’Shea.

To learn more about The Sylvia Platters, visit their bandcamp page and follow their Instagram page. You can listen to Youth Without Virtue on all major streaming platforms.

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HUMOUR

The monster under my bed won’t pay rent I cannot pay rent for two in this economy

Dear Mrs. Goldblum of Goldblum and Sons, I am writing to seek legal advice. I have this monster under my bed, like I am sure many of your clients have had. While I do not wish to evict him, I do need him to pay rent. My utilities have basically gone through the roof since he moved in, and I cannot carry the financial burden for the both of us, especially not in this economy. It’s quite difficult to communicate with him since he only grunts. Not to mention the cultural barrier of someone who prefers hiding under the bed over having a house meeting.

I have attempted to write up a rental agreement and I would appreciate you looking through and advising me on the next step.

Name: Monster* Address: 666 Godzilla Avenue, Loch Ness, BC

Humour Editor Editor Kelly Kelly Chia Chia Humour

QUIZ:

What does your favourite bottled water say about your midterm chances?

The world is going to end in eight years thanks to climate change. Fortunately, the same corporations responsible for the planet’s rapid decline have elected to provide you with a means to survive the heat-induced collapse of human civilization: renewable energy bottled water. But your choice says more about you than your thirst and desires to mock people who are too weak to get the cap off. Find out what your choice of water bottle means about your midterm chances this semester!

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You’re exhausted after stamping out a fire at your second cousin’s gender reveal party. What refreshing water do you reach for?

A

Voss

C Nestle Pure Life

B

Dasani

D A cup of tap water, like a nerd

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You’ve just graduated. Congratulations! Class of ’22. Just fantastic.

Unfortunately, you’re now too poor to afford actual alcohol, and forced to resort to water. What do you go for to celebrate your win?

A

Voss

C Nestle Pure Life

B

Dasani

D Suck the alcohol fumes out of your burned out roommate’s N95 mask

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You’ve just heard that Gwyneth Paltrow’s tasteless and colourless liquid cure-all is actually just water. What kind of water was she actually using?

A

Voss

C Nestle Pure Life

B

Dasani

D The tears of small children (I have money on this)

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Which bottled water brand sounds most like a Spider-Man villain that’s going to get a sympathetic origin story in a new movie?

A

Voss

C Nestle Pure Life

B

Dasani

D El Muerto

*Note: I am unsure of Monster’s name, as they simply blurt out unearthly horrors every time I ask.

This is a legally binding agreement between Landlord and Renter. The latter will hereby be referred to as Monster. This contract will outline the rent Monster shall pay Landlord as a fee for moving in under their bed. The contract will be in effect for a month once signed, with the possibility of renewal if Monster agrees to never scare Landlord on purpose and adheres to the following: Monster agrees to pay Landlord the sum of $1,000 on a monthly basis for their comfortable living quarters under the bed. This includes utilities, water, gas, but not Wi-Fi. Access to Wi-Fi will be an additional $50 a month, considering how many hours Monster spends on Facetime with Big Foot.

This can be negotiated if Monster chooses to take said calls at a nearby café and/or agrees to read Landlord a bedtime story every Monday night.

Moreover, the rent will include access to Landlord’s Netflix account, so long as Monster promises to only use their own profile and not interfere with Landlord’s algorithm. Landlord is a scaredy cat.

Monster is allowed to have friends over once a week, with the exception of the Boogieman, with whom Landlord has beef. Additionally, Monster shall pay Landlord a security deposit in the amount of $800, in case of any damages Monster might cause with their large presence. The deposit will be returned as long as the premises are returned in the same condition as accepted, including the return of each individual dust bunny. No pets will be allowed, as Monster is technically considered a pet under Canadian law, but a renter under this contract.

Thanks, Ms. Goldblum, I hope you have a terrific— No, stop Monster. STOP! You can’t eat this letter, it’s official business!

Written by Yasmin Vejs Simsek

humour@the-peak.ca ·· humour@the-peak.ca

If you chose mostly As, you’re going to switch your majors, so DW about the midterm

If you chose mostly Bs, you’re your classmates’ go-to for cheating off midterm exams

Why does anyone buy a bit of Voss? Not to drink, certainly. Voss is good for one thing and one thing only: showing off the cool bottle it came in when you were in high school. Ooooh, you have a water bottle that’s a cylinder with a thick lid.

Get bent. In each of the above scenarios (mostly) about DRINKING WATER, you’ve selected a bottled water that’s 100% just about showing off.

Time to re-examine your academic priorities and find something that’s more true to you.

That’s right. Dasani? Nope. It’s actually owned

by Coca-Cola. By shelling out for a Dasani every time you ache for refreshment, you’ve taken a stance in the long-running and totally deadlocked Pepsi versus Cola debate. You’re decisive. You’re the decision-maker. You’re the real thingTM. And your classmates know it. They’ll look at your scantron sheet when they’re vexed by a multiple choice question.

Embrace your role.

If you chose mostly Cs, you’re crushing that Econ midterm . . .

If you chose mostly Ds, I really don’t know what to do with you. They weren’t consistent at all.

. . . Because you’re a fucking monster. It was in the name. “Nestle.” Do your research. I certainly have. Nestle is bad. Like, child slavery bad. Waterthief bad. But keep on keepin’ on quantifying human emotions using numbers, Mister (I assume) Econ major.

But for god’s sake, don’t make a movie about El Muerto. He’s been in like two issues. Do Big Wheel! He’s a dude who turns to a life of crime and adopts the gimmick of . . . wait for it . . . driving around in a gigantic wheel. Can you say “Oscar?” Cast Joaquin Phoenix and you’ve got yourself a contender for Best Picture. And a cool hamster.

Written by Luke Faulks

HUMOUR

July 11, 2022

WRITTEN BY KELLY CHIA

THe Quintessential curriculum you will encounter as an English student

My fellow beloved English students, After having spent almost six years at this beloved institution, I have derived the perfect formula for the English class that everyone will experience in university. It comes down to five essentials. Now, I love literature, just like anyone else who found comfort in their English teachers in high school and only know how to express their feelings in long paragraphs. But sometimes, you just have to laugh through the pain as an academic bonding exercise.

So let’s drink to those 4:00 a.m. espresso cups in praise of our 2,500 word essays, shall we?

SHAKESPEARE Oh, of course this would include Daddy Willy. With any luck, you are learning about Hamlet, Macbeth, or King Lear, because for us edgy folks, his later stuff is really where it’s at. In terms of violence and existential self-analysis, that is.

We love that here, as you’ll hear about later. But hey, it’s fun to read about fairies, too!

COOL 1800S AUTHOR Take your pick: are you studying Science Fiction?

Postmodernism? The Romantics? Well, my favourite author, so far, is Mary Shelley. You go, queen, keep your husband’s heart in your drawer (allegedly) and invent the Science Fiction genre at 18. Love you, you goth genius.

works discussing the horrors of colonization, imperialism, and brutalistic nonsense in an academic sense. It’s not as though the affected minorities described in those texts don’t already experience the effects of this in everyday situations.

There’s no victims in historical representation, because the authors were geniuses and your profs think trauma is a thought exercise. That’s totally why I’m reading Joseph Conrad and H.P. Lovecraft again. But if you get really lucky, you may get one (1) book about resilience and recovery. As a treat.

SEXISM FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT You know how reading about racism provokes “interesting discussions?” Well, meet its equally prevalent friend: women experiencing violence or death in everything you read. And I mean, everything. Violence for literary meaning, as it turns out, is still disturbing.

Later, in discussing how there has to be more literature that doesn’t involve devastating minority figures, you might be told that devastation is worth “exploring.” It’s so important to have your opinions reflected in a hell chamber in the name of academic learning and “objectivity!” But it will serve as proper essay fodder for when you discuss how “justified” or unjustified their deaths were.

SIGMUND FREUD

SOME RACIST AUTHOR OR WORK FOR “CRITICAL ANALYSIS”

WHAT IS WITH THIS GUY. He is everything everywhere all at once, and not in a kind way. I never want to see Sigmund again. When we meet in Hell, it’s on sight. Psychoanalyze that, dream daddy.

For the sake of everyone’s education, it is necessary to critique and analyze our faults, especially as a nation on stolen lands. Obviously, everyone is equally affected by a

If you’re wondering why after all this criticism I am still an English major, it is because I am extra. I will not hesitate to unleash an MLA style 3,000 word paper on my loud opinions.

THE SOUNDS OF NATURE BY OLIVIA VISSER

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Business Manager Yuri Zhou

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business@the-peak.ca

CROSSWORD Across 1. High 5. Paying attention 10. Fraudulent scheme 14. Albany's canal 15. Scientist ____ Curie 16. Morse or ZIP 17. Political uprising 19. Till bills 20. ____ West of Hollywood 21. Votes in 22. Chef's units (abbr.)

23. For all time 24. Religious devotion

25. Swiss cottage 28. Madman 31. Soup dipper 32. Ignited again 33. Pirate's drink 36. Soothing plant 37. Cindy Crawford, e.g.

38. Mexican house 39. Director ____ Brooks 40. Carbonated beverages 41. Supply food 42. Tooth covering 44. Blood vessel

45. Criminal burning 47. Top pilots 48. Folded tortilla dish 49. Position 52. Make a selection 55. Lyric poems 56. Recyclable item (2 wds.)

58. Queue 59. Foreigner 60. Hero shop 61. Plenty 62. Bread ingredient 63. Informed of

24. Hole 25. Chowder ingredient 26. Healthy 27. Teen 28. Military award 29. Pub orders 30. Zilch 32. Went by train 34. Operator 35. ____ Magdalene 37. Mother 38. Broadway hit 40. ____ Francisco 41. Crawl 43. Rope loops

44. Emphasize 45. Coral island 46. CB ____ 47. Poker stakes 49. Influence 50. Yarn 51. Vietnam's continent 52. Not shut 53. Hide 54. Three musicians 57. Tumult

Down 1. Duration 2. Locality 3. Reside 4. Zodiac sign 5. Talisman 6. In a while 7. Funnyman ____ Idle 8. Mob scene 9. Perfect scores 10. Nova ____ 11. Make holy 12. Highly skilled 13. Untidy 18. Embankment 23. She (Fr.)

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