And sorry to 'Superman' and 'The Fantasic Four: First Steps,' but I think we probably shouldn't give into that impulse
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This week, the internet was abuzz with the idea that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs had broken up because her BBL smelled bad. No one will be surprised to hear this had nothing to do with reality, and everything to do with societal ideas around femininity, smell and shame.
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The iconic teen movie turns 30 later this month, so I'm chatting with academic and author Veronica Litt about nostalgia, politics and why we're all still obsessed with a teen comedy from the '90s.
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I mean, we all know the answer to that question: yes. Bey's Buffalo Soldiers tee illuminates not just the limits of celebrity radicalism, but also the existence of elite capture.
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Writer and culture critic Tayo Bero tackles the hype around Juneteenth, the comparative quietness of Emancipation Day celebrations—and how celebrating one but not the other actually does affect the material realities of Black people in Canada.
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Not to be that friend who’s too woke, but I think we might have to cool it with the jokey tweets about hormonal horniness.
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People keep comparing Adriana Smith, who died in February and whose body is being kept on life support while her fetus develops, to The Handmaid’s Tale. But the pop culture reference pales in comparison to what this actually resembles: the reproductive coercion faced by enslaved women
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Authors Chantal Braganza and Bee Quammie recently published books that tackle motherhood—but not how these types of memoirs typically do. In today’s newsletter, we’re breaking down the motherhood memoir industrial complex
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The BBC journalist’s new documentary about extremist Israeli settlers is really well-done. But, it’s really only revelatory because Western media has for the most part ignored Palestinian voices.
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The popularity of those viral TikToks that supposedly showed Chinese manufacturers telling American consumers how to buy luxury handbag dupes (directly from them, obvs) were definitely signs of economic anxiety. But some other things were going on, too.
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Culture writer Niko Stratis’ new memoir touches on growing up in the Yukon, the role music has played in her life and her experience as a trans woman—but I’d argue the most revelatory parts of the book are the ones that touch on socioeconomic status.
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I know everyone loves a slogan, but at the same time, we should probably consider the implications of unfettered pro-Canada rhetoric at this particular social and political moment
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Last week, Serena Williams became a part-owner of Toronto's new WNBA team, which some people perceived as her being petty toward Drake. It's me, I'm people—and honestly, I'm here for it.
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Big companies like Meta and Target cancelling their DEI programs and pre-emptively capitulating to fascist worldviews is bad, but individuals doing the same thing is definitely worse.
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A chat with the CBC sitcom's co-showrunners, Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, and star, Anna Lambe, about Inuit humour, writing for a wide audience and making potentially controversial storytelling decisions.
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I don’t want to discount the emotional impact of seeing your community targeted by an authoritarian government. But I’m going to need ultra-wealthy and powerful people to do a little more than cry when faced with injustice.
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Like all the other immigrant kids on my timeline, I've been obsessed with "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS"—and especially how it crystallizes the feeling of longing for a place that might not actually exist anymore
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Four years after those cannibalism allegations, the actor says his career is getting back on track—and he’s grown as a person, naturally. Whether or not that’s true, this mini news cycle is a lesson in crafting narratives, and evidence of how male celebrities are wielding spin against the women in their lives
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From celebrity conservatism to the politics of smell, here’s a sneak peak of the pop culture themes I already know I’m going to be thinking about next year.
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The picks in the fourth annual Friday Things holiday gift guide take inspiration from the most memorable pop culture moments of 2024, from the Wicked press tour to Kendrick Lamar’s hater energy to Chappell Roan’s pop supremacy.
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