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Has Toronto Made Everything Worse?

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June 24
A look back on the Top 5 interview with Noisey Editor Slava Pastuk from VICE
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Inside/Out: The Complete Prison Saga

Slava P
June 01
From December 3rd, 2019 until April 26, 2022, I was in Federal Prison in Canada. The story of how I ended up there is well documented, but what I saw during my time inside inspired me to write about it. What follows was written during my last 365 days in jail, typed out on an old computer in the shared neighbourhood space. I posted these as a newsletter service called Revue, which Elon shut down upon purchasing Twitter.
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Canadian Prison Grocery and Canteen List

Slava P
March 03
Here's what you can expect to eat if you do time in Canadian Minimum Security Federal Prisons like Beaver Creek, Pittsburgh, or Collin's Bay
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Fentanyl's Cultural Blindspot

Slava P
January 26
Why is the most popular drug in the world not reflected in any of the culture we consume?
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Tory Lanez and the Parable of the "New Toronto"

Slava P
January 09
The Tory Lanez story serves as a cautionary tale about the current state of Toronto, cultural brain drain, and an over-reliance on violence in art
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The Myth of the 'Good Men': How Podcasters and Content Creators Are Not the Solution to the Lack of Positive Male Role Models

Slava P
January 04
Growing up without a role model, I tried to be the ultimate 'man' and even went to jail for smuggling drugs, but I know that being a man is not metrics.
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The Criminal Justice System in Canada: Is It Really Any Different from the US?

Slava P
January 03
Comparisons to the US system highlight both differences and shared issues like rehabilitation and restorative justice, but still faces challenges.