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We Shouldn’t Get *Too* Caught Up in the Fantasy of Age-Gap Rom-Coms Featuring Older Women

'The Idea of You,' 'A Family Affair'—a new wave of romcoms is positioning relationships between older women and younger men as harmless fantasy fodder. And that’s fun, says culture writer Sadaf Ahsan. But let’s not forget how dicey these dynamics can get IRL.

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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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Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in November 2023

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in November 2023, including The Velveteen Rabbit, the fifth season of Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays, Netflix’s Family Switch, the holiday rom-com Ex-Mas and the season 3 premiere of Sort Of.

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Watch List: 50+ Shows and Movies to Stream in September 2023

Friday Things’ must-watch picks for Apple TV, CBC Gem, Crave, Disney Plus, Hayu Canada, Netflix Canada and Prime Video Canada in September 2023, including The Super Models, the at-home premiere of The Little Mermaid, the first season of Gen V, the final season of Sex Education, CBC’s newest docuseries Telling Our Story.

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I Didn’t Know How Much I Needed to See Different Ways of Grieving Until I Watched 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

After losing my dad as a teen, I know there are no cookie cutter experiences of grief—but often in pop culture, the way we mourn is portrayed as simple and linear. That’s why it means so much to see this teen romance get grief so right. 

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