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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud — 617 episodes
World Cup recap + the Taylor & Travis wedding
FRIDAY WRAP: Canada joins Eurovision, new Madonna album, new Carole Pope doc
NTBTSTM makes its Korean debut! + Did The Bear land its finale?
The Canadian artists dominating 2026 (so far)
What the Jackass movies teach us about male friendship, and Glenn Lewis' new album
Why Supergirl crash landed at the box office, and an NFB film collection in France
The CN Tower's hold on pop culture
How Siphe November changed ballet in Canada, and a floating convenience store goes viral
Young people are leading Quebec sovereignty's new cultural wave, and Clive Davis
Canada is locked in on the World Cup, and a strange music heist
Do we really need another Toy Story movie, and why some are going analog
Weekly Wrap: new Zoon album, Polaris Music Prize, Oliver Tree's death
How the Knicks' win is landing in this political moment, and Widow's Bay
The Griffin Poetry Prize, and no more Hockey Night in Canada on CBC
What a new Indigenous dating show gets right, and the Banana Man saga
Olivia Rodrigo's new album, and how a matriarch's beauty shop became a hub for Canadian hip-hop
Friday wrap: Spielberg's Disclosure Day, RuPaul's Stop! That! Train!
The World Cup is starting and the vibes are off
Carley Fortune owns summer romance, and Anderson Paak’s K-pop movie
Questlove’s new documentary and Steph Curry’s new sneaker deal
Heated Rivalry gets a musical parody, the Tony Awards, and remembering Buffy star Anthony Head
Friday wrap: Obsession, Cape Fear reboot
Two GOATs return: The Jay-Z and Serena Williams comeback
Does this Canadian military recruitment ad remind you of Call of Duty? And Pop Culture Jeopardy!
How one short story got a lot of writers talking about AI, and the series Destination: Oshawa
The Canadian Screen Awards, and Backrooms and the rise of YouTubers jumping into Hollywood
A bad week for AI
Why hockey romances are taking over television, and Hacks ends
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and why Olivia Rodrigo's babydoll dress makes people feel uneasy
Shein buys sustainable fashion brand Everlane, and the Griffin Poetry Prize town hall
The Enhanced Games is a 'love child of the manosphere,' and remembering cellist Cris Derksen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is over. What now?
Talking about revenge in I Love Boosters and Is God Is, and how women are driving F1's popularity
The Boys series finale: Did it stick the superhero landing?
Iceman, Maid of Honour, Habibti — are we ready for a Drake summer?
The lore behind Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano's 17-second fight
What TV is getting right — and wrong — about sex work
Wrap: Cannes, and The Sheep Detectives
Who brought the heat to Kevin Hart’s roast? and Hallmark's mahjong whitewashing controversy
Why the Outlander fandom is niche but loyal, and how cozy games are changing gaming
Make no mistake, the Canadiens are Quebec's team, and 'Marty, Life is Short'
The Tragically Hip musical is full of courage — and grace, too
Weekend Listen: The Big Five with special guest Elamin
Wrap: Masculinity in Half Man, Lord of the Flies and The Bear
Let's go Toronto Tempo! and is M.I.A. a MAGA provocateur or misunderstood?
The Onion wants to take over InfoWars, and how the Venice Biennale reflects arts and politics
This year’s Met Gala is so polarizing, and why Canadian film 'Blue Heron' is one of the best movies of 2026 so far
Why is Hollywood afraid of putting rom-coms in theatres? And how local festivals get squeezed by FIFA
Friday wrap: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson break up & Kacey Musgraves
Romance novels are hotter and more Canadian than ever
Ontario's crackdown on ticket reselling, and a new U.K. comedy takes aim at the World Cup
A tradwife influencer time travels to 1855 in Yesteryear, and Charli XCX says the dance floor is dead
How 'Michael' broke the box office but flattened his legacy
Drake’s Iceman sculpture, and why hip hop still needs him
Why we're emotional about Celine Dion's comeback
Is Beef season 2 cooked? And, a tribute to Nevon Sinclair
Memes are the propaganda of the U.S.-Iran war
Do people really like Geese or is it just marketing? And, Bollywood loses a giant, Asha Bhosle
How 'Mile End Kicks' got 2010s Montreal right!
'Famesick' and Lena Dunham's polarizing pop legacy.
And the winner of Canada Reads 2026 is...
Afrika Bambaataa's problematic hip-hop legacy + What's driving Canada's current box office boom?
What DTF St. Louis says about male bonding + How K-pop's Plave are taking the virtual band to new levels!
Euphoria is back! + Justin Bieber returns to Coachella
Artemis II is a vision of humanity we need right now
The Summer House scandal, and a bittersweet K-Pop shakeup
How Epstein became a meme, and Dan Levy's series Big Mistakes
The big twist in The Drama, and should theatres get rid of age-based ratings?
The Ben Johnson story arrives on TV, and Canadian music history you won't find on the internet
Who gets to write working class stories in Canada?
Tomson Highway's Rose, and the Goo Goo Dolls become the epitome of 90s nostalgia
Broadway play Giant explores Roald Dahl and his antisemitism, and Riz Ahmed in Bait
How Black & Jewish-America shaped pop music as we know it
Who showed up at this year's Junos and what it tells you about this moment
Weekly Wrap: Robyn, Jack Harlow & Raye
Why did the Bachelorette cast Taylor Frankie Paul? And Dhurandhar 2
The Hannah Montana special, and the Lindy West fiasco
Hamilton is hosting a big awards show amid a crisis. Plus, the Peaky Blinders movie
At last, the return of BTS. Does Arirang deliver?
Weekly wrap: Project Hail Mary, The Things You Kill & AI Val Kilmer
Do we care that 'Love Story' blurs fact with fiction? And, the country musical 'Shucked'
Did we need to know Banksy's real name? And, the heist game 'Relooted'
Louis Theroux's 'Inside the Manosphere,' and the Canadian horror film 'Undertone'
The Oscars were last night!
Weekly wrap: Oscar predictions!
Will Ticketmaster face accountability for the 'broken' concert industry? And, The President's Cake
Why are we seeing more book bans? And, Timothée Chalamet's Oscar campaign
Spotify is cracking down on AI streams, and the unexpected joy of Angine de poitrine
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returns her Toronto film critics award, and Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!
Weekly Wrap: Harry Styles’ ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ and BLACKPINK’s ‘Deadline’
How 'Rap Essentials' changed Canadian hip hop, and why we can't stop watching Friends Keep Secrets
Nova Scotia's proposed arts cuts hit deep, and Scream 7
A new Bruno Mars album, and F1's Drive to Survive is back
Industry S4 finale, and why are Canadian films struggling in theatres?
50 seasons of Survivor
Will the courts agree that social media is addictive? And, Stan Douglas's 'Tales of Empire' exhibit
Eric Dane's powerful final message on Famous Last Words, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale
In the wake of the BAFTA's controversy, what does accountability look like?
Olympics wrap + Space Cadets review
Weekly Wrap: women's hockey, American vs Canadian Olympic ads, and the Wasserman fallout
How Rev. Jesse Jackson shaped culture, and new music from Jill Scott and J. Cole
Does Tyra take enough accountability in the ANTM docuseries?
Ben Bankas and why outrage comedy sells, and Is Fanfiction about real people ethical?
Feist and Wolf Parade are capturing the hearts of younger fans, and how Quebec rap group Muzion changed hip-hop
Weekly Wrap: Wuthering Heights, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and James Van Der Beek
The fake immigration prank going viral + the legacy of Steve's Music
Queer romance Montreal, Ma Belle shows the city like never before, and the red carpet belongs to Chappell Roan
Springsteen, Jesse Welles, and protest songs that connect us to this moment
Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl Halftime show, and Aquakultre's album and why it's important to know your history
Weekly Wrap: Charli XCX's The Moment, the Safdie brothers controversy, and Tate McRae's Olympic ad
The Muppets are back, and the symphony and pro-wrestling are the perfect marriage
Why so many people are obsessed with the Heated Rivalry fleece, and podcasts arrive on Netflix
What Nike got wrong about its MLK tribute shoe
Bad Bunny wins big and brings politics to the Grammys
How Catherine O’Hara made the whole world laugh
Friday Wrap: Send Help, Kanye West's apology, and Juno nominations
Bridgerton S4, and how Star Trek and Game of Thrones are trying to land new audiences
How dystopian art helps us understand Minnesota
The rise of stylists, and why we need jazz-pop right now
The streamer iShowSpeed toured across Africa. How did it land?
Friday Wrap: Canada Shore, Oscar noms and the Beckham family drama
Revealing the 2026 Canada Reads books and champions
Why are we yearning for 2016? and Hilary Duff's comeback
The rise of Penske Media Corporation, and The Testament of Ann Lee
The Pitt is back, and A$AP Rocky too
Friday Wrap: The Bone Temple, The Traitors, Dragon's Den patty controversy
How betting has infiltrated entertainment, and the tumultuous revamping of CBS
The Giller jury will be booksellers this year, and remembering Grateful Dead's Bob Weir
Why this Canadian orchestra is ditching NDAs in cases of sexual misconduct
All the tea on this year's Golden Globes, and S4 of Industry
The Heated Rivalry Obsession
Are TV writers dumbing down the dialogue we hear on TV? And the CFNY radio doc
Nicki Minaj's turn towards Trump, and Adin Ross comes after Doechii
The memeification of the Venezuela crisis, and Jim Henson's Labyrinth turns 40
Are we in for an AI cultural reset this year?
What's new in music in 2026?
What we're watching in 2026: The Pitt S2, lots of Canadian movies and more
Fashion wins and misses in 2025
The biggest pop culture moments of 2025
How riot grrls were replaced with girl power you could buy [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
What our shrinking attention span means for arts and entertainment [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of our time [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
How NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts became a hub for Black pop [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
Friday wrap on: Avatar 3 and new Disney/OpenAI deal
The Geese divide + best new Xmas albums!
Remembering Rob Reiner, and the 2025 shows and films you might've missed
What Rogers V. Rogers play tells us about Canada in this moment
Has parodying the Toronto accent gone too far, and the cultural impact of the Shopaholic series
Friday Wrap on: Wake Up Dead Man, and Quentin Tarantino trash talks Paul Dano
The best in Canadian music in 2025
How Frank Gehry's love of art showed up in the buildings he created, and S2 of For The Culture
Club Chalamet and can fandom actually go too far, and iHeartRadio stands up to AI
50 Cent's new Diddy doc is wiiild, and what to make of Canada's revolving door of Heritage Ministers
Friday Wrap on: Sentimental Value, Hamnet, Jay Kelly
How Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) brings Inuit storytelling to the big screen, and Broadway shows at the movies
How RapCity connected Canadians through hip-hop
The gay hockey romance Heated Rivalry is lusty, horny, and real, and why Claire Danes' face has the internet talking
Choclair’s first album in 20 years, Trump really wants Rush Hour 4
Jesse Wente on Thomas King and finding hope in a hard moment
Why you can't tell the story of reggae without Jimmy Cliff, and Stranger Things S5
What happens when an author who claimed he was Indigenous, now says he isn't?
What Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue says about masculinity in this moment, and Tobias Jesso Jr.'s new album
How Trugoy the Dove shows up on De La Soul's new album, and the UK wants to ban for profit ticket resales
FRIDAY WRAP on Wicked: For Good, Michelle Obama's comments on Black hair, and Mariah Carey
Why this season of The Morning Show is the most outrageous yet, and the allure of Paul McCartney
Nardwuar’s timeless appeal, and the magic of the Now You See Me franchise
Should you read it before you watch it?
Did The Grey Cup meet this Canadian moment? + new Eddie Murphy doc
Friday wrap on The Running Man, The Office Movers and Christy
Pluribus is the best thing on TV right now, and GTA 6 delay
How Margaret Atwood's memoir changes the way we see her books
How creative artists fight back after getting ripped off
From the charts to podcasts, the state of rap in 2025
Friday wrap on All's Fair, Die My Love, and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
BONUS Sombr and the debate over concert criticism
The memes of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and Canada in Eurovision?
Canadian literary festivals are having urgent conversations, and Rosalia is redefining global pop stardom
Halo is coming to PlayStation. Are the console wars over?
The heartbreak of fandom and why it's about more than baseball
Friday wrap on Welcome to Derry, Bugonia, and Dream Eater
BONUS How Misty Copeland changed ballet
Lily Allen goes all in on her divorce album
How US politics shapes the discourse around what we see onscreen, and Daniel Caesar's new album
Does ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ actually deliver?
Why baseball isn't just 'America's game' and Vybz Kartel in Canada at last
Friday wrap on 'Nobody Wants This' S2, 'Blue Moon' & Blue Jays World Series fever
Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s reaction to a new biography is off-brand, and the surprising ennui of Pokemon Legends: Z to A
The Perfect Neighbor does true crime differently, and Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
ChatGPT turns to erotica, and why we love art heists
How Trump's politics are shaping fashion, and Tame Impala's new album
Weekend Listen | Forged: The true story behind the Norval Morrisseau art fraud
Friday wrap on After The Hunt, Kiss of The Spider Woman, and Frankenstein
How Marc Maron's WTF podcast changed the game? + Why is Rush back!
D'Angelo's impact on music and pop culture, and the new podcast -- Forged
Controversial 'Slave Play' production hits Toronto + Sora 2 backlash
We like you too, John Candy
Roofman, Lurker, and how believable is the dog in the thriller Good Boy?
The doubt surrounding Amy Griffin’s memoir The Tell, and what MTV’s Catfish taught us about the Internet
Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of our time
The pressure on writers to write the next bestseller, and the Japanese film Demon Slayer
The Riyadh Comedy Festival, Electronic Arts, and why Saudi Arabia is investing in culture
Taylor Swift beefs with Charlie XCX on Life of a Showgirl, and Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl
Only Murders in the Building, Hacks -- is Hollywood getting aging right?
Mae Martin's twisty new series Wayward & Patrick Watson's album Uh Oh
How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past
Heavyweight returns, the Williams sisters' new podcast & Sweden leaves Abba out of its cultural canon
One Battle After Another, and the release of the thriller series The Savant is delayed
What does the end of Bad Bunny's residency mean for Puerto Rico? And a new Fela Kuti graphic novel
Kimmel retuns to late night, what did he say?
Football/horror film Him, Black Rabbit, and MJ The Musical
Cardi B is back with Am I The Drama?, and Waiting for Godot is having a moment
How Kimmel's suspension over Charlie Kirk comments sparked a debate about free speech
Does Task have what it takes to become HBO's Sunday night hit?
BONUS: Yves Jarvis, and the Polaris Music Prize at 20
Remembering Robert Redford, and the uncertain future of Ssense
Why Lilith Fair's legacy still matters today
TIFF IN 12: Hamnet wins People's Choice and is TIFF too celebrity focused?
The Pitt and The Studio win big at the Emmys, and TikTok's The Great Lock In
TIFF IN 12 big performances, and It Was Just An Accident and No Other Choice have their moment
Ed Sheeran's new album Play, and the Spinal Tap reunion
Is the cyberbullying doc Unknown Number exploiting its young subjects, and DC's Peacemaker
TIFF in 12: Blue Heron, Modern Whore, and more from the Canadian line up
TIFF in 12: The Road Between Us - a controversial film gets its world premiere
How does TIFF build on its legacy?
TIFF in 12: Is Tuner a People's Choice pick, Frankenstein, and awkward Q&As
Joni Mitchell's new jazz compilation, and Roy Jones Jr. posts about his returned gold medal
TIFF IN 12: Big surprises, Elvis Presley in Concert, and Oscar buzz for Sydney Sweeney
Giorgio Armani, Chloe Malle, and why New York Fashion Week will be unlike any other
TIFF IN 12: John Candy, Chandler Levack's moment, and Sydney Sweeney
Why divorce movies are lightening up
SNL's cast shakeup, and Canadian animation company Nelvana shuts down new studio productions
TIFF IN 12: The festival turns 50. Where's all the buzz?
Alberta pauses its book ban, so now what? and the reality series KPOPPED
Remembering Graham Greene, and fall TV shows you need to watch
What our shrinking attention span means for art and entertainment
Sabrina Carpenter and The Beaches are back, Taylor Swift's engaged
Can you really be in love with ChatGPT? And CBC's French-English remakes
What does the show Surrounded tell us about rage bait culture
How the shutdown of TikTok Canada affects artists, and the buzz around Tell Tale Harbour
Can a dating show bring new fans to the U.S. Open, and Mac DeMarco's new album
KPop Demon Hunters sing-along takes over theatres, and Ne Zha 2 is here
Spike and Denzel reunite on Highest 2 Lowest, and Oasis cover bands
Edinburgh Fringe breakdancing hit parodies one Olympian's journey
Jaws turns 50
Carly Rae Jepsen's EMOTION turned her into an icon
Howard Stern's notorious shock jock legacy
What Sex and the City's legacy tells us about ourselves
South Park, Marc Maron & Trump-era comedy + the buzz around Maria Reva's Booker Prize longlisted novel
The Lil Tay OnlyFans debate, and where are the older Indigenous theatre stars?
'Alien:Earth' has landed & the worst song ever?
The Murder, Mystery & Makeup series + Disney's 'Eyes of Wakanda'
Summer Bummer (via Switched on Pop)
Is 'Weapons' horror flick of the year? & the buzz around 'Shook'
The Maybe Happy Ending controversy, and Chappell Roan has new music
BONUS: Why did the Nelk Boys talk to Benjamin Netanyahu?
The Naked Gun, Happy Gilmore 2, and the summer of the comedy reboot
Musicians are changing the conversation about Gaza
What makes a good road trip playlist?
The Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy & more!
The new BTS Army documentary, and should Sean Feucht still play in Canada?
Why Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau's dinner date matters, and Fringe Festival standouts
Why the Canadian story Washington Black is produced by Americans, and The Masterplan Show is cancelled
Hulk Hogan's contentious legacy
The Fantastic Four is back + remembering two 80s tv icons
BONUS: The legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness
The end of the Giller Prize? + Colbert vs Trump vs Latenight
TSITP finale + when concerts & climate change collide!
Substack's rise & a tribute to poet/activist Andrea Gibson
Colbert cancelled, Eddington and the viral Coldplay couple
A Luigi Mangione murder-musical and Quebec's Polaris Prize takeover
Justin Bieber's surprise album and the cost of celebrity
Superman reboot reactions + peak Labubu
Our reaction to the Love Island USA season 7 finale
Clipse is back, Ye's controversial world tour & Drake's Iceman cometh
Lena Dunham's Too Much, Prada's sandal scandal and South Asia's influence on fashion
An Afro-Indigenous family defends their farm in dystopian thriller 40 Acres, and the sleeper hit KPop Demon Hunters
What went wrong with 'eat the rich' TV, and Kesha's new album
Broadway's Hamilton turns 10
How Sorry, Baby is redefining the post-MeToo film, and Jurassic World Rebirth
BONUS: Anna Wintour's legacy
The Diddy verdict, plus Beverly Glenn-Copeland's kids' show Caring Cabin
Timbaland’s troubling stance on AI, and F1 is Brad Pitt's biggest opening weekend ever
Redefining what counts as a Canadian literary classic
Does Squid Game get the ending it deserves? And why Elio is struggling in theatres
Springsteen's lost albums and Lorde reinvents herself on Virgin
The Bear is back, and what would reality TV be without queer and trans people?
Kids protest ICE on Roblox, and a tech CEO pays to conduct Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Should Robbie Williams' and Adrien Brody's art be hanging next to Basquiat?
The new Pride doc 'Parade', and is Hollywood pushing back on intimacy coordinators?
Weekend Listen: Scaachi Koul calls herself a professional ex-wife
Aysanabee & Bambii release their sophomore records, plus Haim's I Quit
Two Indigenous artists talk about AI's cultural possibilities, and 28 Years Later
New doc relives Rob Ford's crack cocaine scandal, and Empathie is must-watch TV
Two Toronto hip hop fans react to Kendrick's shows in the 6
Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper built an empire out of girls' locker room talk
Let's talk about new music from Neil Young, Benson Boone & Sabrina Carpenter
Should you watch it: Materialists, Boxcutter and How to Train Your Dragon
A tribute to Brian Wilson, and why Endless Cookie is delighting audiences
The intense fandom of the Oilers, and remembering Sly Stone and MuchMusic VJ Juliette Powell
HBO's Mountainhead tells us something about Trump, Musk, and the L.A. protests
Malcolm X at 100: how his legacy has been celebrated and co-opted in pop culture
The summer of Addison Rae is here
Guillaume Côté takes his final bow with the National Ballet, and why TikTokers are pretending to be AI
What is considered 'age appropriate' in school libraries, and the sitcom Adults
What should be allowed to count as CanCon?
How NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts became a hub for Black pop
Karate Kid: Legends, and the summer movies we're excited to see
The reaction to Ms. Rachel posting about children in Gaza
Judy Blume's Forever gets a TV series, and what's with all the Bella Ramsey hate?
The buzz around the TV show Overcompensating, and the comedy series 0-60 Driving Academy
Welcome to Wrexham's success, and why Andy Shauf's songwriting connects
Is this really the last Mission: Impossible?
The Diddy trial so far, and the new dark comedy Friendship
Late Bloomer comes into its own in season 2, and Lido Pimienta's new album La Belleza
The best films and biggest flops at Cannes 2025, and Austria upsets Sweden for Eurovision win
How riot grrls were replaced with girl power you could buy
Morgan Wallen and Maren Morris return, Lana Del Rey gone country
Emily Henry's wild popularity, and the Hudson's Bay Company's art collection
Is Andor the best thing to come out of the Star Wars universe, and Black fans are breaking up with K-pop
How did 6ixBuzz get so influential, and Atlantic Canada gets its first Indigenous music label
Are fans ready for Arcade Fire's big return, and the Golden Globes honour podcasting
The internet is going wild for the new pope, and the popularity of 'Italian brain rot'
Do we still need gendered awards categories, and Maple Leaf Pro wrestling is back
From The Archives: A searching conversation with Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha
Canadian film creators respond to Trump's tariff threats, and Scaachi Koul's AI generated biography
Highlights of the 2025 Met Gala, and Niko Stratis's new book
The Rehearsal, and how Nathan Fielder leans into the absurd
The new PUP album, and the legacy of Canadian pop-punk
Love on the Spectrum, and how Down With Webster went viral
Does nice reality TV make for good TV? And Juilliard plans to go tuition-free
What does the election tell us about Canadian culture right now?
Was the 4chan hack a good thing for the internet, and the FOLD turns 10
Cronenberg's film The Shrouds, and the obsession about box office numbers for Sinners
How this Canadian election is playing out in online media
BONUS: The second and final season of Andor is here
The return of Black Mirror, and will Meta have to sell Instagram?
Conclave, The Two Popes, and how the Pope shows up in pop culture
Why we love to gossip — and why that's not a bad thing
Ryan Coogler's Sinners is a masterpiece, period
Is it safe for trans artists to tour the U.S., and Canada's contribution to dancehall
Canadian movies are better than ever. Why can't you find them easily?
Does The Handmaid's Tale still meet the moment?
The Last of Us S2 is here, and NCT Mark’s solo album finally dropped
Viola Davis as President in G20, and the rom-com A Nice Indian Boy
Is Wayne Gretzky still a Canadian hero?
How doctors and nurses feel about medical dramas, and why Village Keeper became one of this year's most celebrated Canadian movies
Bon Iver’s influence, and why everyone is still talking about Adolescence
Did the slow burn of White Lotus S3 pay off, and the latest on AI fashion models
Do we need a Minecraft movie? And Val Kilmer's best performances
BONUS: Nintendo Switch 2 arrives
New series Dying for Sex and the surprising truths about a terminal cancer diagnosis
Remembering Bishop Brigante, and the Studio Ghibli memes made by ChatGPT
Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, and why some are paying $1000 to see Denzel Washington in Othello
Sum41, Anne Murray, Nemahsis, and Canadian pride at the 2025 Junos
Should Canadian musicians tour in the U.S.?
How the trade war could affect Canada's book industry, and Family Guy is a gateway to Anne Murray
A new Hunger Games novel, and an update on No Other Land
How The Studio pokes fun at the inner workings of Hollywood, and the new memoir The Tell
The Severance finale, and why you kind of recognize every actor in The White Lotus
The whole Snow White controversy explained, and the winners of Canada Reads
What happened to The Hudson's Bay Company?
Netflix's Adolescence and the radicalization of boys, and change at Loewe and Balenciaga
Come From Away hits different now, and HBO's The Pitt
How does Top Chef: Destination Canada represent our food?
Watch or skip: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Can I Get a Witness? & The Electric State
Does algospeak like 'seggs' and 'unalive' affect free speech? And the blockbuster Ne Zha 2
Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17, and the problem with Law & Order Toronto's episode about encampments
Tory Lanez and the politics of recording an album in prison
Does it make sense to revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's Juno Awards and Polaris Prizes?
Lady Gaga returns with pop album, Mayhem
How can artists meet Canada's new patriotism moment?
Small Achievable Goals and menopause on the screen, and G-DRAGON's big comeback
Meghan Markle’s big rebrand, and Anora’s portrayal of sex work
Anora wins big, and other big moments and snubs from the Oscars
P.K. Subban and the state of the NBA, and the new doc series Court of Gold
Is the pop culture narrative about the ideals of journalism still true? And the show 'A Thousand Blows'
Can fashion shows meet the moment? And Xavier Trudeau's new song
What the new Amazon deal means for 007, and China's Korean culture ban
Will Tate McRae's new album launch her onto pop's A-List, and Christie's first all-AI art auction
The race for Best Picture and the politics of Oscar campaigns
Kennedy Center cancellations, and the film Morningside
The White Lotus S3, and hockey nationalism
Captain America: Brave New World is a mess
Dog Man, Paddington in Peru, and Lilly Singh's return to YouTube
Drake and PartyNextDoor's collab album, and Bridget Jones is back
Where do we go from here with Kanye West, and the season finale of Mo
Two new docs spotlight Jamaican music, and the Juno noms are out
An Update On Our Family reveals the troubling side of family vlogging, and Disco's Revenge is here
How Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show landed, and remembering Irv Gotti
The global struggle to hold back American cultural dominance
Trinidad Killa and an Inuit slur, and BookTok hit I Who Have Never Known Men
Boycotting America and the meaning of cultural resistance in Canada
Tariff uncertainty and what it means for Canadian studios and creators, and Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here
Highlights and big moments of the 2025 Grammys
Emilia Pérez star embroiled in controversy over offensive tweets, and The Weeknd's new album is here
YouTube star Ms.Rachel's move to Netflix, and highlights of Sundance 2025
How Tom Green changed TV
Rebecca Yarros dominates with Onyx Storm, and a new Broken Social Scene documentary
The Brutalist's AI accent controversy, and rewatch podcasts
Oscar noms are out, SZA and Keke Palmer's buddy movie, Mac Miller's new record
Canada Reads 2025 books reveal
Is Spotify good for music? And the Australian Open serves animated tennis
The cultural significance of Trump’s inauguration
TikTok’s uncertain future and Severance season 2
Remembering David Lynch, The Last Show Girl, and the Robbie Williams biopic
Why everyone is raving about Nickel Boys and how Neil Young tried to change streaming
Why aren't more TV shows and movies taking on climate change?
'The Culture' exhibit and how hip-hop is valued in major art institutions
The end of fact checking on Meta, and the future of social media
Bad Bunny's new album, and how the relationship between artists and fame has changed
How the comedy series North of North depicts Inuit culture in a new way, and the latest Wallace & Gromit movie
What Justin Trudeau’s relationship with pop culture tells us about the moment
WWE's flagship show Monday Night Raw enters its Netflix era
Awards season kicks off with surprise wins at the Golden Globes
What Bob Dylan experts are saying about A Complete Unknown
Beyoncé at the Grammys, Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl: The music stories we're watching for in 2025
What we're watching in 2025: Severance, Star Trek and more
Canadian literature's tumultuous year
Celebrating L.M. Montgomery's 150th and the many lives of Anne Shirley
The most underrated movies and TV shows of 2024
Squid Game is back at last — but can season 2 deliver on expectations? (No spoilers)
Does Get Millie Black get Jamaica right?
The big stories in fashion that shaped 2024
The winners and losers of pop culture in 2024
How YouTube is changing kids TV, and why authors are still boycotting the Giller Prize
Balatro and the highs and lows of gaming in 2024, and Jamie Foxx's Netflix special
Canadian music in 2024 and who ruled our playlists
Snoop Dogg teams up with Dr. Dre again, and why The Brutalist is getting awards season buzz
What Hawk Tuah and the tradwife trend tell us about the internet in 2024
The potential consequences of the Jay-Z allegations, and the TV adaptation of Interior Chinatown
One year after the Buffy Sainte-Marie investigation, what has changed for Indigenous artists?
The online reaction to the suspect in the insurance CEO killing, and Interstellar is back in theatres
How the Eras Tour changed everything – for Taylor, and for the music industry
The maple syrup heist TV show, and what makes a Christmas movie work
What Disney gets wrong about Moana
Brain rot and this moment in online culture
Why some Canadian screenwriters are pushing back against AI, and Dune: Prophecy is here
How AI is shaping the future of book publishing, and the Céline Dion musical Titanique
Does Moana 2 deliver on the hype, and viral celebrity lookalike contests
The barriers facing Canadian Black artists, and Silo season 2 is here
Kendrick's surprise album, and Drake's surprise legal action
Why people can't stop talking about Emilia Pérez
Our relationship with 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', and Rust premieres
Gladiator II and Wicked are finally here
Shawn Mendes leans into folk on comeback album
My Old Ass charms audiences, and do we still need the Sexiest Man Alive?
Author Ian Williams on the Giller Prize and navigating the tensions in CanLit
Jake Paul v. Mike Tyson, and Say Nothing and its depiction of the Troubles
What happens when Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to town?
Are reality shows keeping their contestants safe, and what X looks like post-election
What the Grammy nominations tell us about pop music right now, and the Megan Thee Stallion documentary
Heretic gives us a sinister Hugh Grant, and Somebody Somewhere's final season
Filmmaker Steve McQueen tackles race and class in World War II film Blitz
What Yellowstone tells us about America right now
Tyler the Creator at the top of his game, and My Dead Mom
What Trump's win says about pop culture's role in Presidential races
The brilliance of Quincy Jones
Kamala Harris on SNL, Tom Hanks's new film Here and the Hallmark Christmas movie season has started
Three CBC defenders respond to calls to defund the CBC
Tony Hinchcliffe and mixing comedy and politics, and Indigenous horror
Three critics on the future of the CBC
The legacy of Vince Carter, and the backlash to WWE's Bad Blood
Beyonce at the Kamala Harris rally, and a new Martha Stewart documentary
Does the Vatican thriller Conclave preach to our times, and Hasan Minhaj's Netflix special
The horror movies haunting our spooky season
Why Andrew Garfield's sincerity is working
Anora is already an Oscar frontrunner, and Fan Bingbing’s return to acting
How The Daily Wire's film Am I Racist? shapes the culture war, and Han Kang's translation
How Liam Payne's death has been covered
Two Palestinian artists reflect on how the war has affected their art
Dragons' Den goes viral over boba tea, and Culinary Class Wars
Who gets to claim Fred Perry? And The Franchise
K-os's iconic album Joyful Rebellion turns 20
Alfonso Cuaron's new show Disclaimer is finally here, and Ali Wong's new special
Kamala's interview on Call Her Daddy, and the Slow Horses finale
The Tragically Hip docuseries and who defines the legacy of the Hip
Mustafa's new album, Dunya, is a masterpiece
Jewish creators reflect on Oct. 7 and how art shapes memory
The film Saturday Night, and SNL's ongoing identity crisis
Wrestling with Vince McMahon's legacy, and The Death Tour brings wrestling to the north
Ellen DeGeneres' farewell to comedy, and the steamy new medical drama Doctor Odyssey
How the TV series So Long, Marianne reimagines the muse, and a new South Asian category at the Junos
How Indigenous Futurism is changing the conversation
Megalopolis is divisive, and the return of George Clooney and Brad Pitt
What the Diddy allegations mean for the music industry, and the allure of The Wild Robot
What Will & Harper gets right, and how Sally Rooney became a brand
Trudeau's late-night TV debut with Stephen Colbert, and the adaptation of My Brilliant Friend
Mr. Beast's reality show is a mess, and the dominance of Penguin Random House
How The Substance tackles aging in Hollywood, and Katy Perry's messy album rollout
The exploitation of Black artists, and recycled red carpet looks
HBO's The Penguin is finally here, and LL Cool J's new album
How an onstage fight ended the Jane's Addiction reunion tour, and how is Raygun ranked No.1?
Highlights from the 2024 Emmys, and a surprising winner at TIFF
Beyoncé’s CMA snub, Kendrick at the Super Bowl, Linkin Park’s new singer
TIFF in 12: The controversy over the Russians at War documentary
TIFF in 12: The profound horniness of Babygirl, and the dilemma of Canadian movies
The eliminated Juno categories, and The Perfect Couple on Netflix
TIFF In 12: How body horror shows up in films like Nightbitch, The Substance, and The Shrouds
Why the U.S. presidential debate made for great TV, and Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala
What the Netflix movie Rebel Ridge gets right, and the fight to release The Apprentice
TIFF in 12: Emilia Pérez is the surprise at the festival, and The Bibi Files documentary
How APTN changed Indigenous film and television
TIFF In 12: Rad & Teri's chaotic weekend, Anora, and Paying For It
What you need to know about TIFF 2024, and Beetlejuice returns
The controversy surrounding ELLE Canada’s list of influential Canadian women
The English Teacher tackles woke culture in the classroom, and a new era in MILF cinema
The brilliance of Pachinko, and champion eaters Chestnut and Kobayashi go head-to-head
All the fall TV shows you need to know
Why is Ronald Reagan so hard to capture in film? And, Only Murders in the Building returns
The Paralympic Games start in Paris, and Netflix's Worst Ex Ever
What we can learn from the end of Bennifer 2.0, and the surprising history of Krautrock
Don't look back in anger: the Oasis reunion is happening. How we got here.
Why don't men read fiction, and are the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial plays actually good?
The Crow reboot, and what Lil Jon, Jason Isbell and the DNC performances mean for the election
How racism shows up on book covers and what this says about the publishing industry
Chappell Roan, Halsey, and when fan culture goes too far
Looking back on the legacy of daytime TV pioneer Phil Donahue
Anna Marie Tendler's new memoir digs deep into her own mental health and past relationships
Post Malone's turn towards country music, and the Eras Tour resumes again
The backlash towards that John Krasinski Rogers ad, and Tyler Perry's latest film
The rise and fall of 90s TV psychic Miss Cleo, and the Kneecap movie
It Ends With Us and the Colleen Hoover fandom, and Industry’s season 3
A star-studded Olympics wrap
Why celebrities are celebrating Vybz Kartel's prison release
Will Kamala's Hollywood glow hurt her on election day, and the prison drama Sing Sing
Dirty Pop doc and the fraud behind your favourite 90s boy bands
House of the Dragon finale, and why everyone is talking about Didi
How The Matrix shaped our relationship to technology and politics
Some fans are mad that Robert Downey Jr. is back as Doctor Doom. Will it pay off for Marvel?
How Cigarettes After Sex became the cult band of the moment,and why surfing is so boring to watch on TV
How streaming and TikTok have changed the Olympics
Commotion Introduces | Olympic FOMO: Canada's Golden Girls
NewJeans, Hybe, and the battle at the heart of K-pop, and Rema's new album HEIS
How Miranda July's All Fours became the book of the summer, and College Football 25
Can Deadpool and Wolverine end the Marvel slump? And the return of the Olympics
Childish Gambino's new album, and a look at Donald Glover's career
Apple's streaming service has the best shows, why is no one watching? And K-pop goes primetime
Kamala Harris and the meme campaign, and breakdancing at the Olympics
Twisters makes Glen Powell a star, and the millennial midlife crisis
The photo of Trump’s assassination attempt, in pop culture and memes
Katy Perry's botched comeback, and the New York Times best books of the 21st century
Dozens of Canadian writers protest the Giller Prize’s relationship with Scotiabank
Eminem's legacy and the death of Slim Shady
American politics is broken, what's the role of late night and political satirists?
Is Nicolas Cage's Longlegs the scariest movie of the year so far?
Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us video, and Hollywood turning its back on Biden
Like many of her characters, Alice Munro betrayed her own daughter
How Despicable Me became a juggernaut franchise, and Emma Stone's freak era continues in Kinds of Kindness
Why some artists are turning to OnlyFans
The year in music so far, and what is the song of the summer?
Is Will Smith's comeback complete?
Why Fancy Dance is a turning point for Indigenous cinema
Kanye gutted a house by a famous architect, and The Last Timbit musical
Carley Fortune brings out Canada's romantic side
The Bear is back, what does it tell us about friendship?
How Slave Play changed the conversation around theatre, and Céline Dion's new doc
How Joni Mitchell shaped how we talk about music
A new podcast about the internet's most viral moments, and why aren't people wearing headphones?
Living in Charli XCX's Brat world, and how the alt-right is co-opting dance music
Bonus: How to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day all summer long
Remembering Donald Sutherland, highlights at the Indspire Awards and the new cheerleading movie Backspot
What Hollywood gets wrong about age-gap relationships, and the new Black Barbie documentary
How Tubi became a streaming giant, and A24's film Tuesday
Celebrating Céline Dion ahead of her upcoming documentary
Getting ready for summer theatre season, and Wu-Tang Clan's rare album finally sees the light
Does Inside Out 2 make puberty fun? And the new action/comedy Hit Man
Presumed Innocent and why everything seems to be getting a reboot
Does the true crime genre do justice to the story of Reena Virk's murder?
How a lawsuit could change the future of reggaeton, and the new doc How Music Got Free
Why are women still underplayed on Canadian radio? And Netflix's Dancing For the Devil
New Alec Baldwin reality show and "Wah Gwan Drake?"
The fight to make orchestras and music schools safer for women
What does the popularity of Tires on Netflix tell us about comedy?
Celebrating the Nelly Furtado-sance, and the Big Cigar
Is this the best season of Hacks yet? And a CSA recap
Ilana Glazer's new movie Babes, and Lizzo's name-drop on South Park
From Jennifer Lopez to The Black Keys, why aren't concerts selling well?
What's the way out of Hollywood's box office crisis?
Can 50 Cent be trusted with the upcoming Diddy documentary? And Netflix's big bet on Korean TV
The finale of the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, and the King’s portrait
Did Apple Music's list of 100 Best Albums make you mad?
How Black Twitter changed the culture
Billie Eilish is a different kind of pop star
Megalopolis, Furiosa, and all the highlights from Cannes 2024
How Stax Records changed music forever
Bridgerton is back, and why no one seems to like the Amy Winehouse movie
Can Oprah make amends for her role in popularizing diet culture, and the new X-men '97 adaptation
Remembering Alice Munro
What needs to change when the WNBA comes to Canada, and soap operas done TikTok style
The most political Eurovision in recent memory, and Randy Travis's AI song
Baby Reindeer's real Martha speaks, and that Apple ad
Misogynoir underscores the Drake and Kendrick beef, and John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Is the music industry built for mothers?
The 2024 Met Gala highlights and Luxe Listings Toronto
The Fall Guy and the future of the blockbuster
Anne Hathaway's Idea of You, and Dua Lipa's star moment
Did Kendrick win the beef? And Seinfeld says the 'extreme left' killed comedy
MAILBAG: The Tortured Poets Department and this moment in Taylor Swift
What happens to TikTok now? And the new Bon Jovi docu-series
Why Burton Cummings is trying to stop his old band from playing his songs
Why people can't stop thinking about Baby Reindeer, and the plight of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi
Weinstein's court win, and Zendaya's moment in Challengers
Commotion Introduces: Split Screen: Kid Nation
The lasting influence of soul artist Jackie Shane
Unpacking the Shōgun finale, and can we Scrabble Together?
Do true crime stories help or exploit? And unpacking Drake's new diss track
How theatres are being tricked by AI, and the dark comedy The Sympathizer comes to TV
Diving into Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department
An Israeli artist's statement on the world's biggest art stage
Civil War is at the top of the box office, but what is it trying to say?
How covering O.J. Simpson reshaped entertainment
Kill Tony is one of the biggest comedy shows right now, and The People's Joker is finally out
Fallout, Netflix's Ripley, and J.Cole's diss track saga and whether artist rivalries make for better art
Scoop and the interview that ended Prince Andrew’s career
Where did all the blunt cultural criticism go?, and trouble in the small press world
WrestleMania 40 was a turning point for WWE