One of the OG YouTube comedians has been trending this week after several former young fans alleged she groomed them, and in addition to being awful, this situation shows us a lot about the nature of online fame.
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From the Love is Blind reunion to celebrity gossip, the way pop culture portrays people's reproductive choices is... not great
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The new Amazon Prime docuseries about the Duggar family and their evangelical, ultra-conservative faith, is shocking, disturbing and sad. It also doesn’t spend nearly enough time holding TLC accountable.
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It looks like the Dawson’s Creek alum was radicalized by the wellness industry—and yes, that is very much a thing.
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in June 2023, including The Crowded Room, the Crave docuseries Billionaire Murders, Netflix’s Black Mirror and CBC’s newest series Alter Boys.
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The host of 'Signal to Help,' a new podcast about how people can support survivors of gender-based violence, on why this topic is so timely and the importance of actionable advice.
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It looks like TSwift is dating the (extremely problematic) 1975 frontman Matty Healy, and there’s been some disagreement about whether that’s a problem. Allow me to clear it up for you.
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An article calling for studios to spread the casting love around sparked days of replies from the actor, and I’m genuinely curious why his team hasn’t taken away his Twitter password.
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The teacher turned children's author on feeling unlovable, seeing your parents as real people and why the world needs our stories
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Dehumanizing language, passive voice, inaccuracies—journalists got so many things wrong in their coverage of this killing.
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in May 2023, including Little Bird, the Netflix docuseries Queen Cleopatra, the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars and CBC’s newest series digi-ART.
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This week, reviewers breathlessly praised ‘The Flash,’ and actor Ezra Miller in particular. Here’s why that’s a problem.
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The writer and podcaster on apps, social media dating coaches and why we need to reframe the way we talk about singlehood
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It’s been a week since David Choe’s 2014 rape story resurfaced following the massive success of A24’s ‘Beef’ and there’s still no official comment from Choe, A24, Netflix, Beef showrunner Lee Sung Jin or executive producers/stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.
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Or at least, it’s encouraging selfishness. What I want to know is, how far does that selfishness go?
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The Toronto music industry insider on TikTok, award shows and whether you really need to leave Canada to find success
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in April 2023, including Love & Death, the Netflix docuseries Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now, the live-adaptation Peter Pan & Wendy and CBC’s newest series Here & Queer.
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In an interview after the Nashville school shooting, congressman Tim Burchett was *very* honest about the link between gun control and reproductive justice
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If your TikTok feed has been taken over by Gen Z content creators going on deep dives into the Hunger Games movies, same. Here are three reasons for the platform’s new obsession with teen dystopias
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The Philadelphia-based astrologer talks colonialism, queerness and TikTok tarot readings
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