Men are often encouraged to “be a man”. SHIFTER columnist, Vladimir Jean-Gilles, talks about toxic masculinity, “nice guy” archetypes, red…
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Over the past 10 years, Vladimir Jean-Gilles has been columnist and critic at SHIFTER, focusing on film, travel, mental health, and lifestyle.
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Gifted Hands completely changed the narrative of Hip-hop and R&B with his authentic and uplifting lyrics on his hit song…
Whether you feel the need to buy a new house, start a family or move to a new city, SHIFTER…
Journalist, radio host and SHIFTER columnist, Don Ayiti, shares “6 things that changed when I turned 30 years old”. As…
SHIFTER’s Don Ayiti offers his list of the top 5 Afro-Caribbean restaurants in Ottawa. Despite having quite a diverse population,…
After finding herself on the coast of Hawaii, East-St. Louis born and Bay Area-raised hip-hop and neo-soul artist Jada Imani…
Disclaimer: Given the anticipation level for Avengers: Endgame, this review will be extremely vague Ladies and gentlemen, it has finally…
Star Wars is dying. There’s no point in beating around the bush. From the critical reception of The Last Jedi…
Ottawa gets a bad rap for being a boring city, but it definitely wasn’t this past Thursday night as OVO’s very…
Hey Shifters. I know it’s been a while since my last article. Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve participated…
Our Vladimir Jean-Gilles appeared on CTV Morning Live to share his list of the must-see films for this fall. Watch…
“Hip-hop is more than just music. Hip-hop has crossed cultural boundaries that other genres never crossed. Hip-Hop is not only…
