Ruth Young chats with Aseel El-Baba, Toronto's first financial therapist, about TikTok trends, finance influencers and how we should all be approaching money in 2024.
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People of colour were nominated in every acting category and there were several history-making nods. So why did we spend the whole week talking about white women who were nominated for awards?
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Condé Nast is folding Pitchfork into GQ—but that’s not because the influential music website was ‘unsuccessful.’
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Cazmi, senior editor, Canada at Pinterest, explains how the company predicts trends for the coming year, breaks down her favourites—and sheds light on why we love to know what's coming
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Dozens of Palestinian journalists have been killed by IDF airstrikes since Oct. 7. How come so many of my colleagues have nothing to say?
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in January 2024, including Criminal Record, new seasons of True Detective and Queer Eye, Disney+’s Echo and the premiere of For the Culture with Amanda Parris.
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From Britney to Bey, here are my fave culture critics' thoughts on this year in pop culture.
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From Jonathan Majors to Taylor Swift, here are the biggest celebrity stories that I *didn’t* write a newsletter on. (Though you know I had opinions.)
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An art historian, cultural critic and researcher, Kin is Morgan's first producing gig—but it won't be their last.
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This week, New York magazine critic Angelica Jade Bastién published a harsh (but, I think, fair) critique of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, prompting literal days of discourse about fandom and art criticism. Here’s what I haven’t seen anyone talk about.
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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 December 2023, including The Family Plan, the complete series of The O.C., Prime Video’s Your Christmas or Mine 2 and the premiere of Something Undone.
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CBC’s personal use policy now extends to people’s likes on social media—at least, as they relate to Israel and Palestine. It’s a clear attempt to project ‘objectivity,’ a much-lauded journalistic value that has never actually existed.
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Dane Stewart's podcast, "Resurrection," honours playwright Daryl Allen, who died from HIV/AIDS complications in 1991.
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There is an overwhelming amount of misinformation and disinformation circulating about this ongoing conflict—especially in my IG comment section.
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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 2023, from Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner’s friendship to Barbie’s box office domination to Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.
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It's really easy to get overwhelmed by what's wrong with the world. This is a case for rejecting nihilism.
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The artist and and founder of Tacit Collective talks about the art world's gender gap, pricing pieces and who art should be 'for'
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Not the most fun topic for a listicle, I know. But it’s necessary to reflect on the ways media outlets are failing not only audiences, but themselves, in their coverage of Israel’s ongoing occupation of Gaza.
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As usual, celebrities aren’t very good moral compasses—but they’re extremely useful tools for understanding the world around us.
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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 November 2023, including The Velveteen Rabbit, the fifth season of Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays, Netflix’s Family Switch, the holiday rom-com Ex-Mas and the season 3 premiere of Sort Of.
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