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Do we need a Minecraft movie? And Val Kilmer's best performances

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BONUS: Nintendo Switch 2 arrives

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New series Dying for Sex and the surprising truths about a terminal cancer diagnosis

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Remembering Bishop Brigante, and the Studio Ghibli memes made by ChatGPT

405

Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, and why some are paying $1000 to see Denzel Washington in Othello

406

Sum41, Anne Murray, Nemahsis, and Canadian pride at the 2025 Junos

407

Should Canadian musicians tour in the U.S.?

408

How the trade war could affect Canada's book industry, and Family Guy is a gateway to Anne Murray

409

A new Hunger Games novel, and an update on No Other Land

410

How The Studio pokes fun at the inner workings of Hollywood, and the new memoir The Tell

411

The Severance finale, and why you kind of recognize every actor in The White Lotus

412

The whole Snow White controversy explained, and the winners of Canada Reads

413

What happened to The Hudson's Bay Company?

414

Netflix's Adolescence and the radicalization of boys, and change at Loewe and Balenciaga

415

Come From Away hits different now, and HBO's The Pitt

416

How does Top Chef: Destination Canada represent our food?

417

Watch or skip: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Can I Get a Witness? & The Electric State

418

Does algospeak like 'seggs' and 'unalive' affect free speech? And the blockbuster Ne Zha 2

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Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17, and the problem with Law & Order Toronto's episode about encampments

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Tory Lanez and the politics of recording an album in prison

421

Does it make sense to revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's Juno Awards and Polaris Prizes?

422

Lady Gaga returns with pop album, Mayhem

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How can artists meet Canada's new patriotism moment?

424

Small Achievable Goals and menopause on the screen, and G-DRAGON's big comeback

425

Meghan Markle’s big rebrand, and Anora’s portrayal of sex work

426

Anora wins big, and other big moments and snubs from the Oscars

427

P.K. Subban and the state of the NBA, and the new doc series Court of Gold

428

Is the pop culture narrative about the ideals of journalism still true? And the show 'A Thousand Blows'

429

Can fashion shows meet the moment? And Xavier Trudeau's new song

430

What the new Amazon deal means for 007, and China's Korean culture ban

431

Will Tate McRae's new album launch her onto pop's A-List, and Christie's first all-AI art auction

432

The race for Best Picture and the politics of Oscar campaigns

433

Kennedy Center cancellations, and the film Morningside

434

The White Lotus S3, and hockey nationalism

435

Captain America: Brave New World is a mess

436

Dog Man, Paddington in Peru, and Lilly Singh's return to YouTube

437

Drake and PartyNextDoor's collab album, and Bridget Jones is back

438

Where do we go from here with Kanye West, and the season finale of Mo

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Two new docs spotlight Jamaican music, and the Juno noms are out

440

An Update On Our Family reveals the troubling side of family vlogging, and Disco's Revenge is here

441

How Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show landed, and remembering Irv Gotti

442

The global struggle to hold back American cultural dominance

443

Trinidad Killa and an Inuit slur, and BookTok hit I Who Have Never Known Men

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Boycotting America and the meaning of cultural resistance in Canada

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Tariff uncertainty and what it means for Canadian studios and creators, and Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here

446

Highlights and big moments of the 2025 Grammys

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Emilia Pérez star embroiled in controversy over offensive tweets, and The Weeknd's new album is here

448

YouTube star Ms.Rachel's move to Netflix, and highlights of Sundance 2025

449

How Tom Green changed TV

450

Rebecca Yarros dominates with Onyx Storm, and a new Broken Social Scene documentary

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The Brutalist's AI accent controversy, and rewatch podcasts

452

Oscar noms are out, SZA and Keke Palmer's buddy movie, Mac Miller's new record

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Canada Reads 2025 books reveal

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Is Spotify good for music? And the Australian Open serves animated tennis

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The cultural significance of Trump’s inauguration

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TikTok’s uncertain future and Severance season 2

457

Remembering David Lynch, The Last Show Girl, and the Robbie Williams biopic

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Why everyone is raving about Nickel Boys and how Neil Young tried to change streaming

459

Why aren't more TV shows and movies taking on climate change?

460

'The Culture' exhibit and how hip-hop is valued in major art institutions

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The end of fact checking on Meta, and the future of social media

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Bad Bunny's new album, and how the relationship between artists and fame has changed

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How the comedy series North of North depicts Inuit culture in a new way, and the latest Wallace & Gromit movie

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What Justin Trudeau’s relationship with pop culture tells us about the moment

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WWE's flagship show Monday Night Raw enters its Netflix era

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Awards season kicks off with surprise wins at the Golden Globes

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What Bob Dylan experts are saying about A Complete Unknown

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Beyoncé at the Grammys, Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl: The music stories we're watching for in 2025

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What we're watching in 2025: Severance, Star Trek and more

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Canadian literature's tumultuous year

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Celebrating L.M. Montgomery's 150th and the many lives of Anne Shirley

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The most underrated movies and TV shows of 2024

473

Squid Game is back at last — but can season 2 deliver on expectations? (No spoilers)

474

Does Get Millie Black get Jamaica right?

475

The big stories in fashion that shaped 2024

476

The winners and losers of pop culture in 2024

477

How YouTube is changing kids TV, and why authors are still boycotting the Giller Prize

478

Balatro and the highs and lows of gaming in 2024, and Jamie Foxx's Netflix special

479

Canadian music in 2024 and who ruled our playlists

480

Snoop Dogg teams up with Dr. Dre again, and why The Brutalist is getting awards season buzz

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What Hawk Tuah and the tradwife trend tell us about the internet in 2024

482

The potential consequences of the Jay-Z allegations, and the TV adaptation of Interior Chinatown

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One year after the Buffy Sainte-Marie investigation, what has changed for Indigenous artists?

484

The online reaction to the suspect in the insurance CEO killing, and Interstellar is back in theatres

485

How the Eras Tour changed everything – for Taylor, and for the music industry

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The maple syrup heist TV show, and what makes a Christmas movie work

487

What Disney gets wrong about Moana

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Brain rot and this moment in online culture

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Why some Canadian screenwriters are pushing back against AI, and Dune: Prophecy is here

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How AI is shaping the future of book publishing, and the Céline Dion musical Titanique

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Does Moana 2 deliver on the hype, and viral celebrity lookalike contests

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The barriers facing Canadian Black artists, and Silo season 2 is here

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Kendrick's surprise album, and Drake's surprise legal action

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Why people can't stop talking about Emilia Pérez

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Our relationship with 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', and Rust premieres

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Gladiator II and Wicked are finally here

497

Shawn Mendes leans into folk on comeback album

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My Old Ass charms audiences, and do we still need the Sexiest Man Alive?

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Author Ian Williams on the Giller Prize and navigating the tensions in CanLit

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Jake Paul v. Mike Tyson, and Say Nothing and its depiction of the Troubles