From celebrity conservatism to the politics of smell, here’s a sneak peak of the pop culture themes I already know I’m going to be thinking about next year.
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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 2024, from the Wicked press tour to Kendrick Lamar’s hater energy to Chappell Roan’s pop supremacy.
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The recent move toward a more minimalist, athletic, ‘natural’ beauty standard isn’t just a trend; it’s a reflection of global political shifts.
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In which I draw a direct line between the popular Netflix rom-com and several disgraced U.K. podcast bros.
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TNC has returned to writing non-fiction with his new book, The Message—but his unequivocal support for Palestinian liberation is not always going over well.
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in October 2024, including Abbott Elementary , Ali Wong: Single Lady and Challengers.
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It is, however, a great lens to think about rape culture, celebrity and complicity.
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Ahead of the first BWTT conference in Toronto, Regina Gwynn talks about what kinds of companies are being founded (and funded) right now, where she sees tech going—and why networking and mentorship are necessary for racialized founders.
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in September 2024, including Agatha All Along, Wolfs, The Penguin, His Three Daughters and A Very Royal Scandal.
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Over the past few weeks, one strain of online discourse has positioned Black liberation and Palestinian liberation as competing goals. Here's why that makes no sense.
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Why did this trend gained traction among Gen Z and millennial women, and what does it say about how they present themselves in today’s society?
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Kamala Harris’ super vocal fanbase celebrated her sassy clapback against protesters calling for action on Israel’s genocide in Palestine and it was really quite weird.
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Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in August 2024, including season 4 of both Emily in Paris and Only Murders in the Building, as well as Night Raiders and RuPauls’s Drag Race Global All Stars.
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Sadiya Ansari's grandmother, Tahira, abandoned her seven children for almost two decades, then found her way back. Here, Ansari and I chat about why she wanted to tell this story, what it’s like to shine a light on something your family doesn’t talk about and how this book changed her relationship with someone she loved and admired, but didn’t really know.
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We might be paying a little *too* much attention to the memeification of Kamala Harris, tbh
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But it is a newsletter about what it means to live in the west at this moment, and the fundamental tension between people who want to return to ‘normal,’ and people who know that’s an idea that doesn’t exist anymore.
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Growclass founder Sarah Stockdale is aiming to give equity-deserving groups "the experience of having a rich uncle Bob"
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Out: Alice Munro art monster discourse. In: Literally any of these alternate conversations.
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The record-breaking, catastrophic hurricane decimated several Caribbean islands this week, and while Caribbean people have been calling attention to it all over my Twitter and TikTok feeds (thank you, algorithms), you know who I haven’t seen say a peep? All those influencers and travel writers that depend on the region for content.
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The creator of 'Back to One,' an indie series about a Guyanese-Canadian twentysomething who's navigating work, romance and her immigrant family, on balancing your own ambition with your family’s dreams for you, telling multi-dimensional stories and why sometimes, you just have to make the things you need to see
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