Neon lights glow through the science of excited atoms. When electricity passes through a sealed tube of neon gas, electrons jump to higher energy levels. As they return, they release energy as vibrant light, creating dazzling displays in cities worldwide.

KAYLA KARLSSON

  • Valentine’s Day In The Eyes of Toronto Metropolitan Students 

    Valentine’s Day In The Eyes of Toronto Metropolitan Students 

    – Written by Kayla Karlsson – Love or hate it, Valentines Day seems to be a holiday that is deeply intertwined in Western culture and media. The mystery and alluring dark history of this holiday has seemed to be lost in a now ultra-consumerist hellscape of bright neon pinks and tacky dollarama chocolates. Valentine’s day Read more

  • The Death Of The Preachers Daughter and The Birth of Perverts 

    The Death Of The Preachers Daughter and The Birth of Perverts 

    By Kayla Karlsson  If God is real, why is suffering generational and eternal to who I am? Suffering is intertwined with the identity of Ethel Cain, pain is interlinked within everything she does. There is beauty in the melancholy, as Ethel experiences teenhood just to be drawn back to childhood and the abuse she experienced. Read more

  • Girls To The Front!; A Privileged Punk Fantasy, Also Known As Riot Grrrl 

    Girls To The Front!; A Privileged Punk Fantasy, Also Known As Riot Grrrl 

    – Written by Kayla Karlsson – “WHEN SHE TALKS I HEAR THE REVOLUTION!”  Riot Grrrl, it’s loud, abrasive, unapologetic and politically fueled. A genre that made waves in the male-dominated, boy club, that was called punk rock. Punk was one of the most critical movements in music, expressing and pushing a political agenda, driven by Read more