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?

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Club Friday Q&A: 6 Pop Culture Experts on The Best (and Worst) Pop Culture Moments of the Year

From Britney to Bey, here are my fave culture critics' thoughts on this year in pop culture.

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We’re Not Talking Enough About Dissent Within the Beyhive

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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Media Outlets are Obsessed With Proclaiming Their Objectivity. That's the Wrong Goal

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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30+ Gift Ideas for Pop Culture Lovers

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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Ben Mulroney’s Xenophobic Tweets and 3 Other Recent Journalism Fails

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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