Club Friday Q&A: Writer Kai Cheng Thom on Radical Hopefulness

Writer Arpita Quadir chats with Thom about how we can actually, practically, maintain our belief in a better future.

Club Friday Q&AArpita QuadirMarch 27, 2024Kai Cheng Thom

On Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter,’ the U.S. Flag and the Reality of Multiple Meanings

We’re in the midst of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ roll-out and the visuals are causing a stir—especially her use of the American flag. The discourse asks whether she’s engaging in reclamation, hinting at resistance or upholding imperialism. The answer? Yes.

I’m Calling It: We’re Watching the Beginning of the End of the British Monarchy

The Kate Middleton Photoshop debacle isn’t ruining the royals’ reputation. It’s a sign of how far they’ve already fallen.

Club Friday Q&A: Michelle Bilodeau on Celebrities and Mental Health

How should we talk about celebrities' mental health? What can mental health discourse tell us about ourselves? And how do we even have these conversations without inadvertently doing harm? Journalist-turned-therapist Michelle Bilodeau has some thoughts.

There Is a Better Way to Cover Allegations of Sexual Violence Than Whatever the NYT Is Doing Right Now

If the New York Times had taken more care in its reporting on Hamas’ alleged use of sexual violence against Israeli women and girls, their story might have been less dramatic, but more accurate.

MediaStacy Lee KongMarch 8, 2024Palestine, Israel, Anat Schwartz, Adam Sella, Jeffrey Gettleman

Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in March 2024

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in March 2024, including Palm Royale, The Regime, Near or Far and The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version).

TV and MoviesRuth YoungMarch 4, 2024Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix, Hayu Canada

Club Friday Q&A: Inori Roy and Fatima Syed on Mourning Palestinian Journalists

Roy and Syed, alongside fellow journalists Ginella Massa and Pacinthe Mattar, recently organized a vigil to recognize the journalists who have been killed since Oct. 7.

Club Friday Q&AStacy Lee KongFebruary 28, 2024Inori Roy, Fatima Syed, Pacinthe Mattar, Ginella Massa, Palestine

Nara Smith’s SAHM Schtick Is Actually Conservatism In Disguise

The model/influencer’s soft-life content strategy holds huge appeal for young women—and that’s kind of the problem

Club Friday Q&A: Actor Supinder Wraich on Making a Cop Show in 2024

The actor stars in CBC's 'Allegiance,' about an Indo-Canadian rookie police officer whose father is falsely accused of treason.

Club Friday Q&AStacy Lee KongFebruary 14, 2024Supinder Wraich

What If We Stopped Pretending Grinding is a Viable Solution to Oppression!!!

Don’t mind me, I’m just over here feeling kinda triggered by all the discourse over Victoria Monét’s ‘long overdue success’

Israel Often Uses Misinformation Strategically. Western Journalists Should Say So.

Here’s something interesting/infuriating about most of the coverage I’ve seen of Israel’s allegations against the UNRWA: it often doesn’t even mention whether they were credible or not.

Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in February 2024

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in February 2024, including The New Look, the sixth season of Love is Blind, the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Jennifer Lopez’s This Is Me…Now: A Love Story and Allegiance.

TV and MoviesRuth YoungJanuary 31, 2024Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Netflix, Hayu Canada

Club Friday Q&A: Girl Math and Financial Anxiety, Decoded by a Financial Therapist

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.

Club Friday Q&ARuth YoungJanuary 31, 2024Aseel El-Baba

The ‘Barbie’ Oscar Snub Discourse is Peak White Feminism

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?

Pitchfork’s Demise Is About Corporate Greed, Not Bad Business

Condé Nast is folding Pitchfork into GQ—but that’s not because the influential music website was ‘unsuccessful.’

MediaStacy Lee KongJanuary 19, 2024Palestine, Israel, Pitchfork, Conde Nast, Anna Wintour, Puja Patel, Ryan Schreiber

Club Friday Q&A: Mishal Cazmi on The Year Ahead According to Pinterest

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

Club Friday Q&AStacy Lee KongJanuary 17, 2024Mishal Cazmi

Who Gets Journalistic Solidarity? (And Why It It Only Westerners?)

Dozens of Palestinian journalists have been killed by IDF airstrikes since Oct. 7. How come so many of my colleagues have nothing to say?

Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in January 2024

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.